Manfrotto - Compact Action Smart 61" Tripod - Black

I absolutely love this tripod. I gave my first one to my son to use and I missed it so much that after a few months I had to go buy another one for myself! It gets high, and low, enough for any situation. The piston grip is a dream to work with and allows me to adjust my shots quickly, frequently and easily. I wouldn't go any other way!

Great! Does what I need it to do. It’s sturdy and sits at a lower height than other tripods typically do which is exactly what I needed. This tripod holds my mirrorless SLR right over the top of my iMac at the perfect height so I can use it as a webcam for virtual work.

This is an awesome tripod for the beginner photographer .. the attachment for the camera mount is the BEST .. let me say that again “ The BEST” why you ask it’s like a giant screw without the little loop handle that never wants to stay down as you screw it on and off .. well they’ve solved the problem.. I literally sold my other tripod to buy 2 of these

I bought this tripod to fit in my suitcase for a recent trip to New England. Shot pix in Plymouth and Gloucester, MA and Bath and Bar Harbor, Maine. The tripod was easy to set up for each shot and worked very well with my Nikon D300S. Got lots of great shots! ! !

We were first time users for a tripod and I LOVE this one! We got it to take our own pictures with our Canon - PowerShot SX740 HS 20.3-Megapixel Digital Camera!! It was so easy to use and because of the excellent stabilization it offered we were able to capture professional level photography pictures for us just being amateurs :)) love that it has cell phone option capability too :)) the pictures attached, we used the tripod for :) also love that it comes with a bag to carry it in!

It’s low cost manfrotto tripod, the quick release pistol grip is very nice, one pistol grip cost more than the tripod, it come with phone grip maybe cost about 10$, it’s a good deal

Let me start by saying there is one main reason I got this tripod over others that Manfrotto makes, I like this brand. But the reason I got this exact one is because of the way that the legs extend, its not twist tighten where you have to screw the piece on the legs over and over to adjust its just a simple click open and close to set up or take down! - Build Quality - This is a great tripod and works very well for the reason I got it. Now that being said its not the most heavy duty tripod out there but I got this for mobility and to still be sturdy. Along with the speed of those clips for adjusting the legs in and out! So far its good and I like the way that they set up the mount so it's easy on and off with which ever device you're using. The adjustable moving head with twist knob and handle may take a moment to get use to but is still good quality. - Use and ability - This thing does what I want its a quick release leg system. The height for just about anything is there and you can go one step over the legs if you need to move up and down its got a bar set up to slide higher, which works and give more height. It is also light enough that I can strap it to the underside off my camera back pack and not really notice it, while still being heavy enough I'm not going to break it or worry about it falling over really. The handle by your camera works well but I will say isn't great for like panning shots, but I don't think its meant for this its just to adjust shooting angles quickly. As I said before the mount to the camera system is great and so quick to get on and off any device! Theres one other thing the top part that slides up and down actually comes off there so I guess if you wanted that could be used to hold your camera or device with out having it on the tripod? Thats honestly it for a tripod I think almost anyone will be happy with the quality of this product and I think is should hold up for quite a while! Oh and it comes with the camera clip and you can mount your camera right to the tripod with out getting anything else! thats cool ... Thanks for reading hope you like this thing if you get it because of my review, I enjoy mine and actually use it about everyday. ** that second photo with my hand in there is just showing you what will screw into the bottom of your camera, device, or that phone mount fo the quick release... if you have never owned one of these before**

For what it's worth, I've been a Director of Photography for 25+ years, I've used the top of the line tripods but I needed something small enough for travel to lock-off some shots while on the go, mainly for stills. I didn't expect much, honestly, but the Manfrotto name is respected so I didn't know what to expect. I was beyond surprised. The legs are light but sturdy (for a DSLR). The build quality is great. I really dig the pistol grip with the analog 'wheel' for tension that you can just roll with your thumb. For stills, this is excellent. For video, you can't pan/tilt with it smoothly but that's not the design of it, that's a fluid head. I just got some 'video' shots of a pan but it was a little bouncy but then I just steadied it in editing. But, as a locked-off video shot, it's great and doesn't wobble. I was going to use a monopod (with feet) for travel shots but this took its spot. Really pleasantly surprised. (And of course, now it's $10 off the week after I bought it, haha)