Manfrotto 028B Triman Tripod Black

Just the tripod for a serious amateur's studio, or a workplace where photography is important. Stable and robust, the locks, screws and so on are well designed and made, and the whole thing is easy to operate. Perhaps a little too heavy and bulky to be considered a fully portable tripod, it's still easy enough to move from place to place. For a moderate price it gives the stability, steadiness and range needed in serious picture making.

Very steady and versatile.....but it is also very very heavy, which can be a good thing and bad. It also has a clever way of screwing the camera at the bottom of the vertical shaft when it is completely lowered so you can have your camera right on the floor if you want it (all be it upside down). It is also incredibly tall :) not sure what else to say. It has a strap as well so you can put it on your shoulder and carry it around but it's so heavy I doubt you want to do that for long.

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