[Yes] Amazingly lightweight and compact. For very lightweight cameras or smartphones only.

[Carbon Fiber] This tripod is amazing! It is unbelievably compact and lightweight. It is perfect for traveling with a small, light camera, such as the Canon R10 with an RF-s lens.

It is not for heavy, full-frame cameras, or pro work. I would never use it with my full-frame battery-grip camera, and a large f2.8 lens. But that's not what it's for.

If you want an incredibly compact and lightweight travel tripod for a lightweight camera, this is it. It is awesome!

[Carbon Fiber] I was blown away when I opened the box and took out this tripod. It is absolutely a game changer for me. In the past when I brought a tripod I always did it reluctantly because of the weight. This tripod weighs about the same as one full frame lens but amazingly can extend to the height of eye level. One would argue it feels a bit flimsy. In my opinion I’d rather have a flimsy tripod than no tripod. And instead of hanging the tripod outside of my backpack, I can now store it inside of the bag! This is a big deal because when the tripod is hung outside, the backpack is not perfectly balanced and was not as comfortable as it could be. The price is also pretty acceptable.

I don’t have any complaints at all.

[Yes] Ordered this to replace list travel tripod I purchased 12 years ago from B&H. Not only is this lighter, stronger and two inches shorter when folded than my old one, it also sets up much easier with one twist of bottom leg. I used this on recent trip and it was great. Much quicker and easier to deploy than models where each leg segment needs to be locked. The real bonus is the price which is half what I paid in 2012!!

[1x 1/4"-20 Male] I love this tripod because the tripod itself is very sturdy, yet lightweight. I am 5'6 tall and it suits me well without extending it completely to its limit. I would say if you're 5'9 it would still work really well for you.

The head offers a ballhead, gimbal head, and video panhead together in one. What I love most is that you can loosen the tension on the head and turn it from a smooth pan, to providing you gentle click-stops that clue you in to how much panning is needed before you take another shot. This is AWESOME for night photography especially! No guesswork on your overlapping shots anymore---you can get it just right!


I also love how lightweight this tripod is. At just over 5lbs and collapsing to about 24, it really suits me well. It's durable, no center column so I can get the legs to open up to about 90 and the feet don't fall off like on another tripod brand I've owned.


I LOVE LOVE LOVE the instant level feature on the tripod that works with the head. It makes it SO much easier than adjusting the height of the legs when you need to get perfectly level.


The video panhead is awesome as well. Just the right amount of soft tension so that you can do panning without the stuttering and shake that a traditional ballhead or gimbal would give you.

I never heed to switch tripod heads again. This has solved my issues of past tripods and heads.


Lastly, you can set your head in such a way that your lens can shoot on its nodal point for multi-stitched panos---reducing the distortion that you get of traditional ball heads or gimbal heads that do not have this feature.

Great stuff. I've owned this tripod for several years and can't imagine having anything else.

[5] This is not my first purchase from them but this is my first carbon tripod. Very nice, clean, and mechanically sound

[Carbon Fiber] This tripod design is so well thought out. It weighs nothing, it’s sturdy and it folds down so small. The split center column is great for low shots. The ball head is really well thought out. There’s a panoramic adjustment on the clamp on top and if I adjust the ball to portrait mode and mount my 40-150 f2.8 or 100-400 lens collars on in this position I can shoot like I do with a gimbal. Saves a lot of weight and space traveling with its versatility. Love the quick deployment

[1x 1/4"-20 Male] Fotopro makes a very very nice traveling tripod. Extremely well crafted. All the machining is so smooth. It is a pleasure to use.