MeFOTOAir Einbeinstativ

The colour of choice for my daughter and perhaps black might be more "professional; but it is PURPLE and at only £61.52 a lot cheaper than all the over colours at around £120 (at the time of writing June 2018, green is £83 over £20 cheaper than the other colours).At 1194g it is heavier than I would like as a daily carry whilst trekking, but at 154cm fully extended remains far more stable than the lighter and smaller tripods I have. I am not sure I have a use for the selfie stick - by removing one of the legs - but the remote for a mobile phone and the included mount for one are nice extras to have. If travelling with carry on only it is large, shorter than the Slik 500g but wider and deeper. the 500g Velbon VTP-815 is a dwarf in comparison.This feels and handles like a quality tripod. The twist and lock of the legs is positive and I have had no problems with making sure it is tight. I do prefer the lever locking but the MeFoto emulates that of the Slik 500g, and the 180cm tall Slik video tripod just as effectively.Check out the reviews on YouTube. Even at the £120 plus this is a good choice of tripod. Watch out for the changing prices on Amazon and try to get your colour choice at a lower price.

I loved this tripod since I first saw it and thought this is exactly what I've been looking for.However.It has a minor flaw: the top head hasn't been designed very well. It always moves (rotates) and can't be locked - because of bad design.I will be returning this item but also will be waiting for the next generation of this product where all issues are resolved because it is a good quality product and I do really like the locks - they make it really fast to operate the tripod. That bit is absolutely fantastic.***to be fair, this shouldn't pose a problem for smaller, non-DSLR cameras. My DSLR (Nikon D7100 and Sigma 18-35mm F1.8) is about 4kg (MeFOTO states this product has been designed for cameras up to 6KG - I disagree with that after using the product) and as I said earlier this is causing the top unable to lock... I would buy (and will consider in the future) for another (smaller) camera setup though...Waiting for the next release and then will certainly buy (assuming that all problems are resolved).

Il est vraiment mini une fois replié, moins de 30cm. Il rentre tout seul dans un petit sac à dos. Il monte aussi très haut à 150cm. Je suis étonné qu'à cette hauteur il soit aussi stable, bien sûr avec un hybride ou un appareil de moins d'1kg. Je trouve le système d’allongement des pieds bien pratique et facile à serrer et desserrer. Il n'y a pas de jeu, tout est stable. Et la qualité de fabrication est excellente. Sincèrement, ce n'est pas un gadget.

I love almost everything about this. It's relatively small and light, yet does everything most people need from a basic tripod. Given how small it folds down to, it's relatively fast and easy to set up and take down. I need that, and it delivers. That it fits in any backpack easily is amazing. All of the adjustments you need are available and very easy/quick to make. It even has a cell phone adaptor included (with its own pouch in the bag!) and a hook for a hold-down weight. It also converts to a monopod / selfie stick. There's little it can't do. You'll never get a truly smooth pan head in something this size, but I've actually managed some decent pans with this. My only real complaint is that it's difficult to get all parts of the legs fully locked. Every so often, a leg segment starts to slowly slide down and I have to stop my shoot to tighten it. It's quick and easy to tighten, and doesn't happen super often, but it's still annoying.

I like the hyperlock legs, one quick twist to loosen and another quick twist to lock. you do need to get a feel how tight to twist or you might find a leg slipping. center column uses the same hyperlock system but i didn't find it beneficial especially with the annoying "single action" ball head. i learned what a "single action" ball head is (and why i returned the tripod), what this mean is you only have one knob to control ALL motion of the ball head(camera). if you have the camera level but want to pan to the left or right, you need to loosing the ball potentially flopping out of level. if you try to pan the head before it is loosened enough then you have the potential to loosen the hyperlock of the center column. (other reviews mention this, now i understand). i believe the higher models, Roadtrip and Globetrotter, do have a separate panning knob. i was thinking of replacing the ball head with a spare i have but it doesn't seem replaceable (i couldn't figure it out). i think i will be getting the Roadtrip with a very minor size and weight penalty.