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I love everything about my Slik tripod. If you've read any of my other reviews, I'm a stickler for quality materials and workmanship, especially with my gadgetry. Slik doesn't slack off in either department.

It has a very nice finish, smooth handling with the legs and vertical position crank. All locking mechanisms feel solid and haven't ever broken loose on me. I've loaded up my fairly heavy video camera, P&S digital, and my Canon EOS 20D and it handles it all with aplomb.

The feet have adjustable points for rough ground and hold their place well on dirt, rock, and man-made surfaces. The included head is of decent quality and though I use my Slik Pistol grip for the most part, it makes horizontal and vertical work simpler and has an easier mount.

This is a very solid and versatile tripod for the money. I used it for about 6 months and later sold it to buy heavier Bogen tripod. Ever since I am repenting on my dscision. This tripod is lightweisght (compared to Bogen) yet stable enough agains high wind and a 70-300 zoom lens with a medium size SLR body. The detachable pan/til head can be used for low angle macro shots and the legs can be set at any preferred angle. Only gripe is the quick release system, it can be better, but for 95 bucks I can not expect any more than the bundle.

Well I had my issues with this tripod and finally had to upgrade to a bogan but I got my use out of it. It's a great tripod for what it is, read its specifications and realize you can't exceed them and you'll do fine. When I started with it I was using an elan iie and some cheap light tamron lenses and it was a beauty to work with. Lightweight and sturdy. After beating it up for two years, upgrading to a 20D and slapping on a big honken sigma 170-500 lense I finally began to push its limmits and the tripod became too shakey for my camera. But now things were weighing a good 5 pounds which is on the verge of a no no according to the specs.

That said it's a great tripod, sturdy within its specified wieght tolerance...spiked feet are nice, flip locks are easy to open and close compared to the bogen and it's pretty stable. Whats also nice is you CAN change the head on such a cheap tripod so you can go with a ball head or something else.

Well I guess that's about all I have to say. Enjoy!

I just finished using this tripod on a windy day, uneven ground, with a 200mm Canon L-series F/2.8 lens (somewhat heavy) using a standard camera mount (not mounted on the lens, which would have offered even more stability). The tripod worked beautifully. This is the kind of tripod you use around the house or throw in the car trunk, but not for long hikes. It lets you do anything you would want to do with a tripod except hike with it.

I've already used this at two weddings and other events. It is a very sturdy tripod, and allows great flexability when positioining the camera. The legs can be folded completely out to allow the tripod to get into some unusual positions. It also allows me to pan very smoothly.

Additionally it takes up very little space when you store it, it folds up very nicely.

This is a very big imrpovement over some of the mostly plastic tripods that cost less than half the price of this one.