Velbon 200R Sherpa Tripod with PH157Q Panhead

By Velbon

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The Adjustable Sherpa 200R Tripod Fromvelbon Is A Reliable Support For Your Camera. Weighing In At Just one.95Kg, You Can Easilycarry This Aluminium Tripod With You Where ever You Go. Dimensions: Height (Folded): 62Cm Height (Unfolded): 167.5Cm Maximum Leg Extension (Width): 59Cm    

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Customer Reviews of Velbon 200R Sherpa Tripod with PH157Q Panhead

Reviewed by Rosa
extremely quick

it was shiped and come really quick to my place. it is perfect, but the packing could be considerably less large for the measurement of the tripod box.

Reviewed by John
Velbon Sherpa 200R – Just what I essential!

Each time possible, I desire to acquire from actual outlets – I might be the very first to complain if there were no correct bookshops, no appropriate hifi shops, no suitable photographic outlets, no appropriate CD/DVD stores. But then the problems start – truly finding someplace that sells what you want to acquire. Which is the place Amazon comes in!I experienced been searching to purchase a decent tripod to change my lightweight one particular, which was and nevertheless is fantastic for a compact digicam or for a light-weight SLR. But my Canon 5D with a extended zoom and flashgun hooked up weighs in at above 2Kg. Even though I hardly ever have equally the long lens and the flashgun hooked up at the same time, not often is not in no way. So I desired anything with a greatest functioning load of a lot more, so that I could use it with no it currently being wobbly or unstable when prolonged.I am a eager novice, with constrained resources, so not in the industry for a light-weight but quite costly carbon fibre tripod. I experienced been hunting at a variety of brands these kinds of as Manfrotto, Hahnel and Velbon but was drawn in the direction of this Velbon by the mix of maximum peak, greatest load, inclusion of a pan and tilt head within the competitive price tag.For up to £10 a lot more, I would have been happy to go into a store, the place 1 of the things you are paying out for is the fact that they have acquired the inventory for you to go in and see it (no matter what it is) prior to acquiring, and, in the right shop, they can give worthwhile suggestions. But £26 (45%) a lot more was a bit as well considerably. So I took the chance, bought by way of Amazon and kept the variation.As to the tripod by itself: it truly is excellent. Locks very securely at any angle with no motion. Feels quite secure regardless of whether at its minimum height or fully prolonged. The leg locking clips feel really sturdy and I have no worries about them long lasting. The pan and tilt head is properly made and effortless to use. Can be modified to move as loosely or as resistingly as you wish. The central column adjusts very easily and locks in location just in which you want it. The head has a fast launch attachment which attaches to the underside of your digital camera, so the digital camera can be quickly fitted into the tripod or removed from it without having faff.I am 1m90 tall, and desired a tripod that I could use with no needing to stoop down. And this fits the bill extremely well – I can use it with camera connected with no needing to elevate the centre column to its entire top. one.9Kg with head connected is not insignificant, but nor is it a problem. For carrying it around I can easily exchange the first pan and tilt head – it unscrews by means of a normal dimensions fitting – with (another manufacturer’s) ball head and save all around 330g in fat (12oz), which is a worthwhile fall.All in all, I’m extremely happy with my buy.

Reviewed by Omalanrf
Great Tripod For The Value

This Velbon 200R Sherpa is about the ideal your gonna get if you might be on a restricted price range. Never waste your funds on £20-40 tripods as they’re a waste of cash and time. I do panoramic images and the pan head is so sleek. GET THIS TRIPOD, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT…. Heres a review to help you determine. http://www.youtube.com/observe?v=Nvm3iGIP4v0

Features and Specifications

• Item Weight:

  2 Kg

• Boxed-product Weight: 2.7 Kg
• Item model number: 200R
• ASIN: B000NDBDN2
• Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 19 July 2007

More Details

Fast, flexible and simple to use tripod for the two fanatics and newcomers alike.Geared up with the three-way panhead PH157Q with Rapid-release platform program that incorporates a one-touch manage that permits locking of each pan and tilt movements with one twist. The handle is mounted on the left which makes it possible for the consumer to maintain their appropriate hand totally free to run the digital camera.The Sherpa 200R features a manual slide elevator to change height of centre-column.

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