LEOFOTORanger - Carbon Tripod including Ball Head - Legs adjustable in 3 Angles - Ideal for Macro Photography - LS-325C+LH-40

Had a good experience using tripod on a trip to Death Valley & Joshua Tree National Parks. Appears sturdy, legs & ball head locked & unlocked easily. Appeared well sealed against sand & dust. Durability remains to be see. I would have given it 5 stars except that the instruction booklet is very poor, both from the perspective of completeness, i.e., not describing use of every component provided, as well as being written in very poor English. Finally, there is a Warranty card enclosed, but no information about how to register the product. An email from Leofoto about this was also poorly written & referred me to seller--Amazon--if I had an issue with the product. Let's hope this won't be necessary; I don't want to be ping-ponged back & forth between Amazon & the manufacturer.

The tripod was highly recommended by Umesh Gogna and it proved its worth. I still need to see it working in windy and tough environment but on my Fuji XT3 and 100-400, I was able to get a crisp moon shot which eluded me with Peak Design which had some balance issues. Peak design is good for wide angles and normal zooms but for telephoto lenses like 100-400, 200-500 and more, you need better tripods- sturdier and reliable.

Overall its a decent tripod for most people... but serious landscape photographers who like to really jam the tripod legs into soft surfaces (sand, mud, etc) may run into issues with the joints not holding up, causing the legs to slide into each other despite the twist lock being at its tightest point.

Great tripod

I was in the market for a new tripod and was recommended this from a friend. I needed something sturdy that can hold my camera or rifle. I was actually looking for legs that have a flip lock instead, but compromised with twist. So far, the twist lock feels better and is about as fast as flips to change height