The Pentax service in Italy is good. I have never had my LX bodies serviced but I''ve been told that a repair or a simple CLA can be very expensive. Folsom Bounce House Rental

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The quick release plate, and the legs at different heights along with weight for ease of transporting on trips weather across the city or international trips.

No spiked legs and no build in spirit level

I went to Burlington Camera (Professional Store) in December 1994 as I needed a new tripod and tried all the types available and found this to be one which I felt I could carry in the field and found the way the legs can be at different levels a plus as I first saw this on BENBO tripod but they where very heavy and did not think I could take in the field.

Since, this tripod, as come trips with me to New York City, London, England and Shanghai China and other places.

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Great at the store of purchase.

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Good build, reliable, low price, not too heavy, good height both low and high.

No quick release levers, no bubble levels.

I bought this tripod a few years ago, 2004. I have used it with a Canon elan 7 film SLR and also with a Rebel XTi. I find it to be very stable and reliable. It has no levels and no quick release legs, but the build quality is very good and the legs stable. I think this tripod is great for a medium weight set such as the Rebel XTi with most any lens. A shorter center column can be purchased to allow the Tripod to get down to very low heights. The quick release plate setup works well and is also stable. The tripod comes with a carrying bag and for less than 100.00 this is an excellent deal.

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Taller/Wider than old Bogen 3001 Optional short center column Will not pinch, bite, or bang you

No spiked feet 1/4"-20 interface between head and center column

Sane quick release plate: smaller than Bogen hex but larger than Bogen rectangular for 35mm. Gets low, very solid for its size, long and solid connection to centerpost. Good heavy rubber feet. Best in class, IMHO. I use it more than the Bogens I have. Light enough to carry on a fairly long hike.

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For the price, this tripod serves the perpose. it's heavy duty and stable even in the windy condition. Great for begginer and casual users. For intermediate and pro users you may want spend more $ for a better one.

Not an ideal tripod to carry around on trips the pan-head that comes with the tripod is not user friendly. Therefore, I replaced it with a Gitzo Ball head

Good tripod for the price. Overall good beginner's tripod.

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1)price: again from a students standpoint. 2)variable leg splay is really versatile: you can prop this thing with one leg on the floorboard, one on the coffee table and one off the bookshelf, in short, good for cramped rooms. 3)reasonably light weight but definitely not feather light. 4) good construction: i dropped mine many times down the stairs and it survived with a lot of scars though, heck i even sit on it(on the center column assembly or body) when i am waiting for my bus- just don''t seat on the legs or on a tripod fully extended. 5) gorgeous black, love it. 6) goes low and you can invert to center post to go even lower.(off the floor literally) 7) invert center post for copy work. 8) all this for less than a hundred bucks? believe me, brother this is as good as it gets.

1)I have to repeat what all the other posters said: those darn screw locks that really slows things down, definitely not the tripod to set up in a hurry for pin sharp UFO landings at night pictures. 2)also, the rubber feet slides a bit on grass of slippery pavements, even marble floors. and no provision for spike feet. 3)the lack of a center brace(which makes the variable leg splay possible) actually makes this tripod less stable: the legs will spread when weight is apply downwards. 5) this is a big problem: the chrome sections of the tilt and pan handles rusts.

a great first tripod for all you turks out there, trash those feather weight tripods with the plastic heads and fiddy controls, get this metal monster slik. what to do with you crappy tripod that comes ''free'' with you brand-new-fresh-out-of-the-box-shrinked-wrapped camera kit? 1) give it to a friend. 2) use it as a light stand for small flash units on a photoslave. and please, ignore all the other lower grade slik products like the U series, these are the feather light tripods i am talking about. stick with their better tripods which are really bargains considering their construction.

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i thought tocad website is pretty straight forward and imformative without a lot of ad-talk.

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expensive stuff from school, bogens, manfrotos: i don''t remember the specific models but i still like my black slik. oh! they have a mini version of this model in black, wonder if you seen it, rea

Sturdy, well built, goos black finish, affordable

screw type leg locks

This tripod delivers in every respect. It's relatively light, very flexible to use, very sturdy and affordable. What else do you want?

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some very cheap rubbish

Solid, light, very well made, black finish, very stable, legs are easily adjusted to different angles, panhead is nice and is removable.

Could have been a little taller.

It's a great tripod. I don't see any reason to upgrade right now. A low price is an added bonus.

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Haven't needed anything in the same weight range.

Light, very well made, black finish, very stable, legs are easily adjusted to different angles, panhead is nice and is removable

a little too much vibration, uses twist tight leg locks which are time consuming compared to snap leg locks, could be a few inches taller

A good, cheaper alternative to a Bogen. If I had to buy again, I would probably buy a Bogen 3021 for the better leg locks alone, otherwise a good tripod.

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I have tried out some Bogens and also own a cheaper Velbon

Lightweight, thats about it

Joints were legs attach to center are extremely weak.

I would spend the extra couple bucks for a bogen. The tripod itself is made of high quality, alluminum, but the joints are made of low grade white iron, which snaps easily. Because of this and the fact that it doesnt have a ball head, i wouldn't recomend it.

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Unfortuantly, i have had to sent mine back 3, yes 3 times for repairs after legs snap off.

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I have used some cheaper products that last much better.