K&F Concept Camera Tripod, 75" Lightweight Portable Travel Outdoor DSLR Tripods for Camera Phone Video Recording Tripod Stand, Cellphone Clip for Smartphone Live Streaming Vlog, Black

I’m not as mobile as I once was. Because of this, I use tripods, a lot!I needed a nice, solid, flexible full-sized tripod and this tripod looked like a good choice.In the carton you’ll find the tripod and accessories in a nice nylon carrying bag with a shoulder strap.The tripod fully collapsed to about 16” high with no accessories attached. It weighs under three pounds and because of the ingenious trapezoidal legs it is less than three inches in diameter. It has a standard camera mounting screw and a bubble level at the top. The extension tube is enclosed and easy to adjust and lock. There is a hook at the bottom of the tube enclosure to hang a weight for added stability.The five segment legs are easy to adjust. The cam locking system is easy to use with one hand and locks the legs securely in place.Included, you will find: two mounts that will attach to any standard camera. The control head uses a quick-release cam system that provides a solid stable attachment. These mounts are very low profile, and you could leave them mounted to your camera during handheld use.In the photo you can see the phone holder. This unit attaches to the mount and will hold your phone in either portrait or landscape orientation.There are rubberized screw-in feet to provide a stable base and allow for small adjustments to the tripod.The control head is solid and well-built. It operates smoothly and works well for video.There is a user manual, and a Bluetooth remote for your phone. It worked nicely with my iPhone 13.I have used the tripod with some of my standard activities. I build mechanical models and like to record my progress. The unit is very stable at its full 75-inch extension and adding some weight on the hook just makes it more solid. It is rated for 8.8 lbs. I’ve had more weight than that on it for testing with no issues.I really like this tripod. It is solidly built, and comes with useful accessories.For a general use tripod, the price is great. I do wish it came with a couple of more quick release mounts.I expect to get years of use out of this unit. Highly recommended.

The legs for this tripod are super light making it nice to travel and walk around with, and they extend out to around 70 inches which is really helpful. It can go even taller than that too but you lose some stability because it's just the center column going up.The tripod head is all plastic but the screw that holds it on is standard size so it would be easy to swap for a different head if needed.The quick release is nice and easy to use and the tripod comes with an extra plate for it.

As a professional photographer, I've been working with tripods for over 40 years and own a bunch of them (horses for courses, each one has its place... hard to explain to my wife though!). This one from K&F is a strange piece of kit, as it wants to cover all the bases while remaining budget friendly. It does a pretty good job, but if photography is your primary focus, look at K&F's ballhead kits, as this one is not for you.So who is this kit for? Vloggers and occasional/amateur videographers primarily. It would also be quite useful when mounting bigger web cameras for video calls, OF etc. And it will absolutely excel as a cheap tripod to use with a spotting scope at the range. It may also serve you well as a vacation tripod for selfies and occasional videos, especially if you don't care about weight and long exposure photography.What are you getting with this kit?- Legs. They have flip locks, which in my opinion are the lowest tier option. However, many people seem to like them, as they are quite intuitive in their operation. Fully extended and spread out, the legs measure 59" from the mounting plate (boots installed, no head, central column fully retracted) to the ground. That's a pretty decent height!- Screw-in rubber boots, which are packaged separately for some reason. Pro tip: screw them in halfway, add a drop of Loctite to the exposed thread, then screw them all the way in. To tighten, firmly squeeze the tops of rubber cups - they'll provide a much needed grip for that.- Phone/tablet mount. It's spring loaded, so not very secure, but it's there, and it has 2 threaded mounts for a quick release plate.- Speaking of which, the kit includes 2 identical quick release plates.- Phone camera remote release. It's a typical Bluetooth "volume up" button that is compatible with both Apple and Android. How well it works would depend on your phone's BT energy saving policy, which is not always user controllable. Some phones may work perfectly, while the others (regardless of platform) will "forget" the button after some inactivity.- Last but not least, a typical low cost, bargain bin variety, video head. Let's dig a bit deeper. I'll start with the head... it's pretty bad. As others have noted, it does not align, meaning that when its base is level, the camera mounting plate is not. In my case, it's skewed about 0.7 degrees. Doesn't sound like much until you realize the implications. Another negative about the head is its quick release mechanism - it uses one of the horrendous lever releases (not an RC2) akin to what Silk and Cullmann used in their cheap heads in the 80s. Over the years I've had plenty of expensive equipment fall from these, so I'll never use one with anything that is not at least MIL-STD-810 drop proof... Other than that, its your typical ultra budget video head: "fluid" panning is achieved with silicone dampener, so there's a noticeable rebound once you stop, and the tilt axis is purely friction based. Then there's a "flip to the side" novelty mechanism, which for some reason flips the camera to the right (from the operator's POV). That would place most of the controls at the bottom; pretty strange design choice. Flipping mechanism has somewhat clicky stops that are not quite sure if they want to be there, so you could easily stop between the clicks. Everything on this head is either press fit or friction fit, so do not mount anything you're not willing to risk dropping. Now let's have a look at the legs, which are quite light for a 59" aluminium set. They look pretty good and even have foam grips for that freezing cold weather. Center column (don't extend it unless you absolutely have to!) even has a hook for loading up the legs, which is great news. Not so great news: that hook is held in place by an indent fit... it won't hold much weight; certainly don't entrust your camera bag to it. Fully extended, the legs are quite wobbly, which is expected at this price point. To alleviate the issue, retract 1-2" of each section and load up that hook. Once you do that and slap a proper ballhead on these legs, they will be "good enough" for a 30-minute long light painting or astrophotography exposures if there's not much wind. The center column is there in case if you really need an extra height for some reason. May come in pretty handy for shooting over the crowd, for example. However, as always (even the most expensive legs suffer from it), extending it reduces stability even further. Lastly, the two-faced phone/tablet holder. It will accommodate any reasonably sized device, from smartphones and tablets to field monitors and even portable projectors. Interestingly, the only option to mount it on a tripod is by a standard 1/4" screw, no built-in quick release option. And the 1/4" brass nuts are press fit in plastic, so don't overload it with stuff... which is applicable to the rest of the kit as well, as everything is either press or indent fit.Conclusion: excellent light duty budget kit with extra tall legs. My own use cases for this kit (if you were wondering why on Earth someone who's used to $1,000+ legs would buy this ultra-budget kit):1. Holding a spotting scope at the range.2. Occasional video use by mounting DJI Ronin to the legs directly, no head needed.3. "Offroad" light stand, holding strobes and LED lights.4. A lender tripod when I teach photography classes, probably outfitted with a cheap ballhead.

This tripod is a total beast—in the best way possible. Right out of the box, I could tell it was built with quality in mind. It’s surprisingly lightweight for how sturdy it is, which makes it perfect for travel, vlogging, or spontaneous shoots on the go. I’ve used everything from DSLRs to my iPhone, and the universal phone mount is super secure—no more sketchy balancing acts!Setup is lightning-fast, the adjustable legs lock firmly in place, and the height? Chef’s kiss. Whether I’m doing top-down product shots or filming full-body content, this tripod handles it all like a pro.If you’re a content creator, photographer, or just someone who wants their setup to feel next level—this is 100% the one to get. You won’t regret it.