[Black] I bought a used Flowtech. The tie down was not included. I tried to use the tie down from my 100mm Sachtler head but it was too wide for the Flowtech legs to close completely. This tie down is narrower and allows legs to close all the way. Kind of a bummer to have to purchase a specific tie down but it works. The Flowtech is really great.

[Aluminum] simple to set up and works great best value yet

[Black] Great slider that feels substantial and slides with smoothly.

[Black] Idea when you have short rinse times, such as RC coated paper. Limited capacity if you have long times such as fiber based.

[0.76 lb] Greatest Tripod available

[Black] I bought this because the tie down for my Cartoni Focus HD head was too wide to use with the Manfrotto 645 Fast legs. The knobs on the Cartoni tie-down are 71mm across at their widest point, which prevents these tripod legs from closing all the way.

The widest point on this tie-down is 45mm, and it works perfectly with the Manfrotto legs and holds the 100mm ball head tightly with no play, even though it is listed as a 75mm tie down.

The female thread receiver is 10mm, and it's deep so even if you have a really long screw on the bottom of your head, it should still accept it.

[0.76 lb] Great design. The quick release tie-down works so well for quickly removing the tripod head. You can hold down the red button and easily slide it onto the screw. Then, you twist to tighten. Once you have twisted it tight, the quick release no longer functions. This keeps the tie-down from falling off. To take it off, simply unscrew it slightly and then push down the button and slide it off! Highly recommend for those who have to move the camera often and for those who need a solid, metal bowl head adapter.
Only criticism is the rubber at the end of the handle can't be used to tighten the handle. It slides.

[0.76 lb] Very good quality and works well. Prompt delivery.

[Black] As is typical of Sachtlers stuff, this is well built and does the job. I wouldnt normally even bother to review this, but wanted to add a note for anyone considering using this with a Gitzo systematic tripod with 100mm half bowl adapter: I found that it would not grip the screw from my Sachtler DV 12 SB when mounted on my Gitzo GT3543XLS with the GD3322V100 (series 2-3-4) 100mm adapter. Its no fault of this flowtech tie-down-- it was not designed for it.
The tie-down that DOES work for this set-up is the 75mm tie-down from my Sachtler DV 6 SB. Havent tried other tie-downs, such as the older Sachtler 100mm, but will report back if I do.

[Black] Based on the weight and specs, I was expecting this tripod to be heavy-duty, but once I had my hands on it, I couldn't wipe the smile from my face. Now when I look at (what was) my main video tripod, it looks like it is built for a child. When I load this up with a crane/jib, I won't have a worry in the world. This thing is a tank. I got the optional Mitchell to 100mm bowl adapter, and that component was also super heavy. I don't know of any tripod that would beat this one in its price range.