TOP Photo camera tripod with panoramic Patrick Ball Head Model 2014 - togopod 2 in 1 "PATRICK" Resilience: 50kg Panorama ball head: 5kg pack size: 39cm Height: 180cm Weight: 1688g (Electronics) 4
TOP Photo camera tripod with panoramic Patrick Ball Head Model 2014 - togopod 2 in 1 "PATRICK" Resilience: 50kg Panorama ball head: 5kg pack size: 39cm Height: 180cm Weight: 1688g (Electronics)
I was looking for a hiking grade tripod that may well disappear in my backpack. However Togopod has the tripod a padded (!) Attached pocket, so that I can also outside the stand with a clear conscience fix the backpack. The Togopod Panorama Patrick is valuable and very well made. If I compare it with my Manfrotto 055XPROB, the latter would perform worse. I tested the Togopod Patrick with a D7000 and inter alia with mounted Sigma 120-400mm (with Removable 2.8kg). Due to the length of the tripod lens or the head vibrates slightly, the mirror lock should be used here. However, with this tripod I wanted in this combination in any case do not work because I go hiking the 120-400mm not have this ..). The tripod should work with the Nikon 18-105mm, 35mm, 10.5mm and the D7000. For the tripod / head combination is very suitable. Nice to have a ball head is included. But must of be real? The ball head has no friction adjustment (which at this price probably would not be feasible with other manufacturers). That reminds me ever a camera / lens combination is tilted backwards when loosening the locking screw on another head, I do not want to use such heads prefer. The locking screws are coated with a rubber but it slips already by the tightening of the screw; when the screws are tightened more frequently, then the rubber leiert probably quickly. The head was against another head, with whom I can work well, replaced.
Now, at a really annoying detail: Why is let into the tripod plate is not a small screw that is screwed to the head assembly from below into your plate, gegenkontert the lens head? Thus head and tripod were a unverrutschbare unit. I use the ball head happy times, to turn the camera on the set friction. If the ball head is not countered, but attached only to the 3/8 "center bolt, this tends to the pan to the left like to solve. It is only a detail, but I'll drill a hole through the tripod plate, a thread cutting and a grub screw screwed. Does that but please, at the plant with ...
Conclusion: + Stable tripod! + Small pack size + Padded bag included + Top price / performance!
- Tripod plate should be as described above, modified.
I give 4 stars because I think it's overall very good tripod, especially in this price range and would buy it again.
Addendum: I pack just for a photo trip. When packing the tripod in my pocket I have noticed a "strum". It turns out that in his pocket a small pocket is sewn, which is filled with 3 Allen keys. Great idea !! To follow all the tools are going to go, if necessary, to take time for the screws. Perfect!