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Davis & Sanford ProVista Tripod with F12 Head
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(2.5 out of 5)
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Hmmmmm....
(2 out of 5) by sleep no more on Feb 13, 2008 (Royal Oak, Michigan United States)The ProVista is a very sturdy tripod that is fantastic for taking still photos, or for static video capture... (great price as well) Where the ProVista fails...and it fails in a very, VERY big way is real-time panning. Jerky....ugly....messy.... if you plan on doing any 'live' video work, avoid this tripod at all costs.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Real Deal for the Price
(5 out of 5) by MB on Mar 14, 2008 (New York, NY)You should buy a good tripod besides a good camera, and this one is great. It looks feels like a pro tripod, but is also not a $2000 one.
Heavy enough to make you comfortable your camera will be safe, but is also not extremely heavy so you can't carry it out.
The manual adjustments make it work right. But you will see the huge difference between this tripod and those very cheap ones.
And the carrying case is great. This tripod is likely the absolute most inexpensive tripod you can buy that is a real fluid head tripod. This is big, it's not light, it works well for video, it is well made and has a quick disconnect plate.
Heavy enough to make you comfortable your camera will be safe, but is also not extremely heavy so you can't carry it out.
The manual adjustments make it work right. But you will see the huge difference between this tripod and those very cheap ones.
And the carrying case is great. This tripod is likely the absolute most inexpensive tripod you can buy that is a real fluid head tripod. This is big, it's not light, it works well for video, it is well made and has a quick disconnect plate.
All Show No Go
(1 out of 5) by D. Welter on Sep 6, 2009This Tripod looked great out of the box. Very sturdy ... but after one day of work, the leg clamps to hold position started slipping. Pan on head never worked. 4 months later after limping along with this junk the leg clamps just broke off during a shoot.
Do Not Buy This Junk.
REVISED 9/30/09-
I contacted Tiffen about this and they gave me a RMA and I shipped it back at my expense for repairs. It arrived back today. Same tripod, seems to work better in head movement and the leg clamps are holding. I'll update after a couple of shoots.
REVISED 10/12/09-
OK I've used the dang thing now and it is a lot better after the repairs. So, Not a bad cheapy tripod, and Tiffen stood up for the repairs, but it seemed like a long road for such a minor purchase.
Do Not Buy This Junk.
REVISED 9/30/09-
I contacted Tiffen about this and they gave me a RMA and I shipped it back at my expense for repairs. It arrived back today. Same tripod, seems to work better in head movement and the leg clamps are holding. I'll update after a couple of shoots.
REVISED 10/12/09-
OK I've used the dang thing now and it is a lot better after the repairs. So, Not a bad cheapy tripod, and Tiffen stood up for the repairs, but it seemed like a long road for such a minor purchase.