Have more tripods than I really need, decided to buy another one nevertheless. Not super light, actually similar to another aluminum tripod of equal size, lighter by perhaps 0.5 pounds. Still, it seems sturdy and I have no complaints.

I was looking all over Amazon for a "travel" tripod... I knew I wanted one under 2 pounds, made of carbon fiber and metal, something compact, with a twist knob and a ball head. I finally came across this one and hesitated because of the price...I decided to bite the bullet and check it out. The packaging was not damaged at all. Once I opened it I was blown away how light and compact it was. I stood it up as high as it went and tested how sturdy it was. I was very impressed. It was exactly what I wanted. The entire tripod is made of strong carbon fiber, the twist knobs are made of metal with rubber grips over them. The ball head is also made of metal. It has a level and compass on the top where you put your camera at. The adjustment knobs on the top of the tripod are made of a strong polymer. For someone who literally will just pick up and go to take photos, travel, backpack, or whatever, it is perfect. It does lack some features, however, those features were not included in the information of the tripod so it is not worth mentioning. Quick summary, it is everything K&F says it is, for the value of this product, it is worth getting!

Even though I read the reviews, I was still surprised by the compact size and weight of this tripod. The components are all quality, it's well made. I'm 6'1" (185cm) tall and use a Pentax K1 with battery grip and 24-70mm f2.8 lens. It's a tall, heavy camera setup. My immediate concern was that the tripod will be too short and if I flip the camera vertically the tripod might fall over. To my surprise, fully extended, the camera viewfinder is almost too high for me. This places the lens over the heads of most people if you're in a crowd and most DSLR cameras have a tiltable LCD screen for viewing anyway. Its also quite stable for its weight. Horizontal or vertical, the camera was in no danger of falling. I wouldn't risk it on a windy day though.On the ballhead there are 3 separate knobs to lock rotation, ball tilt and camera base plate. All very solid. The baseplate also has a really nice bubble level and a compass that will help you align the tripod to North for astrophotography.If you're a hiker or traveler, I highly recommend this for the price / performance ratio.

This is the best and great value tripod for outdoors! I've been finding the right one within 1kg that's foldable, can do panoramic view, has the right height and very convenient to carry around. MUST BUY for outdoor use.

So far so good hope this one last longer than my last one

2 tripods purchased - this at 2LBS 3.6OZ and another that weighed nearly 4LBS - and concluded that 4LBS is not suitable for long hikes. At 61" it is about as high as can be viewed standing, but with the low end at about 13" (& then add camera height) there are likely situations where I'd like to go lower - some of the best landscape framings are closer to the ground. Reversing the center post would allow it to go lower but shooting with the camera upside down is not for me. If K&F were to provide an ca.5" accessory center post this would solve the problem - as far as I can find there are no 3rd party post extensions of 23mm diameter that could be cut to size. I can't speak to how long it will last but the quality seems excellent and exceeded my expectations, maybe better than my larger Manfrotto and similar to my max size Gitzo. And fwiw it's a cute tripod. When stability is an issue I tether small tripods from the center hook with a 7" three blade aluminum tent peg + guy string and synch it tight. Regarding the ball head - for me more cons than pros. It is very light and can easily hold steady my 3-4LB camera+lens combinations. However, the arca plate clamp section is made of a plastic resin, looks like two halves glued together - in contrast the excellent lightweight plate that attaches to the camera is made of metal (CNC cut aluminum?). The chief issue here is that one side of the actual clamp is in the form of a bridge, it is not solid. My concern is that a break here might be catastrophic for the camera or lens. Not likely to happen if you're careful, but stuff happens in real life and for me that's maybe too many $ riding on that resin bridge. A second issue is that the housing and screw that connects the clamp to the ball is slightly raised, probably to provide extra strength because metal clamps generally have the screw recessed. This extra height bumps into both my longer plates that slide along the clamp (mine are 85mm and 100mm long) and prevents being able to use their full length to set the camera+lens center of gravity over the center of the ball head. Because I like the tripod (and it may be unique for its height/weight combination), I looked for a replacement ball head. Two look promising: the $49 Sunwayfoto and the $40 K&F. The former was recommended on the phillipreeve landscape website. This head is all metal (only a couple ounces heavier) and has the advantage that by partially synching the ball you can smoothly position the camera without having to support its weight. But I find the knobs are not as easy to use as those on the original K&F ball head. I haven't yet checked out the $40 K&F, but it looks promising and has the better ball synching knob.Update September 4th: The weights of the 3 ball heads are: original K&F 5OZ, $49 Sunwayfoto 7.3OZ, $40 K&F 7.8OZ. Comparing the two expensive heads. They have a similar load rating. I prefer the more CNC production of the $49 versus the Magnesium + something alloy of the $40 which is cast and has bits glued - I think the $49 will last longer. The knobs on the $40 K&F are better than its $49 rival, but strangely enough I still like the knobs of the original K&F best. Note that the Magnesium is softer than the CNC and I scratched the base just attaching it to one of my tripods, so I won't be able to take advantage of the free returns. It's decent enough so I'll use it on one of my other tripods. The $40 comes with an arca plate, the $49 does not, but again I prefer the original arca plate included with the K&F tripod - it's a bit lighter and the screw can move for positioning ($40 is fixed) and the shape is more standard, the $40 plate being narrower and pointlessly (imo) a bit longer. A final point on the shapes of the arca plate clamps - the Sunway is your standard rectangular clamp which per ounce of clamp weight seems to maximize the amount of contact along the edges of the inserted plate. In contrast K&F has opted for a triangular (original) or circular ($40) clamp. In summary, I prefer the the knobs and ergonomics of the included K&F compared to both the more expensive add on plates, but do not like its resin plate holder. A lightweight CNC rectangular plate holder would solve this but the $49 ball head, though pricey, gives added security with a weight penalty of only a couple of ounces.

This is a reasonably light weight tripod that, when setup, is very solid. The setup is easy and intuitive to adjust the legs and then mount whatever you wish with rotate and pan adjustments.Most recently I've used it as a mount for an iPad holder to do video calls indoor and outdoor. As such, this tripod have functioned flawlessly. It is easy to adjust the height and angle of the iPad for the video calls.Excellent product, very very useful right now during the 2020 global pandemic.I hope this helps you.

I used an amazon basics tripod for years. Years and years, event after event, state after state and while it was in fact basic, it was sufficient. So after it came apart (again, this is a trunk living, flight after flight, hotel after hotel type of life for that tripod.) I'd decided especially since it was for my wedding, and I would be using it as a steady tripod set up in the corner, that it was time to upgrade. Now, I've been on a dozen or so professional shoots, so I've seen $500 tripods that were lighter, and could hold a 50lb setup and so on. But none that made me think, that is worth that amount because it's worth that much more than a basic tripod. This tripod is worth it. It's just north of $100 given the time you buy it. It's light and takes up a tiny amount of space and sets up in seconds. Thus far, the one time I've used it, it's been amazing and I'm looking forward to the traveling and shoots I'll use it for.If you need bullet points on why to get this over another.1. Weight.2. How compact it gets.3. Use, I don't need to do any panning and tilting shots, but, I can.4. Set up is simple, fast.Con would be,If you needed a taller one, this isn't it. When you buy a tripod don't get all the things you think you'll use. Get what you will use. Will you use a monopod? No. Will you need to get circular swivel shots, probably not. But, will you set this in the back of a crowd and anyone taller than 5'8" will block your shot. If so, this isn't for you, get something that's 71" or more if possible. But if you won't be shooting over a crowd, here ya go. This is the one.

This is my first "higher end" tripod. It's AMAZING. It's super intuitive to use and it folds up small enough that it can fit into my light hiking backpack. It feels like it's great quality and will take a beating (not recommended, of course). I'm really impressed!

light weight, solid and strong carbon fiber, i expect it to last for a long time, stable, foldable and easy to transport, doesnt take a lot of space, nothing more exciting than new photography equipment Y.