Carbon Fiber Tripod-INNOREL GT284C Professional Compact Tripod for DSLR Camera Heavy Duty Stand with Low Gravity Center Ball Head Special-Shaped Center Column 1.14in/29mm Tube Max load 44lbs/20kg

This tripod strikes a great balance between weight & strength & my initial impressions are its on a par with leading brand tripods that cost or 2 or 3 times the price. It is not too heavy but feels super sturdy & more than capable of proving a solid base for long exposure photography. I am 5ft 8 and it is tall enough for me at eye level with no need for the centre column. It Comes with hex keys, an alternative centre piece if you don't want to use the centre column & shed a little bit of weight, it also comes with an excellent quality carry bag with shoulder strap and side zip pocket for storing the hex keys & spikes or rubber feet. I am super pleased with this after using a few times & we'll see how it holds up in the longer term, I believe it comes with a two year warranty.

I recently bought an artcise ns80 tripod which is the model below this, (innorel/artcise are one and the same) but sent it straight back as the robustness just wasn't there, I just couldn't put my finger on it. Too much flex in the legs and the twist locks took too mamy twists and weren't snug enough which allowed for movement. This innorel GT324C which is the same as the artcise ns85, is slightly heavier but on another level in terms of stability due to the x10 carbon fiber layers im presuming, as the model below had the same leg diameters but only x8 layers. The twist locks are superb, snug and open/lock with minimal twisting. The center column locking mechanism is quick and easy and when extended is solid. I tried to save abit money by going for the model below whis was extremely similar in specs. Don't make the same mistake and just buy this. Great build quality, great stability and good value for money compared to manfrotto, benro etc.

Very well made tripod as good as much more expensive ones.

Very impressed with this tripod. I've owned a few, but this one is excellent for supporting my telescope (around 4 kg.) or giant binoculars. It has a good size ball-head that easy to use and fix, and the legs are a little more substantial than my other tripods. It also raises to a good height, and often I can use it not fully extended, which gives it even more strength. Despite it's strength, it packs down fairly small and light, and is easy to pop back into it's bag.

This is as well built as pro benro and gitzos. I have owned both. Except its lighter a d shorter when packed up and substantially cheaper!! However time I'll tell. I'll add another review in a years time and see how it goes.

I needed a sturdy tripod for my star adventurer track as my Manfrotto tripod was getting a little tired. This tripod is very stable and perfect for my tracker. A very nice touch is it's supplied with a long and short center column and a nice padded case.

Seems a real solid high quality tripod although not had it out in the field yet. Feels like great quality. Have had to knock a star off the rating, as no foot spikes provided although it listed them as something it comes with. Spoke to customer service and there's no option to have the parts sent to me. It's either keep the item or return for full refund unfortunately. Decided to sacrifice the spikes rather than mess about mess about returning. Still it shouldn't be listed as having spikes in the box if none are provided. Other than the spike issue, i'm extremely pleased with it at the price point.

I've looked long and hard at many different tripods and I believe this is the best bang for your buck. It is much more sturdy than my old K&F tripod and feels better built. It would have been nice if the locking plates at the top of the tripod were spring loaded but this is a minor issue.

Magnifique Trepied carbone à grosses sections et capacité de charge comme annoncée, il en est bien capable. A ce titre ce pied est unique : pourquoi ? Je cherchais un trepied de ce type avec la possibilité d'ôter la platine et par un simple geste. C'est un cas quasi unique. ( Ne me parlez pas des pieds avec "bol" comme ils disent et qui s'incline et c'est Non pour moi ! ) Il me fallait la possibilité de visser directement la platine d'un trépied sous une pièce lourde alors que pour la quasi totalité des pieds on doit visser directement un poids lourd sur la vis apparente 3/8 ! Pour info il s'agit de la pièce Hercule S8286 pas dispo en France mais par la plateforme Ali.... Donc là c'est simple , on dévisse un peu la grande oreille argentée en haut du trepied ce qui permet de sortir l'axe portant la platine avec la vis mâle 3/8. J'ai opté pour l'axe court très simple à changer ( la longue étant installée au départ ). Je visse ce petit ensemble sous une monture équatoriale d'environ 5 kg dont j'ai adapté une platine compatible laquelle dispose d'un filetage femelle 3/8. Il y aura au minimum 5 kg de contrepoids en plus sur la tige de la monture équatoriale que l'on placera confortablement après. Et hop je glisse cet ensemble dans l'axe en haut du trepied et bloque en serrant la grande vis "argentée" du trepied juste sous la platine. C'est la solution pour ne pas fausser à terme la vis 3/8 pour des charges lourdes. Seront installés des réfracteurs de 100 à 120 mm de diamètre et aussi un tube ACF 203 Meade avec des accessoires ! Dans la configuration maxi pour mes matériels, j'aurais 20 kg sur ce trépied. Choix parfait et compte tenu de la qualité exceptionnelle de ce trepied et cette possibilité quasi unique c'est 5 étoiles et des grandes !

This is an excellent tripod. Sturdy. Beautiful finish and materials. I worked as a commercial photographer for over a decade and have owned tripods from Gitzo, Manfroto, MePhoto, Vanguard and Oben. This tripod is by far the best combination of quality and price of any I have owned. I was a little concerned because it is not a well-known brand name, but that was not an issue. Positives: + Sturdy + High-quality materials + Smooth leg lock / extension action + Light weight for size + Fairly compact for height Negatives: - Swapping from long to short centre post requires an Allen key - Tripod bag is high quality, but way too oversized for this tripod - No instruction manual included - The rubber grips on the legs "feel" as if they won't wear well (no evidence of this so far, just going by how the texture of the material feels to the touch) In summary, I would have no hesitation recommending this product to a friend or buying it again. Great product.

L'ho preso come treppiede da viaggio nonostante non sia tra i più compatti in commercio. Ho preferito sacrificare un po' di dimensioni a favore di maggior robustezza. Sono rimasto veramente colpito dalla fattura e attenzione ai dettagli. Non mi sembra abbia nulla da invidiare ai treppiedi benro e sirui che possiedo. Ben rifinito, appare molto robusto e senza giochi, ottima anche la borsa inclusa. Rimuovendo la colonna centrale e usando quella corta in dotazione, le gambe si chiudono molto rendendolo piuttosto compatto in larghezza rispetto a quelli in cui si ripiegano le gambe attorno alla testa. Anche questo è un compromesso soggettivo che dipende dal tipo d'uso e di trasporto. Personalmente ho voluto privilegiare la compattezza laterale rispetto a quella verticale per renderlo più aderente allo zaino. Non l'ho ancora provato sul campo per cui mi riservo di aggiornare la recensione nel caso riscontrassi problemi ma da un primo check casalingo direi che è veramente ottimo.

Exceeds expectations , great product!!!

Wow! I replaced my old Canon SX40hs bridge camera with a Panasonic Lumix FZ2500. Along with a new camera, I've re-outfitted everything. I'm just an amateur. I photograph landscapes and I shoot super macros. I've been an astronomer for over 30 years and I want to shoot wide angle night skies. I started out with a 35mm Canon camera and many lenses, years and years ago, but I found that a bridge camera does the photography that I want to do. I don't want to carry a lot of lenses, but I shoot in manual mode. I have an old Manfrotto Bogen Tripod with ball head. It's a great tripod, but it weighs a ton. I need to be mobile to go to dark sky sites. I need a sturdy, but lightweight tripod. I also prefer a fluid pan/tilt head. I initially bought a Neewer carbon fiber tripod, which was a nice Tripod. I paired it with a Innorel F20 fluid pan tilt head. I bought this particular head because it tilts a full +/- 90° instead of being limited to 60 or 70°. This is a wonderfully smooth compact head. I liked it so much I bought a second one to use on my tabletop Tripod. When I took my tabletop Tripod out (recently bought), I found out that it's an Innorel. It's a wonderful, very sturdy Tripod. My old tabletop tripod wasn't sturdy enough for the Lumix fz2500, which weighs more than 2 pounds. The Innorel is more than sturdy enough. After buying the 2 Innorel pan heads and tabletop Tripod, I decided to send the Neewer tripod back and buy an Innorel. The Innorel tripod legs are more than 50% larger in diameter than the Neewer. I don't need the full height, nor do I need the 50 pound capacity. The Neewer had 1/2 of this capacity. I was concerned about tripping on the tripod at night so I have a camera weight bag with 2 kg of pea gravel, to hang on the bottom of center post to steady the tripod and dampen any vibration. The Innorel is substantially more stable than the Neewer tripod. When I leaned on the Neewer, the legs flexed; the Innorel does not. Although I will still use the counterweight on the Innorel tripod, it's not an absolute necessity. The tripod is as solid as a rock, with no vibration whatsoever. It's easy to setup in the dark. I bought the tripod with no head, paring it with the Innorel F20. The Innorel carbon fiber tripod, being 50% heftier than the carbon fiber Neewer tripod, weighs in at only 4 pounds; the Neewer weighed 3.5 pounds. The additional 8 ounces is negligible. When you compare it to my old Manfrotto, which weighed in at over 15 pounds, I've gladly shed that extra 11 pounds. The Innorel tripod is extremely sturdy with an exceptional weight capacity for its size. Equipped with a built-in counterweight hook on the center pole, it comes with an additional hook and 4 Allen wrenches and spikes. It's easy to set up in the dark. It has a lot of bang for the price. I'll take photos to post.