Sunpak - PlatinumPlus Ultra 7000 2-in-1 70" Tripod and Monopod - Silver

I bought this when traveling and needed a tripod for an event. The build quality is terrible. Out of the box, the tab to tighten the camera on the mount popped off. I needed to use a pliers to tighten the camera onto the mount. The tilt on the camera mount isn't flat in its lowest position (down a couple degrees. Extremely annoying trying to tighten the tilt and get it flat so the pictures aren't at an angle. So, the tripod may be level according to the built in bubble level but the head is still tilted. The worst part is the design of the head. You have to loosen the wing knob for the head to turn. The groove on the tripod is not deep enough. If the knob is even slightly loose to turn, the whole head can come off. I found out the hard way when I tilted the tripod to adjust the legs and watched my camcorder bounce off the cement. I would not recommend this tripod to anyone. It's too bad because the carry handle is nice, the legs are good, the foam on the legs make it easy to grip, etc...

It works great with my camera amd I am enjoying shooting some great sunsets.

It does hold the camera well but not with a long lens.Fair for the price but I would recommend spending the extra and buy something else.

The second time I used this the leg support broke. It was passed the 15 day mark to bring back so I contacted sunpak and they said I would have to pay for shipping so they could look at it and determine if the warranty would cover it. So I paid 60 dollars for their defective product and they want me to shell out an additional 20 dollars for them to see if a broken leg support is covered under their warranty.I will never ever ever ever buy anything from this company again.

The main part of the tripod is fine, but the camcorder attachment broke on me. This is disappointing, because the tripod otherwise seems to work decently. But Sunpak needs to make a better quality attachment.

After one month of use one of the tripod legs kept popping out of the head, and trying to catch it as it fell caused the metal leg to break. BB wouldn't do anything because it was over 15 days since purchase and silly me, I didn't pay extra for a store warranty. Sunpak sent a replacement head and legs free of charge, so good on them. But while trying to tighten the knob that holds the monopod extended, the plastic broke and the knob and nut came through the head into my hand. The knob stabilizes the camera head so now I can't use the tripod at all. I'll talk to Sunpak again for a replacement but will search for a more robust tripod, and NOT from "Best" Buy.

I purchased two of the older model about 2 1/2 years ago. At least one section of the leg broke or fastener stopped working. This model just slide the rotating head into the shaft versus screwing on like the older model. The legs constantly come unsnapped when opening n closing tripod. There's a cap with hook on the center shaft that falls off because it doesn't screw on. Very poor design.

Found myself in Salem for the recent solar eclipse without my tripod so headed to Best Buy to see what they had. I picked this one based on it's weight and sturdiness. The leg locking mechanisms work very well, as do the pan/tilt controls. Maybe too heavy if you're back-packing but for the casual photographer, this will do the trick. A solid base for pictures and casual videos.