HEIPI 3 in 1 Lightweight Travel Tripod | The Perfect Tripod for me? 

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Great News! After listening to feedback HEIPI have adapted their Quick Release Clamp on the tripod head to fit most Arca-swiss plates on the market. We'll now be able to use it even with the little PD straps attached that I use for my sling! Can't wait to receive the final product 😁

I love it and I want it, even though I dislike the tripods and the lack of mobility when deployed BUT the way you set it up as a makeshift hide is just brilliant and makes me want it even more.

Looks a great piece of kit Espen, in particular the small centre column tripod and the phone holder is really neat. Very informative video 👌

Before watching the video, I can comment that this is indeed the perfect travel tripod for me. This thing is friggin amazing. So fast to deploy, so versatile, impressive load capacity (especially compared to the Peak one at the same price point), super easy handling, and yet so lightweight and compact. Seriously, get one if you can afford one. If not, save for one. It is so worth it. Disclaimer: I don't work for Heipi, and I'm not on their payroll in any shape or form. That thing just convinced me with smart design, and impressive specs and features :)

fabulous video Espen thanks.

Very interesting tripod! The mini tripod in the centre column reminds me of the secondary mouth of the Xenomorph from Alien.

I like the versatility!

Its peak design and ulanzi zero y combined 😅 but more features!

Long time Peak Design Travel tripod user (3+ years now, was an original backer). The HEIPI looks to me to be the PD V2... improved head (true ball head), legs (thicker finals) and feet (built in spikes and can use any 3rd party). This tripod was so interesting I backed it and may wind up selling off my PD, if it performs better... and is more stable, even at the cost of it being ever so slightly bigger and heavier. My biggest gripe with the PD is they should have made the hex tool in the same form factor as the removable phone mount. Since I never use it, it be nice to yank it and stow the hex tool in its place. Having said that, I have been very happy with the PD... it is so small and easy to carry/pack.

Thanks for the review. I love the design, weight, and the load capacity (hope it will work as claimed). My concerns are: 1. The stability of the center column when extended: How will the design (with open channels when extended) stand wind gusts vs. a solid design? 2. The snap-in arca-swiss (AS) mount: How secure will it be? Also, the design appears to work with AS QR plates of specific sizes with very little leeway. Compatibility with other QR plates is always a concern. That's why I still love my 20+ years-old ballheads with AS mount as the original screw-in mechanism works very well. For those who claimed this tripod is a "clone" of the Peak Design tripod, I would say the only things that are shared by these two tripods are: 1. They both have three carbon fiber legs. 2. The both use snap cam lever for leg extension and the shapes look very similar. 3. The snap-in AS mount (looks similar but not exactly the same if you look closely.) Other than these, the two tripods are very different. The PD tripod features very unique shaped legs and center column for space saving. The Heipi one has traditional round legs and a very innovative center column/second tripod for its space-saving design. The PD ballhead is "reversed" with the ball built-in to the center column while the Heipi has a traditional ballhead (with a pretty big ball). I am not saying one is better than the other. I just say that are different, indeed very different....

It'd be nice to see comparison with FotoPro Eagle serie tripod, for example E6L. It has very similar features, but comes with gimbal head.

I really like that you use the bigger tripod as a support to shade yourself and use the smaller tripod. for the low-angle shooting. Interesting! It's really fascinating that a tripod can be used for so many purposes when you're out and about because you know, how I wish I had as little as possible in my bag. Thanks for sharing!

I am in the market for a tripod. I like most of the features you demonstrated on screen and the versatility of this tripod. Do not care for the extra tight fit of the plate and the small knob and lever on the head. Hopefully, the manufacturer will correct these shortcomings in future iterations.

Very nice review!

Looks good how much is it going to be and when will it be available?

Is it stable enough for a 600mm lens ?

Everyone talk about the functions but not much on the construction of the ball head. What material is it made from? Plastic or extrude aluminum?

Great video! If you removed the Peak Design anchor point/rope on their tripod plate, would it mount on the Heipi ball head?

Speaking of the peak design plates and anchors... how secure is the PD plate WITHOUT the anchors? My only reservation about this is that they keep suggesting in their replies on KS that PD plates at 38mm will apparenlty not be as secure as their 39mm plate will. I attach my anchors to a SmallRig L bracket so I don't have them on the plate itself (I don't have a superzoom that needs a tripod foot, so no worries there) and while I'm currently backing them, I am concerned that the PD plate itself won't be as tightly locked in because it's 1mm narrower, letting the camera wobble just a bit. So how secure is the camera wiht a PD plate and no anchors when locked into their head? To be honest, I have the PD travel tripod and was mostly attracted to this because of the mini-tripod, the better phone mount, and the head itself addresses a few complaints I have about the PD tripod head... so I was looking at this as a replacement that is the same size and weight that fixes some of the things that annoy me about the PD one.

The click stop head will be good for panoramas.

really interested in it, but for the travel tripod , over 40cm when it is holding that kill my feeling to buy one

Thanks for the great video Espen, you have a new subscriber! I have a question that you might be able to help me with. It appears that the Heipi's not so compatible with Arca-Swiss quick release plate due to a 1 mm size different (Heipi at 39mm x 39mm and Arca-Swiss at 38mm x38mm). In your video you show attaching your lens with an Arca-Swiss foot and yet you attached the Heipi plate to it. Is this because the fit of your lens foot was not tight enough? Is the fit tight and secured with a standard Arca-Swiss plate? Can you adjust the tension if not? I have L-brackets on all my cameras and Arca Swiss plates on all my long lenses. I love the idea of this most innovative Heipi travel tripod, but if it is not Arca-Swiss compatible is a deal breaker! Thanks in advanced and looking forward to more of your videos.

Never heard of them before. Hopefully they actually deliver a decent product unlike most kickstarters. I'll wait it out until they are on sale instead of backing it. $300+ for a potentially great product vs $300 + for an already existing tripod like the Ulanzi F38 or Peak Design and know what you are already getting. It's a tough sell but it looks promising...just like many kickstarters haha

BEWARE. Most of us who paid for this tripod on Indiegogo have not received our tripods, which are now three months late. We were supposed to receive our tripods in March, but the shipping date has been pushed back two or three times. We were promised that we would receive our tripods in May. As of May 31, we have no tripod (at least those of in the US and Europe). HEIPI has stopped responding to requests for updated shipping information. However, backers of HEIPI's Kickstarter campaign for this tripod have received their tripods as of early May. HEIPI is responding to backers on their Kickstarter campaign. This is very disconcerting to say the least for those of us who are backers of the Indiegogo campaign.

It's it possible to insert the top tripod upside down into the main tripod (while extended) to allow an underslung camera mount?

Thank you for good comparison. I already have a lot of Peak Design Camera Gear. So I wonder I can use Peak Design Plate with Heipi Tripod. Is it possible? and safe?

I was *almost* ready to back this tripod until you showed how it couldn't fit a plate with Peak Design's anchor links. I use a PD hand clutch and 2 anchor links on the QR plate of my supertelephoto and this seems like a concerning issue. I don't feel safe putting my 3.5kg set up on that. What's your thought? Do you feel like they can address this issue or I am better off using a different ball head?

Hey espen , can we use this tripod as the main wildlife photography tripod with say for example a canon 5d and 600mm prime using gimbal head instead of the given ball head.

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If the price were exactly the same between PD CF and the Heipi (currently they are), would you pick one over the other?

I love mine. My only issue with it is the 'clicking' (by design) of the ball head when it pans. This is very off-putting for me when I am trying to be quiet, and I'm guessing a big no-no if you shoot video.

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Can we attach a gimbal to it?

The intro kind of shows that you use the tripod a lot 😅 Is it very stable for our 100-400mm and 150-400mm lenses? My Manfrotto isn't 😬 it's actually horrible for deepspace photography

really not sure about that middle 3 legs column, which is essentially just another tripod's legs.

Are you still using this today? Wondering how it's holding up or if you've moved onto something better?

Looks a little like the Peak design tripod... but, of course, with different functionality.

I can set up my Peak Design in 9 seconds 😏

Wouldn’t the best selling point for it is to just make a comparison video to the clearly looking double of the peak design travel tripod that is used proof, life time warranty, made from a reputable company and more expensive. All the video would need to to show this is about as comparable to the the existing one then people would jump on it. I mean they probably even come from the same factory.

Well, it is an excellent tripod but the price is...Who is it for? Jeff Bezos?

Olympus camare doesnot need tripod 😊

Great if it is free or get a Sirui that weighs leesw than 2 lbs for $120

Run far from this company. They have had my money since March, and I still have no tripod and they are refusing to refund my money or send the tripod. Total scam. I am out 339.00 at this point.

why do people care so much how fast you can set up your tripod. So bizarre. The reason you're setting up a tripod in the first place is to take you time and properly compose you shot. And I would never buy a kickstarter anything. Too many suckers out there who've lost money over failed projects.

Bro, I little dishonest not giving credit to PD on the original design. Yes, this one has differences (3-leg center is cool, spike feet reversible, and maybe their ballhead), but come on…. We all now the base of this design was off of Peak Design tripod. You gotta give credit where it’s due…

If this is a 39mm plate and don't change back to 38mm because of HEIPI said it's hard to change the molding to save their money because is their own fault not to do listen user conern to change back in 39mm, and not to respect the industry standard 38mm, I will cancel my pledge, while the manufacturer is so bad to the plate ecosystem and I think they don't deserve to be support!

I just really dislike kickstarter.

It’s a blatant Peak Design clone, which I guess is fine, but to call it “innovative” is an insult to the Peak engineers who designed many of these features.

Can the ballhead be replaced with a 75mm bowl or can a 75mm bowl be attached to the tripod?