Manfrotto MK290LTA3-BHUS 290 Light Aluminum Tripod with Ball Head
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Great Value at a Reasonable Price
My equipment sees rugged service, particularly my tripod which does not travel in a padded environment. So reasonable price is important. This tripod certainly has that. For your money you get a sturdy tripod light enough not to be a burden. It takes a little experience to avoid catching your fingers in the tripod snaps, but they work and hold firmly. The head lacks dedicated horizontal rotation; you have to use the ball for all moves. But the fr... Show More
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Light and Sturdy
This is a very nicely made, sturdy, and light weight tripod & ball head combo. It's easy to carry, straight forward to set-up & adjust, and also balances well on my day pack. I like the flip-lock design for extending the legs, which is similar to my heavier Manfrotto tripod that tends to stay in the car. The ball head easily holds my D500 with full frame 28-70mm f2.8 lens and 80-200mm f2.8 lens with tripod collar. I see they also offer a slightly... Show More
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Good tripod for small camera.
I am a videographer for wedding, events and performance. This light tripod is good for my second camera. And sometime I need switch my camera between the slider and the monopod (with a Manfrotto 234RC Tilt Head ), so this ball head is good for my slider since it also using the 200-PL unit. I give it 4 stars because the tripod is perfect: light, solid, nice finishing and good design ---- It can go lower by the easy way. but the ball head is just give a cheap feel. the lock and the friction dial can be one. I used the other ball head take panning shoot, but it hard with this one.
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Built like a Rock yet lightweight & compact
I ordered this tripod to be the primary tripod I use for indoor photography. This new manfrotto replaced a sunpak carbon fiber model. So far so great! Much sturdier construction than the Sunpak and the ball head and legs are quick to setup and break down as well. All components are rock solid and built to last. I also have an ancient it heavy Bogen 3211 Tripod (made by Manfrotto) that I also still use on occasion that has never failed me after 25 years of use. That bodes well for this new little manfrotto!
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Great tripod for my growing needs
I'm an amateur photog with enough skills to be dangerous. I'm shooting most of my images these days with a Sony a6500 with various frames. This tripod works great, is stable for a lot of my basic needs (sports photos, family photos, corporate shots) and it's sturdy and even easy enough to use that my 5-year old son likes playing with the legs. Because it's built well, I don't cringe when my son is playing with it. ;-)
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My Manfroto tripod
We chose this tripod after visiting the NYC superstore which in itself was a wonderful thing! The service was wonderful and the salesman was very helpful. We ended up having to order the tripod but it was sent fairly quickly to our home address in AZ. My tripod is so sturdy and so versatile! I take a lof of indooor, macro photos so this comes in so handy when taking those shots. I love my new tripod! Thank you B&H!!
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Sensible, reliable light weight Manfrotto product
Solid, reliable build. Have swapped the ball head that came with the 290 for Manfrotto's 494 mini ball head which allows more movements and is still light and in keeping with the unit. Works well with the weight it's designed for. Sensible combination for hiking; the light ball head fits well with a monopod, and works well.
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Could be better
Nice tripod, but the ball head is craap. You can't pan without unlocking the tilt (only one lock). This is the case on my full size Manfroto also. Bought a different ball head, and it's fine now, but this ball head should be banned from the planet. ;-)
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A sturdy tripod
This tripod is sturdy, but a lighter duty tripod. It is great for traveling, too. Manfrotto makes tripods that are easy to set up and put away with the clip release on the legs. The head is small but well built for normal DSLR use and smaller lenses.
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I had the shakes!
Very stable, well built and should work for my cameras! I would recommend this to my friends & family.
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