the tripod is really very short, just perfect as a travel tripod, since it completely fits in only mid-sized camera bags; Installation very simple and well suited for a system camera with "thicker" objective; some of the leg parts are only partially stripped and locked, some leg parts can be adjusted to the millimeter and fixed by turning; This is especially true for the top parts: I suspect, therefore, as some have grumbled in their review a Instabiltät because the manual is in English only and have therefore some not probably understood that the legs by turning only be fixed and then no longer adjusted, long story short: The quality has surprised and was just the best for travel.