Previously I had a Cullman aluminum tripod. Through the new purchase I could (together with the tripod head) save around 500g weight. May sound little, but if you do the whole day (or even the whole holiday) constantly carry around, it actually comes in on little things.
To test I have set up next to each other both tripods and waggled his hand in it. Here they do not seem to differ. Both have been pretty quiet.
Then it came to a practical test with a lot of wind on the coast. Again, the stand was very solid and did not even wobbled.
With built-in spirit level, I would have been happier, so a star deduction.
Nice add-on is the free bag that is included.
