Product Description

SLIK designers carefully examined the trends in compact digital cameras and the needs of those owners then created a new tripod from the ground up. The SLIK SPRINT PRO has the features that are required of a full sized tripod, a maximum height of 64 inches reaches eye level yet the SPRINT PRO folds to an impressively compact 18.9 inches and weighs in at just 31.4 ounces (a fraction less than 2 pounds) for easy travel.The emphasis on the SPRINT PRO is ease of use. Any tripod should be easy to use, so that more time is spent concentrating on the subject and enjoying photography, than stressing about the equipment. This tripod makes setting up simple and secure with fast, easy to use SLIK speed release leg locks, gearless center column for quick height adjustments, and 3 position adjustable angle legs for easy set up on uneven ground or steps.The adjustable legs angles can also be used to lower the tripod. When used with the built-in short center column, (the included center column unscrews into two pieces) the camera is just 6.4 inches off the ground for extremely low angle or macro photography out in the field. Another way to get the camera low is to reverse the center column which could be used for macro photography or copy work.SLIK even designed a new head for the SPRINT series. This ball head features a precision milled aluminum ball for smooth reliable camera movements. This head can easily handle a camera up to 4.5 pounds in weight.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3508 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Slik
• Model: 611-840
• Dimensions: 3.50" h x 3.50" w x 19.50" l, 2.40 pounds

Features

• Operational height range: 6 7/16" to 64 7/16"; folded length: 18 7/8"
• Load limit: 4
• Ball head with precision-milled aluminum ball for smooth, reliable camera movements
• Can operate at extremely low heights; convenient for low angle photography
• Gearless center column for quick height adjustments

Customer Reviews

Lightweight, compact, and very versatile
This tripod is very lightweight and compact. I took it to Europe and put it inside my backpack when I was out sightseeing. It is easy to give the ball head a snug twist and lock it down very tight. But what I like most about this tripod is its versatility. The legs will lock into three different angles providing maximum height or maximum stability and minimum height as needed. Plus most of the center post can be unscrewed to get the camera low to the ground and the center post can be inverted so the camera hangs down between the tripod legs for shots very low to the ground.

It is a very sturdy tripod for its weight and size, although it is certainly not as steady as a ten pound studio behemoth. But for a lightweight, compact and versatile tripod you can throw in your backpack and walk around with all day, this is a great tripod.

Weaknesses:
- When putting a digital SLR in portrait orientation, the camera body can bump into the tripod leg or the center post height adjustment knob, preventing the camera from sitting straight. This can be remedied by simply rotating the ball head to a location between the tripod legs, but when making adjustments left and right after you've got it set up, the tripod legs tend to get in the way.
- The ball head provides no resistance at all when the lever is loosened. If you let go of your camera it will abruptly swing down and possibly bump the lens barrel on the tripod leg. This isn't such a problem once you get used to it.

Not very sturdy
This tripod is not good for taking still shots of artwork. The legs are not very sturdy, and shake even from just pressing the buttons on my camera.

good little tripod
I have an excellent Bogen tripod which I'd call "heavyweight,"---great for videos, overkill for my dSLR. This tripod is excellent: a combination of light weight, remarkable sturdiness (for its weight), and a usable ball head. The best feature is the ease-of-use of the lever-action leg extenders. It's set up in a way that a flip of all 3 (in the same motion) will allow you to shake down all leg extensions at once. I find that the ball head is capable of holding even with my medium-weight dSLR with its telezoom all the way extended, and pointed at a 45-degree downward angle. Recommended.