GitzoMini Traveler Tabletop Tripod, Black

Right before receiving this tripod I bought a tiny AOKA carbon fiber tripod for just under $80. It was amazing and really well made, included extra sections, a machined iphone mount and so on. After that, receiving the Gitzo was pretty disappointing. It is obviously tiny, yes smaller than the AOKA, but the AOKA just has so many more uses, being more extendable and versatile. I even feel the quality in the build was better. All this to say that a $200 table tripod with absolutely no other use better be the best purchase you’ll ever make. And it probably is not.

Very handy if you want to travel light and don't want to be swinging around a full-sized tripod. You will have to find somewhere to set it to get your shot, but I've used car roofs (rubber feet won't damage car, but you'll want to be discreet), tops of stone or concrete walls, even holding it sideways against a building indefinitely for long exposures. I've upgraded mine with a clamp from Really Right Stuff for my Arca-Swiss type camera brackets. The ballhead tightens really well and eliminates creep.

Very user friendlySmall portable stable

an excellent little tabletop tripod that’s durable, strong and shockingly light. the legs use an ingenious sprung locking system to adjust between 2 leg angles by pulling the legs outward. the cast aluminum base is sturdy, with no more material than what’s absolutely required. the ball head moves smoothly with a low profile locking collar around the base. while it offers a notch for portrait angles, there’s no panning capability built into the head. this streamlining of features is likely what helps keep weight to a minimum. the lack of knobs is also elegant and makes the whole kit less awkward to store in your bag.you’ll toss it in your bag and forget you’re even carrying it because it’s so light. perfect for the minimalist shooter. for me, i’ve mated mine to my Gitzo monopod to create a freestanding base, making both more versatile together than they do on their own.

Overall, the quality is not bad, but is not as good as it should be. For example, when you open and close the legs and extend the legs to the widest, the movements are not as smooth as they should be. Worse, the quality of accessories are low; a little bit of knowledge and experience in working with industrial parts tells me the quality of the spare screw and other spare parts are low. And worst, I tried hard but could not open the bottom screw of the tripod to remove the head (in the pic I uploaded). I tried really hard with no luck. Because of this, I returned the item.

小さいけれど、Gitzoです。そこそこミラーレスなら十分に使えると思います。