The tripod is great in concept. I would have preferred they put no head on it as opposed to the cheap one that came with it. It can't hold any weight at all, making the ball head pretty much useless. I am looking to find another head for it.It isn't as sturdy as my Manfrotto, but my Manfrotto cost a lot more and is too tall to be effective in macro photography which is why I bought this.The rest of it is pretty ingenious. Overcome the head issue and it will make a pretty effective macro tripod. I hope it is something I can quickly overcome because the concept is awesome!

Good value for the money.

This is by far a sweet tripod.... i love everthing about it!!!!!! Amazon is the best thing in my phone.....just press a botton sweet thing save me money!!!!

It's not often I just receive a product and want to rush out and write a review but after playing with this tripod for just an hour here I am. While you can't really call this a cheap tripod as for as camera kit goes this is definitely a value for money item.From the carry bag to the two all metal 360 panoramic ballheads everything fells solid and well built. The horizontal arm adds tones of flexibility allowing you to switch from portraits, to low leave macros, to smooth panoramic shots and can even fill in for a rail slide in a pinch. It also has a standard threaded mount point under the rubber plug at the far end going options for further mounts.Switching from Tri to Mono pole is quick and easy but requires a double thread that could be easily lost. I will keep the tread attached and the hook in the bag as I'm more likely to mono pole on a regular bases than require the tripod to be weighted down.The legs extend and contract quickly enough and the angle locks feel solid. I'm only using mirrorless cameras and fairly light weight lenses but even with an external monitor and LED light also attached it was stable at full extension.While my kit is for family and fun use only I have two pre-teens who have become aspiring film makers of late and can be heavy handed at time as youngest tend to be. I'm pretty sure this tripod will stand up to everything we require of it and I will be sure to return and update if time and use begins to show short comings. But as it stands I'm very please with my purchase.

As far as the hardware itself, this is a good piece of equipment -- lightweight, sturdy, and easy to set up and take down. However it gets downgraded a star for user experience, particularly for non-professionals with their first tripod. The instructions, for example, consist of several sentences that were apparently written in Chinese (original on the back side?) and then rendered into English by a very early version of Google Translate. Fortunately, there are links to videos on the Amazon site, and using these, I was able to assemble the tripod and mount my camera. It took a couple of more days to get the all wobbles out, and I still don't have a clue what one piece of metal hardware is for. Everything seems to function OK without it.Having said all of that, the system works great. If you can get past set-up, you'll have a fine tripod at a most reasonable price.

I recently received this tripod as a gift from a patron and used it in The Bahamas on an assignment. It is quite sturdy and I find it useful, especially when I was making a few quick panoramic images. It is not perfect; but it is definitely one of the best travel tripods I have used in over a decade.

As a large proportion of my photography is automotive I was looking for a tripod which as well as allowing the standard style of shots would allow extremely low down angles.Previously my low down shots have been band held however as I’m experimenting more with night photography I needed the ability to restrain the camera as low as possible angled up and with long exposures this needed to be sturdy.After looking at a lot of different Tripods I settled on the K&F as the pure versatility appeared to be more than many tripods at triple the price. I was pleasantly surprised upon just how flexible the tripod is, and if you’re prepared to think even further outside the box I was able to mount the camera upside down allowing it to be just millimetres above the ground for the best possible angle.With the ability to control every aspect of the tripod gives greater flexibility, the ball head and ability to mount the column horizontal or vertically gives a lot of control. I was skeptic all about how far the camera can over hang but providing the camera body is within the limits of the legs your find, and with the ability to hang you kit bag underneath for extra stability I can’t see have any trouble with that aspect. I’ve yet to try the mono-pod mode but imagine that will come in handy in tight places and the fact I’ll always have it with me as it’s part of the tripod is great.I was really pleased with the included carry case which also includes a strap, a real bonus as my camera bag is messenger style and doesn’t accommodate a tripod so I can just throw it over my shoulder.This is my first K&F product but will be sure to consider their other products as I grow my accessory collection.I’ve included a few photos of how I’ve managed to set up the camera on the tripod.

Good sturdy tripod, great vaule for money. Maybe lacks afew pro features but I knew that, but product you get for the price is good.