Review on SIRUI AM Carbon Fiber Tripod With Two-Section Carbon Fiber Center Column (AM254+SL200) by Eddie Man

I really like this tripod. The build quality is awesome. In the flat leg position, it makes for a rock solid platform for ground level perspectives. What sold me the most was the 33lb weight capacity. I use this with a Pentax 645z medium format DSLR. Weight of that camera and biggest lens I have is 7lb. With added ball head, everything is still under 10lbs. In the lower height positions of this tripod, I would say it can steadily support 33lbs easily. But in the higher positions (with center column), even the load with my camera, lens and head being under 10lbs, it is not stable. I have yet to try with a sand bag pulling down on the column so hopefully that will be enough to stabilize it at the taller heights.