It is the first stand what I bought. Since I'm a newcomer to SLR stuff and just bought all at once everything, I wanted a tripod have to pay which is there anyway the overall good equipment are expensive, but the stand must also be good in quality. The tripod must be for the holidays, so do not let on and reduce to large too heavy and it must be easy to fit. By the way, the tripod I use on my Sony Alpha SLT A58, and a Nikon Coolpic compact and at a BenQ Bridge Camera. The shipment was right class, the tripod was fast and very well packed, things were not going that clear 5 star to the dealer. A minimum height of 155cm must have equally. The tripod I use now for 1 month. Now for evaluation. The bag for the tripod is class. Looks good, goes well and seems to be really robust. The stand itself is easy to slide in and out and is a matter of seconds charged even in the dark it machtr no problems, all clippers and brackets are attached Optimal. The Camera can be either mounted directly on the stand or you can take before the clip on what is also better because otherwise you can not tighten the screw. If it is screwed, it keeps Bombenfest, you can then also stand and Cam wear at the same time. I still have not found situations where I could not use the tripod, whether small photograph on the ground or at night to the moon that always fits, thanks to the myriad variable settings. Small flaw, but deducting 1 star, the upper Festellrad for the angle does not engage 100% one, you have 2, 3 times to follow suit then goes there and the locking screw under the clip on the Cam is hands attached a bit small for bigger men, has since try to 2, 3 times. All in all, do not like rankommen Top professional tripod, but I'm no professional photographer. For the price I would buy the dealer himself the tripod at any time again.