Velbon ULTRA 353 Mini Q 5-Section Aluminum Tripod with 1/4" Screw Mount & 3/8" Adapter, QHD-33M Detachable Ball Head

ULTRA Series
Strong, solid, stylish. Special patented leg system delivers high performance in a compact configuration.

It is well known that weak leg joints are the cause of unsteadiness in tripods. The outstanding feature of the Ultra Series tripods is extremely strong joints because each leg section extends the entire inside length of the outer leg casing.

Thanks to a design that incorporates tube legs which engage slightly off center, Velbon innovated a mechanism that enables each leg to be locked with a simple quick twist. Protruding parts are eliminated from the tripod, and the legs are far more compact when closed.

Compact and extending to a good working height while retaining excellent strength make the Ultra Series instruments approach the ideal tripod configuration. Legs are thick and sturdy. Both ball-type and 3-way pan-and-tilt heads can be mounted on these tripods. Perfect as either a secondary or travel tripod, just one Ultra tripod can be a priceless treasure when your photograph is critical.

Stylish and high performance. Tripod of the digital age.

ULTRA series contains a lot of patented devices for example, unique 4-way Pan-head, Leg construction, and Leg shape etc. which enable to make ULTRA series extremely compact ideal tripod for traveling. Legs stopper devices are located inside the leg pipes.

No competition in this segments if we compare the ratio of extended length between Full low position and maximum height. Japanese technology is apt to make everything compact such as car industry as well as camera industry. Velbon put this story in this ULTRA tripods afterwards.