Gilmour Extra Large Coverage Sprinkler With Adjustable Tripod Base …

     by deny sw
This summer there was not very any rain & our grass was drying up! They bought several sprinklers locally & they were not satisfactory. They looked on Amazon.com & found this, they ordered & although its at the finish of the grass growing season they hooked them up to the hose to see if they would be satisfied for next summer. These sprinklers put out a nice spray of water & cover a large section at time. They look forward to having a green yard with or without rain next year.

Polaroid 72" Photo / Video ProPod Tripod Includes Deluxe Tripod

   by Deny S W
BEWARE the weight rating clamed on other sites for this tripod!

I give this tripod stars. star for the nice bag it came in as well as a second star for the tripod legs being semi-sturdy.

The pan-head is hideous to say the least and can only support 2-4 pounds well. While most of the tripod is constructed of aluminum, the head is plastic and there is NO tension adjuster for the pan-head. I tore off the pan-head minutes after un-boxing it and replaced with an elderly ball-head I had lying around. Works fine now..

Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick Head Short

ADVANTAGES
Speed, Sharing, Safety, & SnappingPictures
Speed: When you need to move the scope, you do not waste time turning any handles to unlock. Squeeze & go. When you find the target, you do not waste time turning any handles to lock. Unsqueeze & there you are.
Some users of the typical long-handle screw-tighten heads (like the Bogen 3130) work around this issue by screwing down the controls until they are "almost tightened" & then overriding the resistance to pan & tilt. This workaround fails for Sharing, Safety, & SnappingPictures.

     by Sarah
Sharing: when you find the target & step back to share your scope, there is no danger that your daughter will accidentally bump the scope & lose the target. He might bump the scope, but he won't lose the target. The 322RC2 has locked tightly in position & won't budge.

Safety: you don't must worry that a powerful breeze or thoughtless passerby will tip the scope, causing it to swing abruptly & painfully to a vertical position & bash in to the tripod which then falls over. The 322RC2 has locked tightly in position & won't budge.

SnappingPictures: You don t must worry that your digicam will cause the scope to wobble off target. The 322RC2 has locked tightly in position & won't budge.


DISADVANTAGES
Strength, Smoothness.

Strength: You need to have a strong grip to squeeze & hold that trigger while panning / tilting.

OTHER
Note that the 322RC2 can mount vertically (not useful with telescopes) or horizontally either left- or right-handed. If the marketing picture only shows a vertical position - - ignore it.

Smoothness: the motion is not as smooth & refined as the long-handle type heads. Nevertheless I can find & track targets with no difficulty. Fine tuning (nudge field of vision a teeny bit to make the ideal composition) is a bit clumsy but I can change satisfactorily anyway.

Polaroid 72" Photo / Video ProPod Tripod Includes Deluxe Tripod …

      By antoni
I was looking for a tripod that was light weight, tall and compact.
For it is size it is light weight and straightforward to carryover. It's better than ideal height. My elderly tripod I had to bend/stoop for some shots, not with this. the legs are basically adjustable and the handle makes it simple to move without folding it all up. I like having the speedy release plates for my cameras' it saves plenty of time. The carrying case is nicer than the I have with my elderly tripod. The legs are beefyer which gives the tripod better stability but it doesn't make it heavy. I love it.

Manfrotto 496RC2 Ball Head with Quick Release Replaces Manfrotto 486R…

     by Deny S W
This head is definitely lighter than my 488rc2, but with the QR plate folded over, it is only about .25" shorter. So, from a packing point of view, it is nothing to write home about.

The new friction knob is OK. I suspect that if I was keeping this head, I'd come to like it.

There is a "bearing" between the body & the bottom plate of the head, but it was VERY stiff. So stiff that I ended up moving the ball in the socket in lieu of rotating the whole head.

The show stopper for me is the panning, which is non-existent. Yes, I do know there is no panning knob, but from the reviews & Amazon's description ("the 360° pan movements") I was hoping to be able to carefully pan. But that wasn't happening with the Amazon shipped me.

In the event you don't care to make panoramas, this is a respectable head. I'd be inclined, however, to look at the 494rc2 in lieu. It is a bit smaller, & significantly smaller than my 488rc2.

       by  Anton W
For under $300 this is a tremendous tripod in carbon fiber.
Tight, smooth, & stable.

The middle column also switches to 90' horizontal quickly, but cannot lock at different angles (vertical or horizontal only). It does not come with a over bag or leg protectors, which for carbon fiber is more important, so you may need to factor that in to the cost when comparing it is value. I am 6'1" tall, & this is JUST adequately high, but the height of the Manfrotto 055 series is probably better for people 6' to 6'6". The comparable 055 CF tripod was $150 more though, which for me wasn't worth 60% more cost for 6" more height. I put the Manfrotto 322RC2 head on it, which is versatile, & can actually be mounted vertically like a joystick for the additional height, so I am happy with the tripod overall.

I like the feel & weight of the carbon fiber & it supposedly dampens vibration better, but if cost is key, you would probably do as well with aluminum. I read that the three section tripods can have a narrow bottom section, which is more fragile, less stable, & more pricey. I don't be concerned much about its minumum folded up size, so I stayed away from the three section, & went for the stability & cost of the three section.

A middle column that could lock at more angles, leg protectors, over bag, 6" more height are all things that could bring this up from three stars, but would also increase the cost. I did finish up purchasing the leg protectors separately for carrying it around.

I'd only ever used cheapo aluminum tripods before, so this is a immense step up in quality & stability.
I am tremendous happy with this tripod & would highly recommend it. In the event you are over 6' though, I would compare it against a Manfrotto 055XPROB before deciding.

Hope this helps.

Dolica AX620B100 62-Inch Proline Tripod and Ball Head

           by andre
I took out the silver box with a white font sabyying PROLINE on it, opened it & saw my tripod bag. The tripod bag is tidy & well stitched, I can see it will finally last for a long time. The strap is firm & I can wear it all day without it hurting me. There is little pocket inside the tripod, I unzipped the pocket & found this octagon screwdriver inside, I was once wondering what this tripod needed it for. I looked around my tripod & saw a octagon formed screw on the ball head, I am guessing it is for removing the ball head if a replacement is necessary.

My Dolica Proline AX620B100 came in a immense box from Amazon. I opened it & there was a smaller box inside which was my Tripod box with a bunch of brown recycling papers around it they used for padding.

The best thing about this tripod is the icy ball head, you can adjust it to shoot vertically or horizontally & move the camera to shoot up & down, & what is great is there is lever you need to pop out to adjust this. I went on a photograph shoot yesterday with my tripod at the Japanese garden in my community college & it is great. The instructions say it can hold up to a tiny over 13 lbs, but I don't know if it is the tripod itself or the head. Another thing I do know is the head is actually lovely & looks like it can hold a a weight, but I query if it can actually hold 13.

I unzipped the bag & took out my tripod. The tripod itself is light, it must weigh a tiny over two lbs. The tripod feels sturdy & stable, there's these soft squishy padding that wraps around the top of each leg & of them says PROLINE in front of it. At the bottom of each legs are rubber feet & hiding it are little metal spikes that you twist the feet for it to come out. Twist it in the opposite direction to hide them back so it doesn't wear out if you are using it on cement. Most of it is aluminum but there's some plastic but the plastic are not cheap & are respectable at least. There is as well as a hook at the bottom of the long pole extension between the two legs, you can add weight to it to weigh down the tripod.

It is quick to take out your camera from your tripod & re-attach it. There is this lever that you need to press along with another button to remove it, you need to pop the camera back onto the tripod & the lever will pop back in it is place securing your camera.

There is as well as a little compass on the tripod although I will probably never need it.

This tripod is well worth the cost. This is the first tripod I have bought. My mate has a Sunpak tripod that I use before I bought my own, & all I can say is my tripod is much better than his for the money. I did research before I bought my tripod & because I ended up purchasing this tripod, I knew this tripod would not disappoint & it didn't