SiruiTraveler 5C Carbon Fibre Tripod for Camera, Portable Travel Tripod with 360° Panoramic Ball Head, Compact with Extendable Centre Column for DSLR, Camcorder, Smartphone, Max Load 4kg

There are four questions to ask yourself before buying a tripod?1) Is it in your budget?2) Is it the right height for you (without extending the centre column) to see through the viewfinder of your camera or rear screen without crouching or standing on your toes?3) Does it have the load capacity to carry your gear (your camera and any long lenses)?4) How are you going to use the tripod (on a hike/climbing mountains or just at home/in the garden or a few yards from your car)? Lightweight is best for hikes but something heavier and cheaper would be OK for home or near your car.For me this tripod was YES to the first three questions and for my hikes its Lightweight was a YES to the fourth. I would strongly recommend the carbon fibre (7C) version rather than the aluminum one (7A) for this very reason and it folds up nicely for carrying.I also like the Arca Swiss compatible ball head for simplicity of use, security and its wider choice of available L brackets. It would be nice if the ball head had a friction adjustment, but at this price I cannot really complain.The twist grips are best only turned a fraction over a quarter of a turn on releasing the legs otherwise its easy to drop/lose a section.if you need to use it to get ground level photographs then you will need to check the specifications to see that it meets your needsOverall for the price the tripod is extremely well made and comes with a six year warranty.Finally the ability to convert it to a monopod is a nice touch. What's not to like!

I bought this as a lightweight tripod for travelling. It is very easy to use, the legs are on twist locks and the ball head mount allows you to adjust the camera to any position you need.My only slight negative is that the main body does not extend, which means it is not as tall as other tripods I have and relies on having room for the legs. However it is nice and stable once up and also comes with a hook for adding extra weight if required.All in all while not the lightest or smallest tripod on the market this is much more travel friendly than some and does any excellent job for the money.

Unfortunately mine got damaged in shipping so I got a refund and ordered a new one from their website.What I like about it:The trypod is really well built and surprisingly light for its size.It's easy to use and I feel confident that it will hold my cameras weight.I love how versatile it is.It's a trypod and monopod in one.What I dislike:The one thing I dislike about the trypod is the the plastic piece between the ball head and the trypod body feels cheap and is easy to brake.

This is a review for Sirui 5c travel tripod.I am extremely surprised at how compact and lightweight this tripod is. It fits neatly into my small Amazon Basics camera bag. This is the first tripod to actually fit inside it.The tripod is extremely light weight and uses a screw lock and not a latch lock. This is my first tripod with this locking system. Gets a little getting used to for me. The tripod has a rubber base and hence you don't end up touching the freezing end of the tripod when shooting in cold weather.Because the tripod is pretty light, remember use some weight to support the tripod in windy conditions. I experienced this while attempting to shoot the northern lights in Iceland. It was hard to get steady shots in extremely windy conditions without some weight pulling the laptop down to the floor.The mount adapter that has to be attached to the camera to get it on the tripod needs a screwdriver or a multitool to tighten it up. This means you better yourself one of those SmallRig tools to carry along with you. They do supply a Allen Key or a hex key whichever name you prefer with the package. The rucksack like case that comes with the tripod is not padded. I generally prefer photography equipment cases to be padded just for some extra protection but lacking this out of the box, I decided to try putting it inside the camera bag and to my surprise it actually fit!I would totally recommend this tripod to anyone who wants a travel companion tripod. Absolutely priceless piece of kit. The height adjustment being so flexible you can go pretty low and about upto 5ft 4in or so high. I guess for travel that is perfectly acceptable! It also supports cameras upto 10kg if I am not wrong.So what are you waiting for? Try it for yourself.

Well made. Tall enough. Stable. Works well.

Great travel tripod well built

Had my eye on this one for a few weeks but wasn't sure because of the cost. But can report that it's worth every penny. Absolute beast of a travel tripod. So easy and smooth to use and stable enough for my a7c ii. Haven't used outdoors yet but used for self taping and it's been a dream. Highly recommend!

Was looking for a lightweight tripod to take on my travels and came across this one during my research.... looked ideal for what i wanted......After making my decision to buy it was lucky enough to spot it was being offered with a time limited 20% off voucher on Amazon so managed to get it for the same price as the aluminium version....Delivery was very quick, arrived within 36 hours of ordering.Impressions..... lightweight, very compact and definitely strong enough for my Nikon with a telephoto lens....