Review on Peak Design Travel Tripod: Lightweight & Sturdy 5-Section Aluminum Camera Tripod by Jun Alves

I originally ordered the aluminum version, I just found the CF version too expensive, but it was either lost in the post or delivered to the wrong address. Revain never gave details, but I got my money back. So I bought another one from B&H and then took it to Henry's cell and looked at the CF version. I immediately regretted my purchase and immediately bought Henry's CF version and the universal ball head adapter. You wouldn't think the weight would matter that much, but it really does. All you have to do is close your eyes and swipe your credit card. For what you get, there are few reasons to complain. The lack of built-in level/parallel panning is my biggest gripe. Yes I can do this by holding the ball head steady while panning, but it will never be perfect so I use a third party adapter and ball head when doing landscape or something with similar requirements. The reason people are crazy about this tripod is that it is not only durable but also remarkably compact. The closed diameter is smaller than my water bottle. The bag that comes with it is good, as is the extra shoulder strap. I am not satisfied with some plastic parts. Although plastic, the locking mechanism works great. I'm not a huge fan of having to disassemble the stock ball head and center post to attach a third-party one, and I'm not a huge fan of the plastic hook on the center post that feels like the weight of my backpack. the weight itself. I could walk in any direction on the hidden camera mount. It seems a little nifty, and in my humble opinion, if you're using a $350 or $600 tripod to control your phone, you might be making more money than you're worth. A push button tool kit will be much appreciated. I've noticed that the center cocking knob, on both of my models at least, spills over with grease/grease and had to take it upon myself to remove what was there and replace it with a sparing amount of what I believe to be able to find grease of the same brand. Sometimes when I loosened the tension on the B-pillar, the (plastic) handle bounced off quickly. I'm usually a big fan of Peak Design products and this is no exception. I doubt I would use it as my main tripod for work, but the name says Peak Design Travel Tripod. It's imperceptible on a plane, while hiking, or just walking around town. If you've just started using your Peak Design mobile system, I can't wait (and I hope it integrates Magsafe charging).