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That was three days ago. When I was done I went to lower the head.
Then the crank made an ugly grinding sound and little bits of plastic fell out from the base. I turned the crank and everything was fine until the head was about 2 inches from the base.
When I pulled this tripod out of the box I was all set to come here and give it a glowing review. Today, I was photographing some trees.
The crank no longer does anything, it just spins around freely and the head is stuck at the position.I'm going to have to buy a new tripod after only 3 days of light use. It seemed very sturdy and I really thought it was a fantastic deal.
Since then, I have used the tripod only a few times.
Great tripod. For the money you are paying you will get an excellent tripod. Light enought to carry around but sturdy and firm to get the quality of pictures you need.
I use it to hold up a medium size camera, and it feels like it can hold up something like a Canon Digital Rebel with its plastic body and a lightweight 300mm lens okay, but not a heavy metal bodied SLR with a great big long lens. I very much prefer the handle over the bag. The removable mounting piece is really cheap(but it serves it's purpose) so I use the mount from another tripod instead. If you've got money for a camera like that, then you need to buy yourself a better, heavier tripod. It does not come with a bag but has a carrying handle. Bought this tripod to replace an older sony tripod that only went up to my chest.
It's stable enough though. Even with all it's flaws I still do not regret the purchase because it is very tall, serves it's purpose well enough, and is super-cheap in price(just wish it was heavier). It has excellent height and is a steal at $21, still, it has some problems. The older sony had a bag but it is VERY uncomfortable carrying a loose, dangly tripod on your back, and it is also awkward to carry without a handle. By the way, people who NEED expensive bogen-manfrotto tripods and probably use bulky, heavy equipment have no business buying cheap-o $21 tripods and then saying how much they suck, IMHO. The old sony tripod has thinner legs but feels more solid/less shakey, probably because the connectors that go from the legs to the center column are aluminum while the mk-4's is plastic.
Panning is not the smoothest, the legs on mine are silver which can cause bad reflections in glass, and minimum working height is 2 feet so you might want to get something to cover low shooting.
I would have expected a level position when on the rest.I sent back my tripod presto and I will save a little bit more to buy a used Bogen/Manfrotto tripod on eBay (they can be found at ~$80 with head).Don't waste your money on these cheapo tripods. The head is very inaccurate, when on the horizontal rest position, it has a 3 degrees error (which means you have to correct it by slightly raising one side). Don't expect a nice product for $25, the tripod does not look very solid (made in China). The bubble is pretty useless because it is not very precise (up to 5 degrees of angle it won't detect it).
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