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from Puyallup, WA on 9/24/2008
This is a perfect tripod for the casual user. It is light, but yet quite stable when holding my Canon Rebel with a telephoto lens. The tripod also comes with a nice soft carrying sack.
from Atlanta, GA on 8/24/2008
If you use this tripod intelligently, bearing in mind that is a Lightweight Tripod, it works extremely well. Having a Tripod is a HUGE enhancement to any photography, but having one WITH you because it is light and small enough to actually HAVE WITH YOU, is a HUGE benefit. This is not the most stable tripod that I have, but it IS the one that I can Easily have with me. THAT is a large PLUS.
from Worcester, MA on 8/6/2008
I use this product for shooting virtual tours in real estate photography and it works great!
from Boulder, CO on 7/14/2008
This is the tripod Adorama recommended when I described my needs and uses. I've got the lightweight Panasonic Lumix FZ18, so I didn't need something that would hold the Incredible Hulk. They saved me money and turned me on to a tripod that is easy to carry, quick to set up and so far plenty stable. (I haven't used it under very windy conditions yet.) I like the option of rubber feet for indoors which quickly convert to metal points that dig into the garden when I'm shooting flowers. Also the ability to remove the center post and get down a few inches from the ground.
from Virginia on 7/10/2008
I bought this tripod to take on a trip to the Tetons, and I'm very satisfied with it. Small enough to fit in my suitcase, yet strong enough to hold my D300 with a Sigma 50-500mm lens on it, this is a sturdy yet lightweight tripod. Because it lacked a quick-release plate, I put a Bogen-Manfrotto ball-head on it (needed a bushing to coordinate between 1/4" and 3/8" screws, but that was cheap enough), and it works well.
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from Denver CO on 3/17/2008
A very suprising tripod for the money.
At lower heights, it can handle my heavy D1X with a prime. I wouldn't try it at full extension or with a zoom, though.
Good construction quality, the ball head is a very nice touch, all for not much more than a walmart cheapo.
Plus the light weight will be a plus when I can hit the tops of mountains again.
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from rural Arkansas (Ouachita Mtn. area) on 1/21/2008
indoors: rubber tips extend at end of each foot to provide non-skid base on slick floors.
out of doors: rubber tips retract (screw counterclockwise) to expose metal tips to dig-in, stabilize on rough, rocky or sod-like surfaces.
easy to deploy. works well with Bogen - Manfrotto RC2 Compact Rapid Connect Adapter w/3157N Plate w/ semi-large DSLR (Nikon D-200).
from Australia on 11/13/2007
Having bought the Slik Sprint mini which works well as a travel tripod, I was keen to try out the pro, which is much the same thing only taller. While the pro has exactly the same build as the mini, its extra height exposes the limitations of the lightweight construction. In my opinion it is too unstable to use fully extended with a DSLR except in very still conditions. Nonetheless, it is probably one of the better ones in the cheap, lighweight tripod category.
from West Virginia on 3/26/2007
Just received the tripod and am impressed with it so far. Most stable if not fully extended. Very lightweight.
from Monroe City, MO on 2/5/2007
used to take pyrotechnic pics. works well as anticipated. no blurry movement