Actually, I was looking for a lightweight travel tripod and left me blinded by the specified items weighing 454 g. De facto, the Tripod has 990 g, which is more than twice the weight. By cross-bracing and fixable in the height of the struts center column the tripod is quite stable. For my taste, too many plastic parts have been processed, for example, at the crank, so you have to go here wisely to work if you want to make the center column up or down. A forgotten locking screw and rotate with more force at the crank, and the mishap happened. Otherwise there is little to complain about, the equipment is complete: Quick fix the camera on a mounting plate, spirit level, shoulder bag. The price-performance ratio in any case, so I'll keep the tripod.