Solid, hard, valuable.

The first impression is deceptive: that's not a small monopod on the go, which is a heavy and massive, up above eye level retractable stand that the photographer when working with Tele offers a good compromise between fixed bearing and great freedom of movement. The terminals snap without play and can also provide even more severe with the supplied Allen key. The top part of the stand has a grippy coating, which can, however be used rarely - unless you use Cullmann as a walking stick or stick ... No, Seriously, I feel in photography both hands on the camera when mounting the camera the material still good, and easy to grip without slipping.
The fold-out three Standbeinchen are a nice addition if you suddenly need a tripod for a light required, for which I, however, prefer Dreibeiner. You should not get the idea to want to use the tripod with three legs with the camera, the first place the tripod is therefore not particularly just, second, it vibrates at the slightest movement to and fro violently. Now for those little legs are not intended, real added value of this addition for me not, if I need a free standing, I prefer to take my stable tripod, which is barely heavier than the Cullman. Conclusion: Impressive solid tripod, ultimately only be used for telephoto shots of moving objects, where it is important to keep the camera completely mobile, yet reasonably stable. But then only recommended, I have rarely had such a massive, stable and valent tripod in your fingers - it's hard to expect that you will take the 10-year guarantee ever to complete.