I bought this Staiv well and I must say, just great. Light yet stable. Fully extended, it is 170 cm without a camera so I do not need to take off everything with my 183 cm. The stand is in spite of the size will still be stable and "wobbles" not. Only that is on the thread for the camera no cap here I am completely satisfied. Also the price is angemessen.Ich would say here makes you not bad buy. Oh, like a previous speaker, wrote that it "stinks" I can not confirm. It smells of anything ....