Due to the partially bad reviews I have already expecting to have to send the tripod back. Only known to me for decades manufacturer name and my consistently good experience with the products from Cullmann have let me risk the order. But then I was really pleasantly surprised. The tripod is prima processed and perfectly suitable for a digital camera or a light video camera. For 25, - Euro you get here a lot more than you can expect. The maximum height is outstanding for the price range, the hook of the center column the necessary stability even in windy conditions can produce by weight. The head fulfills all to be fulfilled in this price range conditions. Who leads this program via the juddering panning or unsuitability for heavy professional equipment complaint, should be for the 15 - establish a professional tripod with oil-damped head 20 times money, he has what he means to do ... but it must also pay. Pseudo-professionals who think they can find in this price range a professional tripod, simply have no idea. For 25, - uro this tripod is unbeatable price-performance ratio and sufficient for any amateur photographers. The only drawback: The shell stinks really pathetic Chemicals .... but 10 days on a well ventilated place (garage) suspended and this issue has also been done.