SIRUI AM2-Series AM-284 ProfiLegs Carbon Fiber Big Tripod with A-10R Ball Head (Black)

Nice,little shorter than expected

I have only used them 5 or 6 times, but so far no sand or grit has gotten in even though I have stuck them in mud, sand, and partway underwater. Solid, more so than you would think by the size and price. thankfully NO SHAKY CENTER COLUMN (I cant stand center columns!) they can made great tripods average and average tripods junk. Its easy to unlock all the leg sections with one twist, plenty tall considering how easy they are to pack, haul around strapped to my camera bags.Really happy with these, I was starting to think I was doomed to only use my massive Gitzos. These work great with my Nikon 24-70 and 70-200 2.8 with my Z8 and Mamiya 645, 45mm 2.8, 80mm 1.9, 150mm and are ideal for mid and smallish sized mirrorless cameras... I have shoot with wide angle lenses for several minute exposures and 1/15th-1/30th with the longer lenses and macro.

Good lightweight travel tripod with a very adapterble ballhead for it's pricealso it's surprisingly strong and sturdy

I needed a smaller, lighter tripod for ease of movement, handling and taking on trips. The Manfrotto Befree GT XPRO (aluminium) was looking like the option I was going towards.Before clicking 'buy' I took another browse through the current deals, and this Sirui AM254 was reduced to an almost silly price to clear the last few. I was well aware of Sirui and had always heard positive things, so it was a risk-free no-brainer at the price. I knew it was going to be a quality product.I was very pleasantly surprised when it arrived, nicely boxed and supplied with a nice canvas bag with accessories such as spikes and allen keys, as you'd expect from any decent brand of tripod.First impressions of the tripod is that it is very nicely finished with solid fixings, the twist release mechanism is very smooth and quick while feeling solid in operation... Which is always my concern with cheaper twist lock tripods. The carbon legs are very standard, but again, very nicely finished and don't feel 'budget' in any way.The tripod has no centre column, so it can get incredibly low to the ground (or table top) to make it very versatile.I can't comment how the tripod will perform with big telephoto lenses for sports and wildlife, but just for reference; My kit is your usual mirrorless type system of a Sony Alpha body (often with battery grip), a 20mm G, 35mm G Master, 85mm Sigma and 100-400mm G-Master lenses. Also for reference; I'm using a Benro GX30 ballhead.All the primes are light(ish) and compact so not a test for the stability of the tripod at all. The G-Master 100-400 however is a pretty heavy lens and extends as it zooms, but the tripod is plenty steady in operation and never feels unstable or unbalanced.I've used the tripod indoors for product photography, and a couple of outdoor walks. It's plenty light enough even with the quite substantial Benro GX30 and operation in the field is very smooth and easy.You would expect an absolutely bog standard aluminium tripod at this price, so I just can't find any negatives especially at the price for a premium feeling carbon tripod. It's a very good quality, light and stable multi-purpose tripod with no frills. Ticks all the boxes and I suspect every bit as good as rival carbon tripods at double the price.Don't hesitate to roll the dice on a Sirui product if the price is right. Absolutely recommended and zero regrets so far. I will of course update this review if anything changes!Just finally, due to not having a column, it maybe worth spending the extra 20-odd pounds (which I think is very reasonable) to get the centre column extension if you need more than 120cm height.

Es un trípode bastante resistente, me dedico a la fotografía de fauna y naturaleza y le he dado un uso intenso. Es relativamente estable, obviamente no es tan fuerte como trípodes más pesados pero con un 200-600mm aguanta sobradamente y no te deslomas trasportándolo. De los trípodes de viaje que he probado es de lo mejor en calidad/precio.

Utilisation en astronomie : donc il faut que cela tienne.Léger, très stable, très bonne fabrication : bonne hauteur avec ses 4 segments.La housse est pratique.Fourni avec des pointes pour remplacer les patins sur sol naturel. Il y a un crochet amovible pour lester au besoin. Des clefs six pans si besoin de régler.Bref : très bon achat.