SiruiCarbon Fiber Tripod Lightweight 2lbs with Panoramic Fluid Head, 59.8” Compact Camera Tripod Quick Release Leg Setup, Reversible Center Column, Reverse Folding Legs, Max Load 11lbs - Traveler X

Let’s be honest. Tripods aren’t the fanciest, flashiest things, and this one is no different. there’s other options that weigh less, cost more, are taller, are shorter. But if you’re looking for a SUPER small tripod that sets up easily, this is it.Things that I love:It sets up SO quick. This is my go-to tripod for content creation now, just because of how fast it sets up. It’s always awkward filming in public, so being able to set up, get the shot, and get out is a HUGE benefit.It actually holds the weight of my DSLR/Mirrorless cameras unlike some other cheaper travel tripods.This thing is LIGHT. Like crazy light. The heaviest part is the head (which you might want to replace anyways, more later).Things that I… don’t love:It’s 2025 now and everyone has a knockoff of the PD quick release plate. I didn’t realize how annoying it is to manually tighten down a tripod mount until i had to do it again. The head is also just kind of heavy and big in general. You can find a replacement head that is both smaller and has a PD quick release plate, which actually lets the legs fold in a little bit more. It’s a weird design choice overall.The leg locking mechanisms are FAST, but they’re also quirky. It takes some getting used to, and when you haven’t used it in a while you end up not extending a leg all the way or not locking one all the way.Overall, if you’re on the fence about picking up this tripod, you won’t regret adding it to your kit. You might not use it EVERY time, but for the price it will fit a role that no other tripod can fill quite the same way. For that reason, it gets a 5/5 in my book every day.

This pod is very impressive feels so high quality

So far so good. Extremely light weight. Great stability for my Vortex 20x60x80 spotting scope. Highly adjustable.

This tripod comes with two, actually 3, different head choices. My review is for the traveler X tripod with AT-10 fluid video head.The first thing I noticed is the arm has to be unscrewed and rotated to position. Unlike the heads I had with the arm, the arm does not used to loosen or tighten the motion. Also, in position, the arm prevents the legs from folding completely as it was received. But it does fold enough to barely for the carry case.The next thing I realized is there is no way to flip the camera to the portrait orientation. When the information mentions vertical, it means the ability to aim upwards.If you want this tripod with the ability to aim the camera in portrait orientation, get the Traveler X-III. It has a ball head and you can orient the camera in any position.I happen to have a small ball head for my monopod which works on this tripod. The one I have made this tripod assembly even more lighter.I have not decided which head I will be using on this. I rarely take portrait photos with a tripod when traveling. I will carry the small ball head just in case. I personally do no like the ball heads.As for the tripod, I really like the light weight and small package. The twist lock seem easy to use if you are extending the tripod completely since it takes four audible clicks when turning the foot to unlock all 4 sections. If you want to set the tripod less than full extension, it is not as easy since you don’t know which section gets unlocked with less than 4 clicks. When I tried 2 clicks, one legs unlocked different section and results in the tripod being unlevel. You have to always unlock all sections.I really do not know how durable this tripod locking mechanism would be in the long term. To make it last, I will only use this when traveling since I have other heavier and durable tripods.I believe to make a perfect tripod, it would definitely be much more heavier and expensive than this. Life is full of compromises.If your main priority is light and compact tripod for traveling, choose this model with the head you prefer.

Honestly I didn't expect this to be much of a tripod, just needed something last minute to use on a gig after my tried and true tripod broke unexpectedly. Let me tell you this tripod is pretty awesome. It collapses down so much and was so easy to expand. Held my camera equipment well on set and just performed. I really thought this was gonna be a return item but I still use it and very happy with the purchase.

As with my other SIRUI carbon tri- & mono- pods, well made. Nice light weight damped head. But the bracket is designed for a SIRUI ARCA sort of plate so some of my standard ARCA plates fit and others don't. The bracket has a unique pressure clamping mechanism. The factory quickly responded to my email to say that it is designed only for the included SIRUI plate TY-70A, not standard ARCA plates. Seems to me to be pretty dumb!UPDATE: In addition to very well manufactured tri- & mono- pods, this is one heck of a responsible and customer oriented company. A couple of days after my review, Sirui reached out to me to rectify this situation. Also I took a closer look at my many "ARCA" plates. Although they all have a 45 degree 'wedge' to engage the complementary inverse wedge of the bracket, the height of the 'vertical' segment from the base to the start of the wedge is not consistent between manufacturers. This does not matter when the bracket has a thumb-screw for tightening, but with a "self adjusting" or unadjustable lever mechanism, those ARCA compatible plates with a short height (~1mm) might be loose whereas the seems to be more common height (~3mm) might be too tight.