SmallRig FreeBlazer Tripod, Don'T Waste Your Money On... 

Just a note, there is drag resistance adjustability on the pan on the SmallRig head, just not the tilt. I would agree though that I will probably just buy the sticks and use my Komodo head until I can save for something nicer.

I agree on the sticks over the head! I may go the same route and stick with my which is currently sitting on 536 legs

If you are saving money in one of the best "for the money" tripods, it makes no sense to spend much more a head. The head that comes with the AD-80 is a must for the price.

awesome review! weird one, but is it possible to just extend one leg on this so it's effectively like a monopod or does the mid-spreader prvent that? thank you!

Great video, thank you for your wonderful intell.

nice video. would you recommend the Manfrotto 502 head as well?

Thanks for the review. Do you find this tripod goes low enough for sit down interviews? Cheers

What’s the advantage of the carbon fibre model vs aluminium - the latter is slightly lighter weight

hey, love the video! can you please recommend a good tripod head which check most boxes but is still not to expensive or atleast worth the price

I took your advice. I bought a better fluid head with drag resistance. I will buy the legs next month

Does it fit a manfrotto mvh500ah fluid head?

Bought the Small Rig legs. Using with my Sachtler Ace head.

I own this tripod with it's head, it was on sale and I got them both for 325 usd + 5 usd for express delivery, instead of 399 the msrp. The video head on it has a nice panning damping but tilting isn't as good. But it's not too bad either. I have a sigma 150-600 contemporary lens with some lens coat on it and a canon Eos T7 body and also a shotgun mic mounted on top of the camera body all mounted on top of the head and if I set the locking switch for tilting at around 50-60 degrees clockwise, it becomes pretty solid and easy to tilt and it remains in the position no matter how angled it is. I know there are a lot heavier lenses than the sigma one I have but it's 2 kilos + the camera body + the mic, which goes to around 3.5 kilos including the extra accessories like lens coat etc. It's not exactly super heavy but not far lighter than most video or wildlife photography setups. It does the job way better than those cheap arca swiss compatible gimbal heads, or way more expensive alternatives. And on the plus side, this tripod is far more sturdier than similarly priced other tripods from K&F Concept or similar brands. Also there's an aluminium version of the pod with a similar fluid video head, probably without adjustable damping for panning. And it costs around $160, it's also a really good option and I think it'd probably perform about the same for my setup but I impulsively decided to purchase the carbon fiber one when it was on a discount and I even got it delivered in the same day. It's pretty much a bargain and I am absolutely happy about it.

Yeah my tilt knob broke, got stripped. Cannot lock all the way

Thanks Mitchell.

Just noticed they have a new head. PH8 is the model

Great review

Thanks for the review. Came for the advice about using a different head. One thing, you are too close to the camera for that much hand movement. I was dodging your punches for six minutes. Dizzying.