I never expected to write much about this tripod — I prefer snap locks to twist locks, and my one seriously severe photography obsession is with Markin’s ballheads. So I knew I’d hate this tiny thing with its twist legs and tiny lever-action ballhead. And don’t get me wrong, I still hate this ballhead and I don’t like twist-lock legs. But this thing is amazing. Its incredibly small and light, a backpacker’s dream. And its so well designed and made that I have to just marvel at it. Set up its quite sturdy and nicely adjustable. With a little weight attached to the center hook, and the center post not-very-extended its capable of holding a 300 f2.8, although just barely. Its excellent, though, as a very portable tripod for a camera and landscape lens, allowing you to take nice, long exposures.

Would I buy one? Not unless I was a hiker who always carried a tripod. But there are times that I sure will use it, when I don’t feel like carrying a full-size tripod but might need a long exposure for a dusk shot, or a waterfall, etc. This is a superb little bit of gear.