I'm only an amateur photographer, but I did not expect that you get such a good tripod for so little money. I am very tall (1.89 m) and the tripod can be up to the optimum height (even extend a little higher. Construction, attach the camera and takes, if one has reingefuchst, less than a minute to align. It may be that the stand is a little shaky, for the ambitious amateur photographers can be found on the market currently is no better tripod for this ridiculous price! If it were up 6 star!