What you NEED in a tripod. Stability, strength, easy and practicality of use. It must be strong and sturdy and I personally would argue it needs to be heavy NOT light. A travel tripod maybe needs to be light, but not a general purpose tripod. I want my expensive camera on something that isn't going to blow over in a decent wind. The one step height adjustment is a game changer if you've never owned one. The main reason I used to leave my tripod at home when I went out was the hassle of set up. These tripods are now on Amazon for £143. Just get one. You won't regret it. And if you sell the one you already have, you can recoup some of that cost.
Which one is this cause theres multiple identical looking tripods for like 150-200 from small rig on amazon currently, I dont even see one for 500 bucks. How heavy is it?
It's the AD-100 Video Tripod. Smallrig also numbers all their products. This one is 3989. Right now it's $609.90 AU on Amazon so that should be around $400 US.
That's a good question, and I don't really know the answer. I don't know of any other comparable ones in the price range because I think it would compete more with thousand dollar tripods
Great video. I had nothing but trouble from the start with this tripod. First, a leg split at the rivet and while loose, a plastic gear at the tension handle fell out and was lost. I asked SmallRig if I could purchase a gear. The customer service rep said she'd get the technical team to answer. I asked twice - no answer. I had new gears CNC'd from aluminum and when I reassmbled the tripod, one of the metal plates that hold the works onto the leg simply broke. Too much money, many hours and a sh*tload of effort later, I gave up and pulled the expensive trigger on the Sachtler FlowTech 75 and activ8 head combo that I wanted in the first place. Of all the Millers, Sachtlers and Bogen/Manfrottos I've used over nearly 40 years of using tripods, I've never had problem with any of them. I DO NOT recommend this tripod.
Very nice video, compared to the other sponsored ones. I am looking for this tripod for myself, read 2 negative reviews, which mentioned the quick plate isn't secured enough, and can be pulled out easily, amazon has a review where the cam fell off while fully rigged. The other negative was the lock/latch on one of the arm was loose, so smallrig replaced it after complain. what's your view point in this span of 1 month after your video release?
I haven't had either of those issues. I did one time forgot to lock the plate into place and picked up the tripod so the camera started sliding, but because of the drop in mechanism, even though it wasn't tight enough to keep it still, it didn't let it slide out. I think my overall views on it are still the same as they were when I made the video. A couple of things I wish were different but don't make it bad, and generally a very good tripod, especially for the price
Probably wouldn't be overkill, it could probably handle some bigger ones but I feel like you'd need a tripod like this for most sliders to feel stable, right?
What you NEED in a tripod. Stability, strength, easy and practicality of use. It must be strong and sturdy and I personally would argue it needs to be heavy NOT light. A travel tripod maybe needs to be light, but not a general purpose tripod. I want my expensive camera on something that isn't going to blow over in a decent wind. The one step height adjustment is a game changer if you've never owned one. The main reason I used to leave my tripod at home when I went out was the hassle of set up. These tripods are now on Amazon for £143. Just get one. You won't regret it. And if you sell the one you already have, you can recoup some of that cost.
Which one is this cause theres multiple identical looking tripods for like 150-200 from small rig on amazon currently, I dont even see one for 500 bucks. How heavy is it?
It's the AD-100 Video Tripod. Smallrig also numbers all their products. This one is 3989. Right now it's $609.90 AU on Amazon so that should be around $400 US.
Excellent review. I might just pick one up. What are its top two competitors?
That's a good question, and I don't really know the answer. I don't know of any other comparable ones in the price range because I think it would compete more with thousand dollar tripods
Great video. I had nothing but trouble from the start with this tripod. First, a leg split at the rivet and while loose, a plastic gear at the tension handle fell out and was lost. I asked SmallRig if I could purchase a gear. The customer service rep said she'd get the technical team to answer. I asked twice - no answer. I had new gears CNC'd from aluminum and when I reassmbled the tripod, one of the metal plates that hold the works onto the leg simply broke. Too much money, many hours and a sh*tload of effort later, I gave up and pulled the expensive trigger on the Sachtler FlowTech 75 and activ8 head combo that I wanted in the first place. Of all the Millers, Sachtlers and Bogen/Manfrottos I've used over nearly 40 years of using tripods, I've never had problem with any of them.
I DO NOT recommend this tripod.
Just came from your TikTok! I might need to get this tripod for myself!
Very nice video, compared to the other sponsored ones. I am looking for this tripod for myself, read 2 negative reviews, which mentioned the quick plate isn't secured enough, and can be pulled out easily, amazon has a review where the cam fell off while fully rigged.
The other negative was the lock/latch on one of the arm was loose, so smallrig replaced it after complain.
what's your view point in this span of 1 month after your video release?
I haven't had either of those issues. I did one time forgot to lock the plate into place and picked up the tripod so the camera started sliding, but because of the drop in mechanism, even though it wasn't tight enough to keep it still, it didn't let it slide out. I think my overall views on it are still the same as they were when I made the video. A couple of things I wish were different but don't make it bad, and generally a very good tripod, especially for the price
Wonder if this Tripod is overkill for a Motorised Slider like the smaller sized Zeapon sliders
Probably wouldn't be overkill, it could probably handle some bigger ones but I feel like you'd need a tripod like this for most sliders to feel stable, right?