I am really impressed with this Sabrent 56 Inch Aluminum Tripod for many reasons. It's fairly light, so it's easy for me to carry around. It's also pretty compact once it's folded down to 21". It's also pretty sturdy for a lightweight tripod, though I don't know that I would trust it in high winds. It does have a hook on the bottom though, for a sandbag, or whatever else you want to hang there to add to the stability. I really love the ball head. It's got a really fluid motion. The quick release plate on the ball head works flawlessly. I also appreciate that the center column is removable and reversible so that you can shoot at low angles, and also like that one of the legs is removable so that it can be used as a monopod. This makes the tripod very versatile. The one thing I do wish was different was I wish the panning feature wasn't tied to the ball head. In order to pan, I need to loosen the ball head, which can cause the camera to move a bit if I'm not careful. Other than that, this is a pretty decent tripod for the price.
This is a decent tripod. It's great for amateurs, but when I asked my wife, a professional photographer to try this out, she refused because she felt it was too rickety to put five figures worth of camera and "glass" (that's photographer speak for lenses). And... okay, I understand. She trusts her existing equipment, and it's a lot of moolah sitting on the top of one of these things. So I've been using it with some of my much-less expensive equipment, and I really like it, but she's right, especially with one of her big heavy lenses, I could see this being scary. But for ordinary people, this is great for family photos, or video recording of shooting stars. It's quite light, which makes it easy to carry into the middle of a field, and easy to open and close.
It's really flexible and fun to use because of all the angle possibilities you can get.
My daughter has been getting into photography, and needed a decent tripod. This has come in handy for those night shots.In addition, my husband has started working on taking better food photography shots for our business, and this tripod has come in handy for that. Being able to posiiton the camera and get the lighting all just right, before coming in for the 'money shot' has helped him out dramatically. Its a far cry from what we did a year ago, making due with our iPhones. We are slowly learning about taking better photos as we start up our business, but we've come along way. For $85 this is a durable tripod that has helped us take all sorts of shots.
This is a decent tripod. It's setup is very similar to just about any other tripod. The quick-release camera mount is a nice feature. I found it a bit tricky at first as you have to push a bit harder that I expected, but once I figured that out I loved the feature. There is one small lever that you pull towards the other and then push the two back together to release the camera mount.This says it is also a monopod, but by monopod they really just mean that the center column is removable.The bubble levels are a nice feature. I do a lot of nature photography, so being able to get it level on uneven ground is nice. The lightweight construction and case make it easy to carry with me.If I hadn't already been familiar with tripods I would have been very frustrated with the instructions. The instructions tell you the features, but do not give you any setup or camera mounting instructions. They seem to assume that you already know how to use a tripod, which might not always be the case.Overall, this is a decent lightweight tripod.