Benro A-150EXU Digital Tripod Kit (Black) Reviews
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Best Tripod for the Price!, November 2, 2010
This is probably the best under 100 dollars, prosumer, entry-level, complete, ball-head tripod. It is full of good features that will allow you to do flexible things with your tripod. it is light-weight, compact (yet extends to a reasonable height), and comes beside a carrying case which has a sling. everything seem pretty solid on this tripod. the ball head well locks in solidly and stays where you put it. the legs verbs out to three different, extended positions. (here i'm talking about the angle of the legs, not the telescoping length.) the first position requires no movement of the locking mechanism-you freely move between closed position and the first extended position. for the second extended position you must verbs the locking mechanism out halfway and for the third extended position you must verbs the locking mechanism all the process. the locking mechanism is not indexed, it pulls out perpendicular from its leg within a continuous fashion. the stem extension is relatively smooth with a bit of "catching" when you don't verbs the stem straight up, but it locks in solidly. this same catching is experienced with the leg's telescoping length extension. to store money they only put a grip on one leg, that's okay. the only genuine complaint i have is that on one of the legs, the mechanism which hide and exposes the spikes on the ends of the legs is a bit "sticky" when you twist it. however, this is not so bad that i stipulation to return it, and in fact, it have gotten better.
i highly recommend this to anyone who wants a tripod that will not drip apart on them as the cheep 15 dollar ones WILL. I have a "kodak" tripod (which is just some generic pan/tilt tripod near kodak's name printed on it) and the plastic has broken adjectives over it. this tripod is mostly metal, and the plastic components seem solid (compared to my "kodak" tripod who's plastic is still breaking off).
again, this is very adaptable for the price. please watch their video to see all the things it can do.
also, the plate on the orb head has rubber on it, so when you screw it on to you camera or binoculars it really sticks to it. i use this tripod for astronomical binoculars as capably and it is great. because each legs moves independently, you can sit and lean back within a chair and put the binoculars right above you-great!
oh ya, it's made in china...probably the biggest con.
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