Opteka 70" Full Size Professional Photo / Video Tripod
by Opteka
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Customer Review: Get what you pay for
Summary: 4 Stars
This tripod is about what I expected for a $35 tripod. If you are taking stills with a fairly light camera this thing works pretty good. If your expecting to make a smooth pan you are kidding yourself with this thing. Have a Nikon D90 with a 70-300mm lens that I've put on this to take shots. It will hold it and that's a pretty heavy combo, but did it to see if it could handle it and certainly wouldn't leave it on there overnight. It is easy to extend the legs on this thing and feels pretty sturdy when fully extended. Good tripod for a beginner shooting stills with not a lot of positioning to be done. If you need to pan much don't buy this.Customer Review: Very good tripod for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this tripod for my Nikon D3000. The tripod is very sturdy and easy to use. The camera mounting plate has an easy on/off installation. The 70" height is great as my husband (6' tall) and I (5' 6") can both use it with ease. It is very easy to adjust the height and the built in levelers are easy to use and read. I also purchased a remote for the camera and both the tripod and remote make the camera much more versatile to use. I read many, many reviews on different tripods and for this price this one suits my needs superbly. Would recommend this product to anyone looking for a sturdy, well-built, easy to use tripod.Customer Review: Best value tripod
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed an inexpensive but useful tool. I found it here on Amazon.
This tripod has all the features of the much more expensive ones. Triple leg extensions, tilt head, raise and lower tower stand, a hook underneath for counterweight, you name it. The best feature is that it compacts to about 28" in height, and comes with a handy carry bag w/ a strap. It is very sturdy and adapts to any camera. I have owned this for a few years now, and it's never let me down. It came from a seller (photo store) in NYC. a camera shop, as I recall.
I see that it's now around 90 bucks, but mine was 30-40 bucks at the time. Great deal.
Customer Review: Great value
Summary: 4 Stars
Had this for 3 years. Only used it for light use and has held up beautifully. Best value for the money. It's not professional grade construction and the locking mechanism for the tilt angles sometimes lacks the friction needed to hold a DSLR in place when the tilt approaches 90 degrees. So I've had to anticipate the amount of sag, tighten it down in that position, peek thru the view finder, adjust, lather rinse repeat. That's the one star off the rating. Otherwise, a nice and tall tripod, lightweight, & and fairly well constructed...I haven't found a better value. Perfect for bringing along on outings.Customer Review: Good tripod for the price!
Summary: 4 Stars
This tripod is stable and tall. It is a good tripod for not allot of money. the head is decent, with minor free play once locked down. It does not compare to high end tripods however...where the head alone can cost $80.00 so understand that you get what you are paying for. the legs are sturdy, and has a center hook for attaching a weight to make it even more stable, or as a convenient place to hang your camera bag, effectively providing the same effect.
This is one of the best $25-$30 tripods, but if minor post lock down free play is a problem for you, spend the $100+ for a pro tripod.