Much tripod for the money

After a long search for a tripod I had finally decided on the Vanguard Alta Pro 263AB 100. In the selection and the Manfrotto tripod were 055XPROB with the 498RC2 ball head (good quality but expensive, less flexible) and the Mantona Tripod Pro Macro II (cheap but with quality constraints and not flexible).
Motivations for Alta Pro were then the high flexibility of the stand with fold-down and reversed mountable center column, the price and the quality. It was, at first glance, the all-round stand what I was looking for.

When unpacking I was excited directly by the feel of the tripod. It is very stable and solid, but is light and when folded nicely handy. The legs can be smoothly in and out and fix it. The center column can be converted easily and is also, in addition to the tripod head, rotate 360 ​​° and tilted by 90 °.

In the first test photos, the camera sits safely and firmly on the tripod. Whether with a 50mm prime lens or with a 70-300mm telephoto lens. Here, also confirmed the flexibility of the stand. From panoramas on moon photography to macro photography everything is so possible. Even in difficult positions is the tripod and enables almost always a perfect positioning of the camera. Even when fully extended and tilted 90 ° center column can use the tripod, while maintaining a counterweight on the center column is necessary, which is easy but can be attached at the end of the center column!

The tripod head fulfills all the requirements that I presented to this for me. He fixes the camera well and is easy to adjust. Pleasantly here is also that it can be rotated 360 °, so that you can shoot panoramas so simple. Useful is here at the scale printed.

Conclusion:
The Vanguard Alta Pro 263AB 100 is simply a very good tripod, in which you get a lot for your money and stand covering almost all photo areas. I can only recommend this tripod and have fun every time when using.