A light plastic tripod that tries to pass for aluminum. It's disappointing and devalues automatically. But its light weight is what I was looking for walks where I just want to put my camera quickly to make some taken without cluttering it. It is balanced enough to hold my Canon Powershot 260HS and his long lens (for APN) So a good tip for the climber / hiker / bushcrafter who wants a tripod that make you forget in a backpack. It remains to be seen how long the hinge plastoc will last between tightening and weight of my camera. I would have used the fact that it is to sell the plastic fluo or phosphorescent and saying it is specially designed for the elite lightweight fighter rather than to pretend it is metal.