Product Description

Hakuba offers innovative products with superb quality and exceptional value to everyone from the demanding professional to the enthusiastic hobbyist. The company is well known for its full line-up of compact and tabletop tripods, its strong selection of dual function (photo/video) tripods, and many other models suitable for specialized activities such as hunting or bird watching. The Videomate series standard-size, lightweight, full-featured tripods are designed and engineered for use with most camcorders.

Product Details

• Brand: Hakuba
• Model: VMATE-607/F
• Dimensions: 4.50" h x 5.00" w x 26.50" l, 4.50 pounds

Features

• Heavy-duty video tripod with 2-way pan head for full-size camcorders
• Fluid pan head, 4-position sure-grip control handle, and separate tension control knobs
• Auto-lock system with camera-safe, side-mounted, quick-release platform
• 1-inch tubular aluminum legs with radial leg braces and steel ground spikes
• Adjusts from 25 to 64.3 inches; weighs 4.5 pounds; 5-year warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Engineered for use with full-size camcorders, the heavy-duty VideoMate-607 tripod features a deluxe, fluid two-way pan head with a versatile handle design, making it easy to adjust the camcorder to a variety of angles. The pan head and sure-grip control handle are a breeze to use, with four unique positions for maximum "follow the action" camcorder control and separate tension knobs for fluid pans and tilts. Users will also appreciate the tripod's auto-lock system and camera-safe, side-mount, quick- release platform, which includes a retractable camcorder alignment pin. And thanks to the tripod's radial leg braces, 1-inch tubular aluminum legs, steel ground spikes, and adjustable rubber tips, you can rest assured that the tripod will sit stably even on slippery or uneven surfaces. Other details include quick side-lever leg locks for easy height adjustments, an integrated bubble level, a titanium bronze and black finish, and a height range of 25 to 64.3 inches. The VideoMate-607, which measures 26.5 inches when folded, weighs 4.5 pounds and is backed by a five-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Video tripod, pan head, quick-release plate, carrying case.

Customer Reviews

For the price, this tripod is amazing
I spent A LOT of time trying to find a reasonably priced tripod that had true fluid-head smooth panning and tilting. I have my own videography business, and had spent $100 on a tripod that was jerky when you tried to pan or tilt. This velbon cost $60 and is incredibly smooth for pan and tilt. The tripod is a little bit too light weight. i wish it was a bit sturdier. but other than that, excellent tripod for the price. To get a significantly better tripod, you'd have to pay at least $180.

update: 8.1.07

after having used this tripod for close to a year, it no longer performs well. the camera sits crooked on the head now and the tripod is useless.

Better than you'd think.
For the price, this is a great tripod. I've used my previous velbon 587-C for 5 years straight, and found it light, easy to travel with, with a perfectly fluid head. Whoever wrote that it's jerky may not realize that there are individual tension settings for every component, so you can set the tension to be light & quick or rock-steady. I shoot with a canon GL1, mainly live events and bands, and I've found this to be a perfectly suited solution at an excellent price.

Solid for home movie affairs
Though it is mostly plastic, the tripod is surprisingly sturdy and the fluid head movement is great. You can perform smooth pans and tilts in almost any direction without it being jerky. (Only problem is that because it's so light, the tripod will get knocked onto its side if you pan too fast. The best way to counter that is to keep one hand on the base of the tripod.) This is a great tripod if you want to make more sophisticated looking home movies as opposed to the "turn-it-on-and-leave-it-there" look of most videos.