Since a tripod is quite bulky, it arrives in a huge box, but it weighs very little. Your original box from the product itself is a bit cramped dimensioned and thus it came with me to the fact that the head has pressed through the cardboard and made cracks and dents. No drama, but not as nice. Ulf Bauer wrote: "The tilt function for portrait pictures is a bit hard to use." I can confirm that. The first 45 ° going fine, the last 45 ° harder and to the vertical cracks in the last 10-15 °'s even slightly. I hope with a little oil, to be able to resolve this issue. The lever for fixing "Easy Security Lock" makes a slightly unstable impression, but I would like the manufacturer assume nothing. Let's assume that he will keep fine. Last negative point: there were some Katscher and scrapes on the legs and on the plastic of the head, but really only very slightly. I objected to it on Amazon and a reasonable small discount for get (or alternatively, they could send a new and I return mine, but I did not), with the solution I'm satisfied. So much for the worse, now the positives: The hooks on the bottom seemed to me at first a mystery, until I read that you can hang it extra weight for more stability. Clever! The whole stand is very light, has a convenient carrying handle and a supplied bag with zipper and carrying strap. The legs are very easy to extend and lock, swivels the head and rotates easily (ok, hooked a tiny bit, but that is getting better with time, I think), the water balance is a nice additional function (there are 2 water trucks fitted , as a tube and as a point), as well as the ball joints in the feet. Normal feet have probably done it, but does not damage it. One can as you'd expect from a tripod lock all settings and release (height, left-right rotation (tilt), vertically or horizontally, or something in between if you want, and legs), the crank is very convenient and at maximum height he was still very stable. I hope he will be able to carry the 270 gr. Of my new camcorder well (also in edgewise). Probably not a problem, but there were also reports, where described the "Easy Security Lock" a heavier DSLR camera has not kept. He is, after all low, beautifully compact foldable and light, so as well for a little trip suitable (even by bike, fit in or on a backpack). The stand gets me only four out of five stars because the processing would have a little better total can be. The functionality is however fine fine. The service regarding Amazon. Complaint was 1A. Very quickly edited.
