Manfrotto190 Aluminum 3-Section Tripod And Xpro Ball Head - Mk190Xpro3-Bhq2 - Black

Received tripod and will be using it soon. Was disappointed that it shows suggested what is purchased with it and it has quick release attachment with it already. Sadly I bought it per suggestion and I was not suggested the carrying bag. So spent extra money for one thing and could have gotten bag instead. Annoyed honestly. Now off to find carrying bag because this tripod is pretty heavy without one! Ugh

I am not a tripod expert. Since the age of about 14 I have been active in amateur photography. I was in the high school camera club, had photos published in local newspapers, and was a photographer for our high school yearbook. Since then, my photos have really just been family photos except for shooting an occasional wedding through word-of-mouth to those who could not afford $3,000 plus for a pro (I made no profit). I have always owned a tripod, but those have been inexpensive. My last tripod was a Velbon 7000, which for the price was okay.Since my wife and I began traveling, the need to take scenic photos with us both in the image meant more use of my radio remote and tripod. I decided to purchase a decent tripod and after much research settled on this Manfrotto 190 package with the ball head. Oh man! What a nice tripod! I should have invested in a better tripod years ago! You can review the features through online video reviews, but I am quite pleased with this purchase. I am really looking forward to using it for our selfie scenery photos but also for some night photography.By the way - word to the wise. If you are taking travel photos for personal use or other personal photos, you need to get yourself and your family into the photographs. Don't rely on some passer-by to use your camera. They will likely not frame it correctly, cut off feet, cut off heads, and otherwise innocently screw it up. Get some sort of remote trigger and a good tripod! You'll treasure the photos! Photos of mountains, seashore, or animals alone are nice, but the ones you'll keep will be those with you and yours in them (not missing anyone who had to take the picture).

Perdí mi tripie ahora en vacaciones (294A3) y me he actualizado al MK290xpro4-bhq2. Es increíble este tripie de 4 secciones, lo recomiendo mas que el de 3 porque cuando quedan las patas retraídas tienes un mejor ángulo para fotos a nivel de piso, eso a mi me gusto mucho. La calidad ya está más que clara, no hay mejor marca para mi que Manfrotto. Mi tripie pasado me había durado 9 años y este se ve mucho más salido. Los agarres de goma se sienten increíbles!!! E cabezal es muy fuerte, yo vengo de tener el 496rc2 y este nuevo es más grande, atractivo, tiene nivel y lo único raro que podría decir o que no me gusto mucho fue que tiene una perilla extra, la del giro 360 que la verdad me ha llegado a estorbar un poco. Talvez sea porque no me he acostumbrado pero el tener solo 2 perillas lo encontraba más práctico. Aunque debo decir que la opción de 360 es muuuuy buena!!! Este combo lo utilizo con una EOS R y va de maravilla. Con el 70-200mm se siente muy bien el tripie! En condiciones de mucho viento si pensaría en un Sand Bag para prevenir. También tengo una 6D y se siente muy confiable! Sin duda una excelente compra! Pensaba en invertir en el 055xpro pero la verdad que no me hace falta. 7kg es bastante!

I can not say enough good things about this tripod! I love the ball head which makes it so easy to switch between vertical and horizontal shooting so simple. I am using this to shoot lifestyle photography, food photography and interior photography. The centre column comes up and then flips into a horizontal arm position which makes shooting flatlay photographs so easy. No need to figure out how to attach your camera to a c-stand. I am super impressed with this tripod and it has been a game changer for me.

Excellent tripod. It is heavy, which is what I want. The head that comes with this tripod is excellent, fully adjustable, even the tension of the movement of the ball. So with my heaver camera (Sony A7R II with telephoto) it really is what I was looking for. Plus no handle from the head (making folding and storing a breeze), but rather the ergonomic twist tight knobs. They fit my fingers well (bigger hands) and to tighten the ball is smooth. This is probably not what you want to take hiking - and I won't. This is more for taking in the car/truck, city work, studio work. But it is solid. Also, versatile. I can lay the top over 90 degrees and shoot straight down. It is quick to open and close. And taller, so I don't have to stoop to look through the view finder. All in all this tripod and head are just what I want. I also bought the recommended Manfrotto case. It is very snazzy looking, quite the Italian flair. Even the tripod looks good (I know that sounds weird! What can I say? It's a professional photographer's tripod and half the cost and looks like it will last for a very long time.) Will I take this traveling overseas? If I was working, yes. For touring, I might. I feel so safe with the camera on this platform. You can get lighter weight carbon tripods. Me, I like this one best.