small and lightweight

Incorrect advertised max load

I Just purchased this tripod (legs only)for a trip I leave on tomorrow. I paid an additional $27 for express delivery. A major factor in my decision was the load capacity since I do have some heavy equipment. B&H and this review site claim a max load of 11 lbs. However, I was shocked to see that the documentation that came with the tripod says the max load is 6lbs 10 oz. (3kg). That is a huge difference! I checked the website of the U.S.A. Slik supplier and it says 11 lbs. So, I called the supplier and they said 8.8 lbs. I think this is outrageous. The company claims three different max loads in their manual, online, and on the phone. Looks like Slik can not be trusted. I now have atripod that may be useless and am out the extra shipping. I do not blame B&H since they and several other sites, including this one, got their info from the Slok (THK) site.