SiruiTraveler 5CX Carbon Fibre Tripod for Camera, 52" Portable Travel Tripod with 360° Panoramic Ball Head, Compact with Extendable Centre Column for DSLR, Camcorder, Smartphone, Max Load 6kg

I already have a 3 legged thing Punks Corey tripod, but despite being a great tripod, it was a bit heavy for a recent trip to Iceland. I bought this tripod in the hope that it would be sturdy enough for reasonably long exposure work to enable me to capture the Northern Lights, despite being quite a lot lighter than my day to day tripod.It was.I had no stability issues at all. It feels well constructed, the mechanics of it feel very solid, and it's easy to adjust. It's a great tripod, and excellent value for money. Any time I am out walking, this is now in my bag. The Corey has been relegated to astrophotography only, where I am doing 3 or 4 minute exposures close to the car.

Any tripod is a trade off between its own weight and stability. This is a compact light weight tripod so it isn't going to give the stability of a bigger, heavier unit. It's fine for photographic stills with my full frame mirrorless camera. I think if you want to do panning or zooming video, extreme telephoto or use it with a spotting scope, it isn't the right product for that. It's very nicely engineered, it's smooth and positive in use. The panning feature with the ball head is really good. The Arca Swiss mount accepts other bases I have from Gitzo and Peak Design. When fully extended, it gets the viewfinder of my camera just about up to my eye (I'm 5'11" tall). With legs retracted, it's a reasonable tripod for close-ups and is more stable. Overall, for the price and weight, I'm very pleased with it. I did have a 3 Legged Thing Corey Punks tripod that was rather like this in format, I'd say if anything this is just as well made and maybe more stable. So, as a travel tripod for stills, I've found it to be excellent, to be honest, more than I had expected.

Just got back into photography.I intend to travel a lot next year.Easy to use and pack into luggage.

I was looking at a compact yet lightweight travel tripod that I could easily carry in my bag. This tripod is very comfortable and extremely sturdy for its size. I would highly recommend as it is exactly as described.

Really lightweight and strong it's ideal for my needs although windy conditions will wobble it slightly when extended.

SIRUI have done a good job of getting the size and weight down but it's just too small and spindly.When the legs are fully extended there are are a lot of vibration and the elevated centre pole just makes it even worse.The ball head is small but again too small, it just makes the whole thing way too fiddly and not fun to use.Returning for something more substantial.

After having to return a cheaper lightweight tripod, I then decided to pay a lot more (still good value) for this inexpensive carbon fibre tripod. Have full confidence that it will do the job I want to do. You get what you pay for

Small lightweight and sturdy