Product Description

In photography, a lot of time is spent getting to the location where you want to shoot. Sometimes in airplanes, trucks, buses, and often on foot. SLIK carbon fiber tripods greatly reduce the weight you have to pack, and can make the experience of "getting there" as enjoyable as getting the shots when you arrive.PRODUCT FEATURES:Gun Metallic only;SPRINT PRO legs with a compact all-metal 3-way pan head;Quick-release camera mount plate;An extremely lightweight and flexible tripod, great for travel photography.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3963 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Slik
• Model: 611-862
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 4.00" w x 19.00" l, 2.80 pounds

Features

• SLIK SPRINT PRO 3-WAY TRIPOD W/PAN HEAD *NIC*

Customer Reviews

Great tripod, and it comes with a case too
Very nice tripod. Watch-out for the suggestive sale on the Slik tripod carrying case. We purchased it along with the tripod not knowing that Slik packages it with a travel case. The worst part is that the case Amazon suggest purchasing with this is too large for the tripod. Fortunately they agreed to take it back. So purchase the tripod and forgo the extra case and you will be happy.

Just the right size to fit in carry on bag
I purchased this tripod about 1 year ago, and have been quite pleased. Its best feature is that it is short enough (due to 3-way) to fit inside a carry-on bag. Most other tripods are just too long. It also rises to over 6 foot in height when fully extended. It is not as stable as a Bogan (of course), but it's a lot more portable when on the go. I have this tripod and my Bogan, and this one gets used about 90% of the time. I also like the fact that is is quite light, yet quite strong. I did break off the small adjustment knob when I dropped it, but fixed it with a little super glue. It would be nice if Amazon also sold spare parts.

Bob

A bit disappointed
I bought this for my Canon S5 IS (with a metal lens adapter and a couple filters attached most of the time) and after waiting around for a week for it to arrive at my doorstep, I was a bit disappointed. It's a tad too flimsy for my tastes.

The Bad

With the legs at full length and the center column at the lowest point, the legs would bend a considerable amount. Out of 10 medium-exposure night shots taken with the tripod legs fully retracted, I could only get 2 shots to come out clear. My tripod was also shipped with a sticky (to the point where you needed a flathead screwdriver to get it loose) leg angle adjustment clip which was easily resolved by taking the leg assembly apart and tuning a couple screws. With two leg sections extended, I was still getting considerable shake and movement in a light breeze. Then again, it's a travel tripod designed to be lightweight.

The Good

It's small enough to strap to the outside of my bag so I can take it long-distance with ease. The light weight helps as well. The different number of positions it can achieve is also pretty neat. This came in handy for macro shots.

Conclusion

It's a decent travel tripod and it doesn't hold too much weight if it's fully extended.

And one other thing, the user-taken photos for this product are actually photos of the Slik Pro 700DX.