Manfrotto - Element 65" Tripod - Blue/black

I’m only giving it two stars because I really like this tripod a lot, right up until the point it broke while on a shoot less than a year after buying it. Went to flip the legs around and found the latches are no longer catching appropriately. Seems the little tension mechanisms they use wore out on two of the legs. Since this is my second one in two years, I’m just going to give up on Manfrotto.

I needed a tripod that is lightweight, easy to manipulate, and had built-in levels. This tripod met those expectations. Though the tripod is lightweight, it is very sturdy. The feet of the tripod can convert into spikes for instances where you need to take your set-up off a paved surface. There is a hook at the bottom of the middle column to add additional weights if needed to further stabilize the tripod. The built-in level works for both portrait and landscape grips. All in all, I am very satisfied with this purchase and highly recommend this tripod to photographers who are constantly on the move.

I have a monopod and tripod from this line of Manfroto supports. This was purchased for my son's girlfriend who is becoming quite the photographer. They camp regularly and I knew she needed a sturdy and lightweight tripod. From my past experiences I knew this would be of great use to her. She loves it and uses it regularly. Although it is no carbon fiber, it is still lightweight enough that she is able to take it camping with ease. Of course she and my son are much younger and much more energy than I do.

This is my first quality tripod. I have no regrets buying this. This was one of the best investments I have purchased for my camera. I have Nikon d810, and this tripod holds it solidly with no worries. I have used this in various terrains with no issues with stability. I’ve used it during windy times and have had no issues with movement. I do extended exposure photos and this has worked like a champ! I highly recommend! I got the blue color and it’s a beauty!

The tripod looks beautiful. Looks to be well made. Have only used it a few times so far. It appears to be solid. Haven't had any stability issues. Nothing has come loose like other reviewers have experienced. Still trying to get used to the methods of deploying the legs. I don't have a huge camera (Fuji X-T2), so the weight capacity doesn't bother me. Overall, of day this was a good buy. I would definitely recommend to others if they're looking for a fairly compact, lightweight tripod.

I did a lot of research for great compact travel tripods since I love to hike and explore outdoors, carrying the big one I have gets tiresome quickly. I use a Sony a7r iii with a 16-35 GM and the 24-70 GM. It can support the weight, but ball head does take some adjusting to compensate for it. The plate needs to be affixed to the camera very firmly to reduce movement, not the easiest plate to screw/unscrew, but so far it's doing ok. Wish it was clip locks instead of twist locks.

I’m 6’3”. At it highest setup with a Nikon D870/ 28-300 zoom it’s very steady wide stance legs. Folds up into a nice size for transport and very light weight. The only downside to this are to many adjustments to make tight . It is still new to me so there is to many adjustment joint need to loosen to move and retighten to secure/ to much thought need when you need to think about taking pictures under pressure I like it. But you do need to pay attention what you got

I own the upper version of this for my Canon DSLR and could not be happier. This came in 75% less and is almost as good as that unit. Just does not have the features but they are not missed for my use. I use with GoPro and works great. Small compact unit with bag makes transport east. Sets up in seconds.