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Hopefully it will not be a "control-c" and "control-v" for the story for it. We had one of these that shipped with an ID/credentialing system we used in the office.it was misplaced, so we wanted an identical replacement.First one shipped.knew something was up when I saw little slivers of black plastic floating in the bag. Perhaps amazon should ship them in a pelican case. Unfortuantely, we'll need to find one similar in size for it as it is designed to go into a pelican case with specific dimensions. Sure enough, after unboxing the tripod, we found that a portion of the camera mount was broken. Item was returned and replaced through amazon without hassle.Second one shipped.turns out it was broken in the same place.Waiting on the third one.
When you place your DSLR on there, your $1000+ investment is at the mercy of two tiny plastic protrusion of about 1/8 of an inch. The Dolica even has ball type head.The Canon tripod I received was also a defect; the panhead was no where close to being level. An the little plastic notch that holds the plate in place look very insecure. Why did they even bother putting a crank there.
While this tripod does what it supposed to do, there are better ones out there for the price. There was simply no way I can trust that thing with my camera.My conclusion is you're basically paying for the name. It is a very flimsy tiny piece of plastic. For a mere $5 or $6 more, I'd recommend the Dolica AX620B100 if you're under budget.
You can just as well adjust the neck by hand.Also, one important thing to note is that quick release plate and the base are both plastic. The $25 tripod at Target or Walmart would be of similar quality and a better deal at that if you're really on a right budget. While the Dolica is mostly aluminum, this Canon is mostly plastic. The crank arm kept got in the way between the legs preventing smooth lowering and raising of the neck.
The center elevator bar is made by plastic. The quick releases on extention feel so fragile.Three cross arms to hold the legs and center bar are made by soft rubber. Turn the camera to portrait, it's not exactly twelve O'clock position, more like one O'clock position. I found it's not that smooth to srew on camera. All parts are made by plastic except three extention legs is metal.
I'm satisfied with this and I'm planning on using with more higher end Canon cameras like the EOS line, but for now its good with the PowerShot SD940 IS especially since it shoots 720p @ 30FPS.
Overall: for less than $40, this is a VERY good product. It can be adjusted to several different hights, which gets taller than I can use (I'm 5 feet). It fits perfectly my Rebel XS with kit lens (I haven't tried bigger lens yet). It's lightweighted and I can see me carrying it everywhere.
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