RAUBAY 70.8" Professional Heavy Duty Video Camera Tripod with Fluid Head, QR Plate for DSLR Camcorder, Max Loading 17.6lbs, Aluminum Twin Tube Leg with Metal Mid-Level Spreader DV-1 PRO

I love this tripod. It’s light enough and heavy duty enough to be the perfect photographers tool. It comes in a nice case as well with a pocket for the slide and other accessories if you have them.It’s easy to use and set up or take down and holds my camera with my 70-200mm lens without slipping to drooping during the shoot.

I've seen 800 dollar Tripods in Adorama. and this is for sure one of them with the price reduced. VERY VERY VERY sturdy. I shot a music video of myself with this. It can hold my HUGE camera which is about 9 pounds after everything is attached to it or more. Adjusting heights is a piece of cake which its locking latch system. Makes everything easy. The way that it feels!!! oh man, when adjusting the head, it has a huge base for a huge camera like mine. not like those cheap tripods. Very wide and very rigged. when it locks, it locks. The camera stays in place. No worries of it slowly falling down. Nothing to that effect. Huge long handle for adjusting is what I needed especially for my big camera. Make it way easier. Leverage is perfect on this. Nice black and red color. I was able to afford this as well. That was one of the most important things about it. and its a nice size and have good weight to it. Doesn't feel soft and flimsy.

Just like the rest of the reviews have said, this tripod should definitely be compared to $600-$800 tripods. Extremely durable and versatile with 3 adjustable positions. The only thing I’d suggest for a model or version 2 would be some updated feet. I’m not a fan of the look at all but it doesn’t take away from the construction of this rig. What can I say… love it!

I bought this tripod to support my DSLR with a long and heavy lens -- Canon 6d with Tamron 150-600 G2. The lens is just over 2kg, so a lightweight tripod has a real hard time supporting it, especially when I point high into the sky (I'm planning to use it for the eclipse on 8 April). This tripod holds steady in position.I would wish that the horizontal pan tension could be adjusted ... vertical has a nice adjustable brake, but the horizontal pan has a lock screw that does not accommodate variable tension; when I tighten it lightly, it pans unevenly with a little grinding. Not that the regular pan tension is bad, but I do like to be able to vary the resistance.It's also real difficult to get the handle locked tightly in position; while the axis it pivots on locks down nicely with a toothed fitting, the handle still rotates inside the collar and I literally cannot tighten it enough to stop that rotation without running the risk of stripping something.These are small things, which is why I gave the tripod four stars and not five. But the basic construction is solid and I believe will serve me well. I'll report back with eclipse photos in a couple weeks, weather permitting ;{)

The product is sturdy and worth every penny . Highly commendable grade . Weighs heavy though .Easy to use . Fluid head functionality is unmatchable. Design looks cool.

I'm so glad to have gotten this tripod, makes taking pictures and videos so much better. The rotation is great and makes recordings look a lot better. When you get this tripod, please loosen the rotation head swivel and use a little WD Silicone (not too much) and on the sliding plate also. This helps movement even better. This thing folds and transports quickly. I really like it and it's worth the money. Sets up in less than 3 minutes and is read for use. Cameras, Camcorders, and if you use tablets all you need is an adapter base that screws down to the plate and you in the game. Great piece of equipment.

This DV-1 tripod is my my first video tripod, though I have bought many tripods for still photography (analog and digital) over the past several decades.I bought this video tripod to use with a new Full HD camcorder to shoot video of my grandson playing soccer.I like the weight of this tripod and I find that using one hand to push down on the camcorder helps add smoothness when panning vertically or horizontally.The legs are easy to extend with the flip of only three knobs. The head has a bowl adjustment where the user loosens the head from the bottom to level the head quickly and easily with a built in level bubble even if the ground or leg adjustments are not perfectly level.If I let go of the control handle, the fluid tripod head does not drop down like a still camera tripod head tends to do. I can let go of the control handle when using the camcorder and grab my DLSR without worrying about damaging the camcorder. The fluid head is strong enough to prevent a DLSR such as my Nikon D7500 DX or D750 FX DLSR, either with a 70-300 mm lens, from dropping when I let go of the control handle.This is probably a mis-understanding on my part but I thought both the vertical and horizontal movements would be adjustable fluid dampened, however, only the vertical movement is adjustable fluid dampened. The horizontal movement can have resistance added by tightening an adjustment, but being mechanical friction based instead of fluid based, tends to be not smooth. The vertical adjustable fluid dampened movement is very smooth.The bag seene sturdy and the fact the rubber feet can be tightened by hand to extend built in spikes which dig into soil or grass, is handy.

Bought a Manfrotto Befree and was highly disappointed, as nothingworked as it should and control mechanismswere weak. Decided to return. Saw this on Prime days and saw the reviews (looked almost too good to be true) so Decided to pull the trigger. Mind own! It's not light, but it's perfect in every other sense. The construction is smart and SOLID, controls are easily maneuvered, and everything locks in flawlessly. The quick release plate screws have a half moon turning mechanism so you dont need a screwdriver and inserting and removing the plate is a cinch. Taking it down to return it to the zippered carry case is easy as well.110% recommend!