3/3/2023 0 Comments Slik sprint pro ii![]() The other problem with the compactness is the tiny head, and more particularly the microscopic quick release plate which really does look as though it was designed for a compact camera. And this is it's great advantage it's so easy to carry you won't leave it at home or in the car and it's surprisingly good if you don't raise it too high and better than nothing if you do, though I wouldn't trust it in a gale. It's remarkable that it extends to above average eye level. I thought it was small when the postman handed the package over - then I found there was a smaller box inside that, and then a smaller bag, and then an even smaller tripod. Contrary to accepted wisdom it seems better to partly raise the centre column rather than use the last leg section with this tripod.Īnd it is tiny! I bought it to hang on the side of my backpack while walking and size was really the overriding consideration but though I'd read all the blurb it still came as a surprise just how compact and lightweight this tripod is. ![]() More positively, if you don't use the pencil-thin lower leg section and only raise the centre column half way it's really rather impressive, and if you fold out your LCD screen it won't kill your back using it at this height - I knew there had to be a reason you could do that. The whole thing twists and flexes rather a lot too - more than any other tripod I've used. In reality I'm sorry to say this tripod really isn't at all solid when fully extended with an SLR on top touch the camera and it wobbles for several seconds - I would imagine a SLR's mirror would set it off I am blessed with a Sony SLT and with that camera, or with your mirror locked up if you have one, indoors, with a remote control, it's absolutely fine and holds the camera perfectly well - no slippage/drooping/dropping/falling over, though my camera and plastic kit zooms only weigh about 1kg. I have a 'better' tripod but it's no use at all if it's not with me because it's too heavy to lug around.Īll the 5* reviews probably raised my expectations too high, and Slik don't help with their various webpages either saying that it's ideal for an SLR + telephoto zoom or only really suitable for a compact camera - I think the latter is nearer the truth though the pic on the box shows it holding an SLR with a pretty chunky lens. How am I supposed to rate this tripod? On the one hand it can be as solid as the proverbial 'jelly in a high wind', while on the other it's astonishingly compact and light, and if that's important to you it's probably as good as you could hope for at the price. Photo is of tripod with Joby Ballhead X and a Pentax K3 with D-FA 28-105 zoom. Only four stars because of the low capacity OEM ballhead but still highly recommended as a travel tripod. I still wouldn't use it with my big F4 300mm telephoto lens, but I have another heavier Slik tripod for that. I have replaced the OEM Slik head with a JOBY Ballhead X which is rated at 5Kgs and works perfectly as it is still fairly lightweight but very nicely made. ![]() The ball head is tiny and rated to a max load of only 2Kgs so mounting a 1Kg DSLR with a hefty lens on it is pushing the poor thing to its design limit, but change the head and forget about using the thinnest leg sections and I have found that this tripod makes a great lightweight, travel companion. The Slik Sprint Pro II is quite interesting, for lightweight cameras, such as compacts or CSCs, it an excellent all purpose tripod straight out of the box but for a DSLR it can be made into an excellent travel tripod with a small adaptation. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2016 Great of lightweight cameras but change the head for heavier DSLRs with big lenses. ![]()
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