Manfrotto 725B Digi Tripod with Integrated Ball Head with Dove Tail Plate and Carrying Bag (Black)
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Customer Review: Spend the extra cash for something better...
Summary: 1 Stars
When I first purchased the tripod about a month or so ago, I was pleased with the results -- it did, for the most part, as advertised. However, now I'm kicking myself for not shelling out the extra cash for something a bit better.
I'm very careful with my equipment; however, the center column lock no longer works... I'll extend the tripod to full height and the neck will slowly slide back down until it hits the stop plate. I'm using an XSi with a battery grip and a simple 50mm prime lens, so there's not great amount of weight or pressure being put on the head.
Now, I'm having issues submitting information to the company to find a solution. So, my honest recommendation is to shell out the cash for something that's going to properly support your equipment.
Customer Review: Tremendous!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great tripod! Sturdy and lightweight -- and the carrying bag makes it really easy to sling over your shoulder. I learned a long time ago that I won't use a tripod if it's too heavy for me to carry, and I also learned that lightweight tripods break easily and are flimsy. Not this one! It does everything I need it to, and then some. Very occasionally, I do feel that I need three hands for it and my camera. But that feeling is more than made up for by how easy it is to carry around. The only way I can imagine wanting a different tripod is if I were doing studio work.
I should mention that I've used this tripod exclusively with dSLRs, including the Canon 20D, and so far there's been no lens that it couldn't support, including a 70-300mm lens.
Customer Review: Perfect for DSLR beginners
Summary: 5 Stars
Its been over a year since we bought this product, and we are very happy with it! The tripod is perfect for DSLR beginners with relatively light cameras who want the picture quality of a tripod but don't want to lug around heavy, expensive tripods. We've taken ours to various national parks, mountains, beaches and streets. It works equally well in the house and outside, is sturdy and stable, strong enough so that I can leave my camera locked in without worrying, yet light enough to carry on my shoulder during a long trek. The ball head gives us great freedom of movement and helps me to place the lens exactly where I want ( I take food pictures), without having to move the tripod itself. A great buy.Customer Review: MManfrotto 725B
Summary: 4 Stars
I have used "cheap" tripods and this is my first quality tripod. The "cheap or inexpensive" tripods that I used in the past were adequate for horizontal shots. Verticals the mounts tended to have play. With the Manfrotto 725B I encountered no problems in vertical; in fact the ball head was rock steady. It is somewhat heavery then those plastic ones but is well made. The only thing I noticed and I may have not read it in the desription is that the ball head is intergrated to the verical shaft. I will be ordering a second one but a more expensive Manfrotto where I can change the head if need be. Otherwise the 725B is rock solid to hold an Olympus E1 with vertical grip.Customer Review: Great for the Price
Summary: 5 Stars
I upgraded from a cheap $35 Tripod to this one. I have been using it now for quite some time and do not find much wrong with it. The Ball Head may not be the best but it is definitely more than sturdy enough to hold my Canon 40D and a 70-200L.
The clamp for the Ball Head can shift a little when not tightened properly but besides that it works well.
The legs are sturdy - I hardly ever fully extend it but even the center pole (which is reversible) holds the Camera well.
I have to-date not found a better Tripod for the money. It's not too heavy but it's not a Carbon either.