Summary: I like to take a lot of low-level lighting shots and needed stability. This tripod is rock-steady. I wanted to keep the cost down so I picked a tripod from the lower end...
Pros: Compact, Easily Adjusted, Good Footing, Lightweight, Locks In Tight, Smooth Movement
Manfrotto 785 Modo Maxi Photo Video Grip Head Tripod
Cliff Dearing "Belated Tech Connoisseur", Amazon
30 January 2010
Summary: One word: WOW This tripod EXCEEDED my expectations. It is extremely lightweight and very compact. I would have liked to have seen a case or bag of some sort included with...
Summary: Lets get this straight up front. This tripod is designed for 1kg (~2.2lbs). If you are still lugging around a tank like DSLR, this is probably not the tripod for that...
Summary: it's a nice tripod and I don't find any problems with it. If I have to mention one problem, that is you need to put some effort on panning smoothly.
Summary: I suddenly needed a tripod for an upcoming out of town trip. I was initially considering Dolica620B but is currently out of stock so i had to go to my local camera store...
Summary: A must get for location photographers. I even used my 7d/batt. grip/30mm f1.4 Sigma lens on it. I never left it by itself for too long, but it did it's job.