Safely packed in a printed box without foam inserts. Inside is the tripod with bag, good smartphone clamp (Fig. 10), two Allen keys, a remote control with loop (battery inserted) and two instructions (Fig. 1 and 9), in English but good. Ultimately, it is a combination of mostly aluminum or light metal and various plastic parts and is designed so that it can also be used as a knuckle tripod (Fig. 2). To do this, the end cap must first be unscrewed (Fig. 11). In terms of size, it can be used as a travel tripod, at just under 900 g, but not as a lightweight one, due to the fairly solid overall design. The locking of all tripod legs is not done via corresponding levers, but by turning (Fig. 2 and 3). If you are not used to this, you will fiddle around with it a bit at first. I cannot currently say how durable the grey plastic bushings are in the long term (Fig. 3). The steps of the legs are locked using a clamp lock below the notches (Fig. 5). The clamp lock has to be pulled out for this, and as it is very tight, it can quickly cost a fingernail. The ball head is good average, but compared to the total price of the tripod it is good to very good (Fig. 6). Due to the overall construction, the tripod allows for quite a lot of variation (Fig. 7 and 8). Let's also come to use with a DSLR. As Fig. 7 and 8 show, this is quite possible up to the use of medium-sized DSLRs with lenses that are not too heavy, but here you have to tighten the rotary knob to fix the ball head quite firmly, but it works. However, I would not go above a maximum height of around 1.20 - 1.30 meters with a DSLR, as I fear that the rather thin legs will cause vibrations. With a mirrorless DSLR, this problem is eliminated, but not the risk of not being as stable at setting heights of over 1.30 m. Summary: I think the price of around €40 is more than fair given the mix of materials and the quality of workmanship. At around 900g, it is not a light tripod, but it is compact, so perhaps more of a handy outdoor hiking tripod than a vacation tripod. Can be used well up to medium-sized DSLRs with lenses that are not too heavy. Almost a bit oversized for smartphones and normal compact cameras. The option to use it as a knuckle tripod is great. So, all in all, for me, at this price, it is a very good tripod that deserves 5 stars from one point of view.