For under 20 can not do much wrong, I thought! In fact, the little thing surprised with very solid workmanship and is even supplied with a bag! The 3 "wings" can be folded down and locked by rotating ring as pillars of the center column. It is very stable, despite extended center column! (Total height 38 cm) This is quite simple with a rotary arretiertierbar and solve again. The small ball head has already reached at a DLSR and Standard Zoom at the limit of its capabilities, and even then the bolt must be "slammed" neat. The specified maximum load of 1 kg is actually realistic. For small compact cameras that is more than enough! I unscrewed the ball head and replaced with a more stable, old Cullmann capita. Likewise, the center column can be unscrewed and the ball head can be placed directly on the foot. The otherwise applicable minimum height of 30 cm can be reduced to 17.5 cm. When folded, it is just 21 cm high and eats very little space and weight on my trips! Class part!