We tried this light and found it very useful for the video calls. I have tried a bunch of selfie ring lights in the past but the problem was that they would block my view on the monitor and consume a lot of space on the desk. This light, on the contrary, is compact and comes with built in battery. So, when charged, I can be innovative on how I want to light me for the video calls. This can easily replace a bulky ring light on your desk if you want to reclaim your space on the desk.Couple of things I found very useful about this light:1. Compact sizeWe found that this light is very unobtrusive when it comes to adding light to your video calls. I can clip it on top my monitor / to my mic or headphone stand/ clip on top of my camera when I am in the kitchen / clip on the iPad when the kid is FaceTiming grandparents. 2. Built in batteryThe built in battery is the game changer for this device from the products I have used before. The built in battery makes it very mobile. The charge lasted for almost a week for me. The USB-C charging port helped me get it charged with my other charging cables that were already plugged in not having to have another plug for this charger. There is a battery level indicator which keeps us honest on the juice remaining on our battery.3. Mounts pointsThe mount points makes a lot of difference. This light comes with 2 slots for mounting one on the longer side and one on the shorter side. It comes with a tripod mount which worked well with my existing guerrilla pods and mini table top tripods without any fuss. The other mount comes with a clip which makes it very useful for attaching to a lot of devices. We got innovative on clipping it on various places. The best we found so far was clipping it on the back of the driver seat for our kid to talk on a video call during our drive in the night. It was great to be able to light up our kid for the call with grand parents when we were driving in the night without turning on the car illuminations distracting the driver.The light quality is decent. It serves the purpose of lighting up for a video call. We were able to use it mostly as a light aid for video call and as a flash light during our travels at the end of the day. It served both these purposes well. The device allows changing shades (white/warm/etc) allowing to change tone for the video call. There is ability to adjust the brightness levels if it’s directly on the face. We dim it if it’s clipped to the web cam closer to the face.Pros:1. Compact size. Helps reclaim your space on the desk.2. Built in battery. (Makes it portable and travel friendly)3. Flexible mount points (makes it easy to add light in different scenarios)Cons:1. The light feels a little harsh at higher brightness. So, parts of the face might get burned out if the brightness level are not properly adjusted.2. The lighting is not as even as compared to other ring lights but that is to be expected given form factor of the light.3. Clip on the mount is a little small to clip on the thick slabs. I was able to clip it on the monitor but not to the side of the standing desk. So, clip size might limit some of its uses.

This is a review of the Gskyer 80 mm refractor telescope. I am not an employee of Gskyer, I am an astronomy hobbyist. I have 3 other telescopes and a spotting scope. My review is based on this background and is a fair and honest assessment of the package both for daytime use as a spotting scope and as a night time astronomical telescope.This is an entry level 80 mm short focal length refractor telescope/spotting scope package. It includes the optical tube assembly (the telescope), a mount/tripod, three eyepieces and a 3X barlow. Based upon my tests, it works well during the day as a spotting scope and at night as an astronomical telescope. The simple operation and stable mount make it an good first scope. The included eyepieces and barlow give it a good range of magnifications. Its compact size would make it a good “grab and go” or travel scope for someone who has larger telescopes.The Mount – This is a shining feature of this package. The tripod/mount of the Gskyer 80 mm is solid, stable, easy to direct and does a good job. Many entry level telescopes have flimsy and wobbly mounts/tripods making the telescope difficult to aim and resulting in a shaky image that is difficult to focus. The mount of the Gskyer 80 is an outstanding feature of this package. Note that it uses a dovetail attachment for the optical tube which means that the mount could be used with other optical tubes or other dovetail mounted accessories in the future. It also includes a standard 1/4 20 stud on top of the mounting rings which can be used to mount a camera or other accessories. The finder scope uses a standard dovetail mount so other finder scopes could be used. This is a level of flexibility you don’t typically see in a package at this price.The Optical Tube Assembly – This is what you might normally think of as the telescope. The OTA works well and presents a good image. In side by side comparisons it compared well with my Meade 80 mm scope. The focuser is easy to use and includes a 45 degree correct image diagonal that presents the correct image that you would want when using this as a spotting scope during the day. This also works well at night when you are comparing the sky to a chart as things are in their correct positions in the eyepiece. The scope uses the 1.25” standard that is most commonly used for telescope eyepieces, diagonals and filters so you can easily add accessories in the future.The included finder scope works well. The bracket is sturdy and provides ample adjustment so that you can align it with the optical tube assembly. Note that you will need to focus the finder when you first take it out of the package. This is done by turning the front black part. This is easy to do and will only need to be done once, but it is not mentioned on the assembly sheet.You will have to align the finder with the optical tube. This is a normal procedure required on any telescope and is best done during the day. Find a target as far away as possible, but at least 500 feet away. I like to use the cross arm of a telephone or power pole. Using the 25 mm eyepiece, center the cross arm in the eyepiece of the telescope, not the finder. Now use the two black screws on the finder to move the cross hairs till the target is centered in the cross hairs. You are now aligned. This is very important for use during the day and at night. You may have to make a minor adjustment from time to time but that is normal.Eyepieces – The included eyepieces present good images and are well matched to the scope. A nice touch is that they are threaded to accept standard astronomy filters which will help improve your view of the Moon, planets, nebula and other targets. The eyepieces, when combined with the included 3X barlow, provide 16X, 40X, 48X, 80X, 120X and 240X. For daytime spotting scope purposes, the 16X and 40X are good choices. If the air is very quiet the 80X works well too, but it is the atmosphere that will limit the magnification, not the scope. For night time use, typically an 80 mm scope will max out around 140X to 160X, but don’t hesitate to give 240X a try on the moon. Just remember that atmospheric transparency and turbulence will be the limiting factor rather than the scope. And, because the Gskyer 80 mm uses the popular 1.25” eyepiece size, you can add single focal length or zoom eyepieces, diagonals or filters of any brand.What can you see with this package?During the day I tested the scope by focusing on the leaves of a maple tree at about 150 feet, about half a football field. I was able to see the veins in the leaves without difficulty. I have not taken it to a shooting range but I would expect it would do well for target practice. At 800 feet I was easily able to resolve leaves on the top of a tree as well as a bird perched on a branch. Many spotting scopes use zoom eyepieces so I tested it with the included eyepieces as well as my 8-24 mm zoom eyepiece with good results.As an astronomy telescope it did well compared to my other 80 mm scope. The mount is easy to direct and the focuser made focusing easy. It worked well on Mars, Saturn and the rings,the Moon and star clusters. I expect it to work well on Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and its moons, stars, star clusters and double stars. I have enjoyed the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and other deep sky objects with an 80mm telescope.To a large extent what you can see with any telescope will depend on your ground and sky light pollution levels. I live in a very light polluted suburb of NYC. Even under these challenging conditions, in addition to the Moon and the bright planets, there are hundreds of star clusters, asterisms and double stars within the capability of this telescope. At a darker site, the range of what you can see greatly expands. That would include galaxies and nebula that would be challenging from a light polluted location for any telescope. Don’t expect things to look like the pictures in magazines. Those are produced with long exposure astrophotography, often have false color added, and do not represent what you will see through the eyepiece of a telescope many times larger than this one.In summary, if you are looking for a compact, easy to carry, easy to use scope that can serve as a spotting scope during the day and an astronomical scope at night, the Gskyer 80 mm refractor should serve you well. And since it uses the standard 1.25” eyepiece and diagonal size it will let you add eyepieces, filters, diagonals and other accessories in the future. You can also take photos or videos through the eyepiece. You can hold the phone up to the eyepiece but there are attachments made for “digiscoping” with 1.25” eyepieces that make this a lot easier. Or add an eyepiece webcam to project the image on a screen or enter into the world of planetary imaging.If you are looking for a scope for a tween or teen that they can use on their own, this would work. A smaller child would need help setting this up but a 10 year old can likely handle it on their own.You should have a lot of fun with this scope.

Not sure exactly what I was expecting...something between a useless toy and cheap-n-good. Mostly, something to get a better idea of how long a lens I'll want when it comes time to buy a 'real' supertelephoto (I.E.: mortgage my life for a Canon "L"). I've been shooting with SLRs and now DSLRs for a half-century, but somehow I've never used anything longer than 200mm. I figured that 500mm would be another world--and it is.None of the review examples posted here gave me more than hint at what this lens would do, but I bought one anyway. Mine came branded Vivitar, but that doesn't mean much of anything these days. It's reasonably pretty and the T-mount-to-EF adapter mated nicely. It focuses past infinity. Focus is smooth if a bit stiff, and the f-stop detents are positive. The stop-down ring is much too stiff for my taste. I have no interest in the 2x teleconverter.It has a minimally effective AR coating, but I wasn't expecting any. I thought that it might be a simple telescope at this price. But being physically shorter than it's effective focal length, it is a real telephoto lens.After a much less than successful attempt at taking shots of the moon, I was convinced that I wouldn't learn much from it. So I requested a return.The night that I was packing it up to ship back, I decided to give it another chance. Just an informal quickie. Printed up part of the standard ISO 12233 target and taped it to a toolbox 3 rooms with open doors away, for about 32 feet. An ancient Canon 1D MkII N was all that was handy, but it's 8.2M pixels were fine for this test. (APS-H sensor, so 500mm x 1.3 = 650mm equivalent.)f/16 (two stops down) for more sharpness and depth of field, indoors at 1/5 second and ISO100. The three pix I've posted are the same photo, full frame resized to the maximum width of a review photo, plus two crops at 100% (400x420). Otherwise, straight from the camera. As printed, the finest pitch of the lines on the target measured 1/32".So this lens is resolving a surprising 32 lines per inch at 32 feet, with decent contrast and only moderate chromatic aberration. If you've stared at many resolution targets, you'll appreciate at how good that is for any lens in this price range. (Check out reviews of the Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM to see how much sharpness $9k will buy,)Now, cheap lenses like this generally have a lot of unit-to-unit variation in quality, and I wasn't getting that kind of resolution throughout the frame (at least partly because the paper target wasn't lying completely flat). YMMV.Some other caveats: There aren't many tripods that are solid enough (mine wasn't) for a resolution test at this slow shutter speed and I was in too much of a hurry to figure out how to lock up the mirror. Plus, this lens is physically very light adding little mass for stability. So I put the camera on a heavy table, shimmed the lens up to a useful angle, and used the self-timer.The rule-of-thumb for hand held without image stabilization is a maximum exposure time that is the reciprocal of the focal length. So 1/500 second for a 500mm lens. But that’s the maximum for reasonable sharpness with a reasonably stead hand. To show off this lens' sharpness, maybe an extra stop or two faster shutter when out and about. Sunny16 would suggest full daylight at f/16, 1/1000 second and ISO1000.At f/8 wide open, this is a mighty slow (dim) lens. I wasn't able to get an accurate focus indoors without a 2.5x viewfinder attachment, and even that was a challenge with 20-20 and OK night vision.Conclusions? 500mm is probably somewhat more than I want on a full-frame body and about half what I'd like from a telescope. I really will need to rent an expensive lens before popping the cash to purchase, but this gives me a rough starting point.All said and done, I'm glad that I bought it, and will definitely keep it to fool around with.

So when you come down to it this camera is essentially a GoPro, without the capacity to conveniently livestream but *with* a more comfortably wearable form that looks a little less silly than strapping a bulky GoPro to your head.The first thing I noticed out of the box was the lightness of this camera. It’s designed to be wearable for long periods, and in this respect I think they’ve nailed it. The camera itself weighs almost nothing. It’s not all that much larger than a disposable cigarette lighter, and when you have it attached to the side of your head via the included head strap you can pretty much forget it’s there. Top tip: make sure your hair is brushed out of the way before you start recording. I actually *did* forget it was there, and my first video was framed with a tuft of greying hair.At a maximum resolution of 4K with 60fps you’re not going to struggle to make out fine detail. This is a very capable camera, and all the more impressive for its small size. In good lighting the output is impressive, though I would stress that good lighting is important. In a dimly lit room at night the camera might struggle a little, just like any other very small camera that relies on clever electronics rather than a physically large sensor. I’d say this is best suited for outdoor use or well lit interiors. If you have any kind of studio lighting it will really shine.The whole thing takes about five minutes to set up out of the box, and once the camera and head strap are assembled it feels solid and well built. The inclusion of a 64GB micro SD card is a nice touch, especially since I didn’t have one lying around and couldn’t otherwise have tested it right away.Now here’s the bad part: the OD Cam app designed for use with this camera is far from polished. I downloaded it for iOS and Android, and I found both to be poorly designed, buggy and frustrating. My advice would be to download the app *only* for adjusting the settings on the camera. You need it to adjust the resolution, set loop recording and change a number of other recording features. For those purposes it works just fine, but for actually downloading the videos you record it’s not great. Fortunately the camera not only comes with the micro SD card but with a card reader that will slot into any USB port. I’d advise you to bypass the app and simply transfer your videos directly to your computer for editing and uploading. Save yourself a headache.Other than the disappointing app there’s not much to complain about here. Oh, one more thing. You can plug the camera directly into your computer via the included micro USB cable for use in removable disk mode. This basically turns the camera into a very capable 4K webcam and allows livestreaming, which is a nice touch. The camera has a mounting screw hole that fits a standard tripod mount, so you can mount it on your desk for use as a webcam, but it would have been great if something had been included in the box that would allow you to easily mount the camera to, say, your monitor. Not a problem for me as I have several tripods of different sizes, but not everyone owns one.

This is a low-cost camera strap that is attractive and functional. Others have said there is some "stretch" and "neoprene" but not in my copies. Mine have a coarse-woven black nylon underside that does provide some non-slip, but I would never wear them other than around the neck with my two DSLR cameras as they are too expensive to risk dropping. They attach just like the factory straps, but they are much wider in the contact areas, a lot nicer looking, and don't shout out the make of your camera.At maximum extension, my camera now hangs a little above my waste, and I'm pretty tall at 6'1" and have a pretty big waste :) I got two different designs so I'll easily be able to tell my Pentax K5 apart from the K5 IIs. The connection between the thin nylon strap that goes through the traditional strap holders on the camera body and the wider strap is single stitched. However, it is stitched on both sides and also at the top. Nevertheless, I will be checking this periodically to make sure I'm not surprised by a failure.Sometimes simple is best, and after looking at a lot of options, I decided this was the best way to go for me and my use of the cameras, which is often on tripods. It's easy enough to take this strap on an off the neck for tripod use and it doesn't interfere with the viewfinder of LCD.It doesn't come with instructions, but it does have the plastic connectors that you would have with a factory strap and it connects in exactly the same way. One thing I do is to wrap a strip of Gorilla tape around the loose end to make sure the little slip-on plastic piece that holds the trailing edge stays in place. Just an added precaution I've always used, even with the manufacturer's straps.One final thing is that rubber band they give you. I spent half an hour trying to figure out how to use it. I tried folding up the strap and putting the rubber band over it to hold it in the camera case; I tried wrapping the rubber band around the camera body housing; I tried everything I could think of.....And then it hit me: This is supposed to be one of those wrist bracelets to advertise their product!! LOL. WOW. Why did they make it black when their product is so colorful? If anyone has any other ideas, let me know; but that's what I think it's for. I have two straps, so I can wear one on each wrist !!!However, you will find that people come up to you and ask, "What is that you're wearing?", and when you say "a wrist band", they will ask you, "Is it Eggs Now, or Egg Snow?" What I will say is the left wrist is "Egg Snow" and the right wrist is "Eggs Now". If you buy two, there's your strategy! If you buy one, you'll have to figure it out on your own.

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 I work from home due to the pandemic and I am having to use Zoom multiple times per day.I have my factory HP laptop webcam but the quality was causing me issues. Tried the Amcrest 1080p HD Webcam for a week and found this way better than the stock one.I’ve used it for a week or so and it’s been great. Amcrest 1080p HD Webcam comes with a Privacy Cover.Webcam comes with Built-in Microphone that sounds really nice. The audio sensitivity is pretty good. I noticed that it has Built-in noise-reduction system and it does what it says. The built-in microphone provides consistent audio experience even in a noisy environment. I was getting a lot of complaints about the sound quality on the integrated mic on the laptop.The webcam is USB 2.0 compatible and real Plug & Play. It just installs and works to any OS or any platform in less than 2 mins. I tried for multi-operating systems like Windows 8, Windows 10 and Android etc.The various video conference platforms I use are Skype, YouTube, Zoom, Gmail etc. and the cam works seamlessly with best video and audio. Video image is cleaner and crisper, color looks correct even in low light conditions (Outdoor footages are also included in my video).I would say a surprisingly good 1080p fixed focus camera for the price. The 90 degree wide-angle is great as it gives you room to move around and still be in the frame.I assure decent picture quality for a HD webcam(exposure is good). It has been working fine. I haven’t seen a big jump in quality but it’s decent for its price range. It’ll work!The low light performance is better than stock cams. The camera automatically adjusts for low light conditions and works well in my room even at night with minimal lighting.(Please see my video review.)The privacy slider is very useful to keep our cams safes from intruders. The Privacy cap fits perfectly on the camera lens top and is very easy to operate.Uses a standard tripod mount thread and works well with almost all standard tripods. I used my DSLR tripod and mobile phone tripod and worked like a charm.This webcam is cute and portable, and very easy to use. Balances on the slimmest of monitors! It mounts well with any type of monitor or laptop. The universal clip is very flexible and fits on the upper edge of the monitor or laptop, or just put it on the table, depending on the angle you want, looking down or looking up. The clip has a form-based soft-interface where it holds on to monitors that avoids scratches while mounting.(Please see pictures in my review.)I even placed it on my LCD TV to use for my family zoom meetings with a large crowd. These meetings are much better now!The USB cable that connects it to your computer is close to 6 ft. so it can easily reach your computer which is very helpful for an external webcam.Suitable for use at home or office.Overall, I'd recommend getting this product if you really need a webcam for meetings. Please watch my video footages and photos about the product for more detailed understanding.Pros:---------1. Decent video quality for meetings.2. Plug and Play.3. Small enough to not be obtrusive.4. Sleek and smart ergonomic design.Cons:---------1. Camera, while decent, could produce a better image2. Unable to change the zooming factor of the camera.3. Not really the ideal candidate for YouTube HD-HQ video recording as it may not perform well to your expectations.

This product caught my eye in the search when i was looking to purchase another ring light with tripod.1st, i will start with the CONS. Heres my experience as follows:*>The first one i ordered, arrived on time, i set it up and started using it, for some weird reason it died within 10 minutes of use and never came back on. I contact amazon customer service the following day however, the matter was resolved, i got a replacement.*>The tripod can get slightly swaying when extended to full height, with camera mounted, the setup left idle and you have some air blowing from a fan..,you will notice the occasional, soft, swaying of the tripod back and forth.Also, if you're in the middle of recording and for some reason you needed to touch the screen of the dslr or phone you mounted on the tripod, this tripod would sway slightly and not stay rigid and this will be noticeable in your output video unless if your camera sensor has some sort of inbuilt, intelligent video stabilization feature or you intend to do the stabilization in POST. However, this tripod at 1-2 bars down, stands excellently rigid. no swaying whatsoever.*>The camera mount itself, was built in a way that no matter how you want to do it, whatever you mount will always be behind the ring light, which is a let down because when you mount your phone and you're setting up your video recording, the light from the ring bleeds into the edges of your video and this is immediately noticeable when you're looking at your phone screen on the mount and also you will end up with the image sensor picking up the light and its not able to auto-correct it (even if you try pro/manual mode to adjust iso, ev settings and whatnot) and you will see the light bleeding into your footage at the bottom (pic attached).Even though the mount itself is able to perfectly tilt 90° forward (take 0° as the mount pointing towards to your ceiling) it still doesn't put your phone setup past the ring light (dslr users wont have this issue cos of the projecting barrel).If the mount itself was made to be slightly longer/taller in design, this may have solved the problem easily when you tilt 90 degrees forward into the ring light.There are 3 workarounds for this however!!! (1) reduce the ring light brightness (but this would potentially defeat the purpose of getting this ring light esp if you want the max brightness) or (2) get 1/4 ball adapter/boom attachment that will slightly extend the mount beyond the ring light circle when you tilt the mount 90 degrees forward from vertical, this way, the ring light will be behind your camera set up., (i used a ball adapter that i purchased separately and this seemed to help extend the mount/phone past the light & PROBLEM WAS SOLVED) or (3) mount your camera on a separate tripod.But i really wish the manufacturers bundled some sort of adapter or boom with this item which would effectively eliminate this issue. It is worth mentioning that dslr users may not exactly have a problem with this in the sense that you can always put some lens attachment on the camera which will essentially give the camera longer barrel projecting beyond the ring light coupled with the use of a lens hood. Or ordinarily putting the lens hood alone on the camera should solve this problem.*>While the camera mount/bracket can tilt more than 180°, the ring light itself cant really tilt forward and backward as much as i wanted, i wish they allowed the ring light to be able to go full 180°, one direction being it facing the ceiling, the other being it facing downwards.., but their design had inhibitors put in place on the sides of the light control base which essentially prevents the ring light from tilting as much.Now, the PROS:**-This tripod is really tall! (though i still hope they give it a much sturdier build, to eliminate swaying at its full height)**-The ring light is biig! 18inches. i love it!**-The ring light is REALLY bright! (when i was trying to solve the issue of the light bleeding into my footage, i tried to mount the phone with the ring light facing in the opposite direction, while this seems to solve my problem, it also resulted in some sort of a nice indirect lighting but i ended up facing the light itself anytime i need to work something on the mounted phone screen, this is a bad idea, you'll be blinded (not literally though, lol) by the light if you stay doing that for too long! suffice to say i went back to the normal way & improvised with a ball adapter!).Also, This ring light will also serve as a very nice and effective direct/indirect light while you mount your camera on another tripod!**-Tripod was VERY EASY to setup and i love the fact that they didn't use the annoying butterflyesque type mounting screws for the tripod, only easy toggle clamps which makes raising and lowering the tripod at ANYTIME desired, seamless and stress-free. Very intuitive, easy on the fingers & painless.**-The MAJOR HIGHLIGHT here for me on this tripod is the camera mounting screw, its designed as a dial, which essentially saves me the stress of having to repeatedly rotate my phone mount itself on the mounting screw in the attempt to fix it tight into position before shooting, this is what you'll typically experience on other type of tripods that have their mounting screws built rigid into the frame of the tripod, which i constantly find very counter-intuitive, time wasting and counter-productive every time i want to remove a phone mount or fix back or swap with another.But the dial design on this tripod right here? is the best feature for me! thanks to manufacturers for making this differently!All you just have to do basically is hold your phone mount or DSLR in place (and direction where you want it facing) on the mounting screw then you dial in the mounting screw till its super tight! Thats just awesome!**-This ring light can and will rotate 360°! just make sure to loosen the ring light screw a little bit where it sits on the tripod itself.**- This product also comes with a REMOTE!!! I've been wanting this for a very long time! this remote will also work with your android or apple device!**-This product came neatly and nicely packaged in its branded box and the user manual in there, is of on the best i've seen for a product like this, premium quality (glossy to feel) paper and prints, simple and very straight-forward set of instructions, noob friendly, well detailed with pictures. Though if you've always been a regular with tripods like i am, you wont be needing it, but its very worth mentioning how well this manual was laid out compared to other products i've bought.Final Notes:If you ever wanted a fully functional, sufficiently big in diameter and very bright ring light, THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BUY.This would have easily earned all my 5-stars but due to the few cons i highlighted above and the fact that the first one i bought literally died minutes later, reason which id assume maybe its one of those rogue, faulty items that somehow passed QA and made it into shipping..., just really had me disappointed cos i was really behind on a project and i couldn't afford another downtime due to a faulty equipment. But in the end, the amazon agent i spoke to the following day was kind enough to send out a replacement right away after giving me the manufacturers link to contact, which i did, though they didn't respond right away, but at least the issue was solved and it got delivered.Nothing is perfect, but hopefully in the nearest future, the manufacturers would make an effort to take into consideration all critical reviews so that they can implement them into their subsequent designs and make a much better, all round satisfactory product.Other than the cons i highlighted above, this product delivered to my expectations in terms of the brightness i needed to eliminate grainy videos, have better direct & indirect lighting, and for the cherry on top? it came with a remote controller!I will be recommending this product to any prospective enthusiasts that i know and i will also be buying one more of this same product again additional lighting.I JUST REALLY HOPE THIS PRODUCT WILL LAST FOR AS LONG and not die on me like the first one did.So far so good, the replacement i got has been working fine, i used it for 6hrs straight the first day and no issues. I will be using it more in the coming the days, if anything changes in the brightness levels and performance, i will re-edit my review accordingly.I will be posting an unboxing & setup video soon as this review goes live, i just need complete the video edits. Stay tuned :DI wont really have taken the time to sit and write this lengthy review unless the product was really worth it and worth my time but this product obviously does impress me..so.. here it is.I hope this review has helped you to make a much better informed decision on your product purchase.Thanks for reading & Stay Safe! :)

I want to start this off by saying thank you Miliboo. I was in no way compensated for this review, however I feel obligated to let anyone reading know what a pleasure it was to work with this tripod and with Miliboo themselves.The product – I have owned this tripod for a year, I do freelance videography work part time and this has been amazing. I had a rig set up and in use on this at least once a week for a few hours at a time. It always performed well for me. I use a Sony A7iii (A7rii when I first bought the tripod) with a cage and various other attachments to give a sense of the type of weight I am dealing with.I was looking for a nice fluid head tripod but did not want to shell out the hundreds of dollars for the other leading brands. I was looking for a tripod with supports between the legs as well, you know, something sturdy. I was hesitant to purchase this at first because generally, with camera gear the saying “you get what you pay for” tends to hold true. After online window shopping for probably a couple of weeks, I convinced myself to give the Miliboo a try.So, I got the tripod and the first thing I noticed was how sturdy it felt. For far less money than I would have spent on say, a Manfrotto, this surprised me with how durable it felt right off the bat. The rest of it worked flawlessly as well. The pans and tilts are smooth, the legs adjust easily, the handle is comfortable to use and well, it just worked. I never felt like I was using a cheaper tripod or felt uncomfortable about what I would place on the camera or legs in regard to weight. I have used more expensive tripods like Manfrottos before, too and sure if you have them side by side you may feel some difference but the fact is you would never be able to tell by the footage you capture with it. It is precise with its movements and it is obvious that quality engineering went into the design of this product.What convinced me that I needed to write a review -I ran into an issue with the tripod fairly recently. It seemed to have some give to it when I would try to tilt up, like the top and bottom pieces to the actual piece that rotates had some space between them. I mean this is literally like a couple of centimeters MAX but it started to drive me crazy because even though it was so small IT WILL show up in my footage. Now, I can’t speak on whether this defect is a result of poor quality control, a one-off that slipped through on the production line, or something else as a result of the company. I can speak on the company handled this situation though. I know that I used the tripod quite a bit, tossed into my trunk while in its protective case here and there but I never mistreated it or did anything that led me to believe the tripod malfunctioning was my fault. Anyways, it was driving me nuts so I decided to get in touch with Miliboo. I remembered I had ordered it on Amazon and looked through my orders, found the product, went to the brands contact info and sent off an email. I just asked them if they had some type of warranty or guarantee and explained my situation and what the tripod was doing.I received an email back fairly quickly, especially considering we live on different sides of the world. Me in California and them somewhere in China. They asked about the problems with it and suggested some fixes which ultimately, did not end up working. They offered the fixes only after they assured me that they would take care of me no matter what. I mean, they were adamant that I was going to get this thing fixed! They literally sent me a cell phone video they had recorded the same day on their production floor of a worker taking apart/fixing the component in question on my tripod to see if this would help. This wasn’t some suggestion to go to a FAQ page and watch a generic video. This was someone close and personal to the production of the product leaving their office to go and record a video to send to some guy who sent them an email.Unfortunately, this did not work and I let them know as much. They apologized and asked for my info to send me a new one. I was stoked! I had bought this what felt like a long time ago from some company in China I hadn’t heard much about. I mean this correspondence was taking place over the course of about a week and I felt like my concerns were heard by them. This company took a personal interest in me and my purchase which just does not happen or convey well while making purchases online a lot of the time. I told them how amazing they were to work with and thank you for taking the time to work it out with me and they told me “No, thank you dear friend. It is our responsibility to make sure our product is good”. Like, what?! How awesome can these guys be? This company STANDS BEHIND their work. Again, thank you Miliboo, you have truly been a pleasure to work with and you have my business for life.