Bogen Manfrotto 785 Modo Maxi Tripod

This tripod is great for small digital cameras or even fair sized SLR digitals like the Canon Rebel. I can carry it around because it is light, where the heavy pods end up staying at home. However, it is not great for video use, and if you want a tripod to use for video you should consider a model with a head really designed for video. Problems with using it for video: 1.lack of smooth / fluid type head -- it is hard to pan smoothly. 2.the small handle, which has the lock in it, is hard to hold once you mount a camera. 3.the handle lock requires a bit of force to release (or lock), causing the camera to shake.

This tripod is awesome for small point and shoot cameras. I made the mistake of not researching the weight limit and my Nikon D80 with the battery grip just about fell over. 3.5lbs isn't a lot of weight but when you attach it to this tripod it becomes very sketchy. Don't risk your $1500 DSLR on a $60 tripod, spend the money and get one that is sturdy enough to hold the weight. But if you are using a little guy like a CoolPix or Powershot, this tripod is great; buy it.

Nice tripod. Though its quality is not that good, can't expect more for that price. I would recommend this anyone looking for affordable tripod.

I think this tripod is great. I have a Professional Manfrotto Tripod and this is a nice casual companion. Inside I use both: Video on the Pro and Still on this tripod. This review should be informative to anyone, but I'm going to address a lot of stuff related to my hand tremor, so other folks with a tremor will know the design limitations I've found. ---I was aware of these limits before I bought the tripod--- I'm not complaining, or saying it is inferior in any way. Just informing others of the way the design restricts usefulness for folks with a tremor like me. ---------------- Because of a hand tremor I cannot handhold a camera. I also need to use the remote, or set the shutter timer, and have my finger off the camera before shutter release. This tripod has a single head release lever that releases all 3 axes at the same time. If I try to hold the handle of the ball head, with it unlocked, for any kind of pan, my hand tremor is transferred to the camera. Althou... Read more

This tripod could be a great product. However, it started to break after 15 minutes of use. I bought this tripod as a small and compact travel tripod for my back-up Nikon D60 body. When I brought the tripod home I was impressed with the overall design, features and weight. I set up the camera and tripod once with camera and then put it away. The next day I went back to play with it once again and found that two of the latches that hold the leg sections in place were broken. The parts that hold the latch pin in place had split and broken. Upon further inspection I noticed that three of the same parts on the latches were split and about to break. This could be a wonderful design, but the quality issues must be solved.