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I wanted a second tripod to go along with my old Star-D and picked the DF-60. It even handles the two in combination for digiscoping. It's better. I'm using it with a 400mm equivalent DSLR lens and a 20-60x spotting scope. I would have given it another star if the quick-swap plate had a safety catch to back up its spring lever, but I don't know of any other tripods that have anything like that. I had a question and the customer service folks were very responsive.
This tripod is a great value. It's pretty light weight, and has plenty of height adjustment. The only real problems I have had while using it are trying to use my SLR in the portrait orientation, it's just not strong enough to hold the head in that position without being a little crooked.However, I didn't expect it to be able to handle the weight with that setup, and will attach a ball head if I need to use it that way more. Overall, a great value.
A little heavy, but that is because it is solidly built, stable and rigid. The tall max.
The appearance is very nice, the black has a nice semi-gloss look. I'll add a few comments to the other good reviews here.
The joints and fixtures are beefy and look like they will stand some fairly hard use. The aluminum legs are sturdy and slide well.
Everything moves, glides and slides smoothly with virtually no sticking (very low breakaway friction) in the tilt and pan movements. height is nice.
I am happy with the function and value.I use a 40D with the EN-2 battery grip, some fairly heavy lenses including a 100mm macro lens with the ring flash to photograph small machine parts which requires the camera to be pointed down at around 45 Deg for most shots, and this is sturdy enough for good results.Recommended for fairly serious semi-amateur photography.
Found the tripod to be light and durable. Have only used it twice so far but am thoroughly satisfied. It was easy to setup and I did like the design of the leg locks
I have a D90 with a 70-300mm and this tripod handles it with no problem. For the price, this is an awesome tripod.
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