We are on the road today with the lightweight tripod you need for all your travel adventures.
The Oben CT-3565 Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod and BZ-217T Triple-Action Ball Head is a great addition to your camera gear kit. It is compact, light and easy to set up with a smooth ball head.
If you are a photographer who shoots outdoors and on location, you will love how this tripod folds up neatly in its bag. You will also be impressed with the features this tripod comes with.
The tripod has a load capacity of 9 pounds which means you can mount your camera and a heavy zoom lens. The actual tripod only weighs 2.5 pounds. Traveling light is a challenge for photographers. This tripod helps keep the overall weight of your camera gear down, and if you are taking a flight, it can easily fit in your suitcase while you keep your more expensive gear with you on carry-on. Road trips, day trips, or photoshoots on location are made much easier when you don't have to carry too much gear, so we appreciate the weight and strength of this tripod.
The height is adjustable for low shooting near the ground (as low as 8.6 inches) or up high. It can be extended to a full height of 51.6 inches using the ergonomic twist locks, which can be adjusted quickly and easily. Each leg can be locked at 22.5°-24°, 50°, or 80°, so your camera is stable when you are shooting on uneven surfaces like a forest floor, sandy beach or rocks.
Once you have your height set and a subject in sight, you can shoot with confidence. The feet are designed to be firm and stable on outdoor surfaces, including grass, dirt or sand. You can remove the rubber feet and use the spiked feet. This means you can use the feet that are best suited for the environment you are shooting in. This tripod is starting to seem like a transformer toy that can turn into something new. Perhaps that is what the designers had in mind when they decided one leg could be removed to become a monopod that extends up to 53 inches. An adjustable center column with a spring-loaded weight hook makes the whole tripod even more stable. All this support means you can focus on shooting.
We would like to see a little more height on the tripod, which some similar models have. While we are not shooting at maximum height often, those extra inches might come in handy in certain situations.
The Oben tripod set comes with:
- Tripod with ball head
- Low-angle center column
- Quick-release plate
- 2 x hex wrenches
- Shoulder strap
- Carrying case
- User manual
- Limited 5-year warranty
This tripod is compact, lightweight and performs well. The price is competitive with similar models on the market. We recommend it if you are looking for a great tripod to use during travel and for shooting outdoors.
