The stand is rock solid - that's great. Rough adjustment is done by moving the entire assembly up and down. Then approach with the gear adjustment on the bracket. Then fine-tune with the focus wheel on the lens holder. It sounds awkward, and it is a little - but once locked in place, you're done.

What I like: The video quality is excellent - 1080p. The images are sharp and clean. Video and still image specs are decent. Base and supports are made of solid aluminum. The base and post, crossbar and main gear are solid and sturdy.

Video is 30 fps, 11866 kbps (11.86 mbps), MP4.
Still images average 3.1 MB, 4032 x 3024 pixels, 72 dpi. 24-bit, sRGB.

The assembly took about 10 minutes.

There is an option to screw sliding clips into the base, but these would get in the way of everything else. There is also an included plastic box for slides with a built-in black light. It is completely separate and can be placed on the base if necessary. The slide box has two threaded mounting holes for slide clips - but they are 2mm in size. The screws provided are 3mm - for the main base only.

It's a decent system but would benefit from better quality control.