Been holding out for a while. I have a tripod and didnt need another crappy tripod to add to one I have.So you can continue to buy crappy or cheap units and then at the end of the day, have a shit ton of money tied up in crappy tripods.I always wanted a manfroto. Those are the standard for quality. I was very hesitant of buying this and did lots of research. The kentfaith.com page has lots of videos or actual use. I watched them all along with YT videos.It came in and after watching videos knew that this was the one. Or at least hoped I wasnt wrong.Holy tripod batman. Shot xmas day family with a D7200,battery grip and flash(lots of weight). Its was everything I hoped for and pictures have turns out to you wonderful. Its very compact in size for what it is. When opened up and ready use, its very robust and loaded with features. Simple to use and never questioned it or had fear of camera falling or damage.Before now, i always thought I had to spend huge moneys to get quality. Thats just not the case with this unit.Seller was fast and followed up to make sure I was happy. Not very common now days.