K&F CONCEPT Tripod (72" height/10kg load)

A little on the light side but with the hook on the bottom that's not an issue. Great build quality and doubles up as a monopod which is fast and easy to assemble

Love the K&F brand. Absolutely the best Tripod I’ve ever had. This was a cheaper replacement for a much more expensive Manfrotto pro level stand I paid nearly £450 for and lost on a mountain in Scotland. This was £70 and is in a different league. I was a bit worried about the ball head as a lot of my camera glass is manual focus metal lenses from yesteryear but I needn’t have worried as it was superbly sturdy and strong. It is now my only tripod. Sit my D700 and long Sigma glass without issue. Good stable platform. Surprised but very happy customer.

This product was sent to me for review, as part of Amazon Vine. The below is my own real-world experience of using it. I was particularly drawn to it, as I've never really owned anything beyond the most basic of tripods for my camera, and I especially liked the versatility that the K&F offered - being able to switch between a monopod and tripod is super handy for quickly being able to go out and get more stable shots in the field. The overall quality is excellent - it has a very sturdy aluminium body that holds up well, even if the tripod is slightly nudged. It has also been finished to a high standard, with no rough edges to be found. Each extendable section locks into place with a satisfying 'click' of the lever, and stays put, so no need to worry about any gear suddenly slipping down. The rubber feet have exceptional grip on any surface. For such a 'budget-minded' bit of kit, there are a host of features which will suit lots of different kinds of photography/videography. The spare release plate is particularly useful, should you have two cameras that you want to be able to swap out without too much fuss (the plates aren't 'quick-release', though). The tripod legs can be angled in so many ways that you could even photograph in the smallest of spaces. The ability to be able to detach one leg and use it as a monopod is great, however, slightly flawed - there is a detachable screw that sits between the main body and the leg, which could easily become lost. I feel it would have been better to have the screw fixed into the monopod leg, thus avoiding that scenario. Overall, it is a good value item that would be a nice addition to any budding creative person's toolkit (the included bag makes it so compact, too). Highly recommended.

The tripod / monopod is very well made and worth the money. But the manual consists of a sheet of paper with only one side in very much second language english. "The antiside?? "Whats that? So dismantling it to create the monopod was worrying in case the guarantee was invalidated. Removing rubber sleeves on the centre stem is not an intutive thing to do. Delivery was outstandingly good for our rural area and bridleway access. So a good product well made well delivered but spoilt by corner cutting on the instructions.

It's alright and does the job, looks premium however is overpriced. This probably works great with phones but I brought it for my sony a7ii and it's wobbly enough to make long exposures a risk and incredibly hard to stay on something because the ball joint will make the camera move downwards after tightening and letting go. For this price it would probably be best to get a motorised tripod head. When I mentioned it being wobbly, I mean it's wobbly at a small scale that would induce blur, not shoddy wobble that would make this unusable.

It’s not even steady while fully extended, charging with this price for an £10 quality tripod.

As normal K&F have made a solid well built product with everything a photographer needs and in all normal terms I would have rated this a 5* with no doubt. However they have found a way to make this cheaper to save on cost and that is that unlike their other tripods I've used and come to love the have made the mount on the top from plastic. Now on the outset this isn't a bad thing as it will reduce weight so great for walking and traveling but for some lenses I use I don't feel comfortable mounting them on a plastic mount and shoe as over time I feel like it is likely to get stress cracks and fail. Apart from that the ability to change the head to any standard fitting one is great as this does give you the option to change from the above negative point . You can easily make the tripod inverted with little to no issues just by swapping the pole out the middle. The carry bag is simple yet effective (Would be better if there was a way to attach it to a bag but not a deal breaker). So overall it's a great tripod made from durable materials but the mounting plate and plate let it down by being plastic rather than metal.

PROS -leg locks are solid (though are plastic) -versatile: removing a leg and using it as a monopod is quite simple (especially the additional of the centre column, to make the monopod extra tall) -includes a few useful accessories -folds small enough to attach comfortably to a camera bag -acceptable value (as long as you can come to terms with all the plastic in its construction) CONS -plastic quick release atop the ballhead? (and plastic plates). Not a great decision: far less robust than metal (won’t stand a lot of knocks), and can deform. This is the main reason I personally wouldn’t use this tripod (but others may not find this an issue). -somewhat heavy (as expected, as it’s solid metal) -a special bolt is required to create the tall monopod. This is just asking to get lost NOTES -I own a range of tripods, from Gitzo down to no-name, so I feel qualified to rate this K&F tripod. It’s a decent low-end beginner tripod, with a few useful features (esp monopod). But there are a few more compromises than I’d like to see (especially plastic clamp on the ballhead), likely in the name of reducing the weight and the price. MY STAR RATINGS: 1* substandard, mostly cons 2** barely acceptable, cons outweigh the pros 3*** meets the basic requirements, cons balance the pros 4**** good product, pros outweigh the cons 5***** exceptional, all (or almost all) pros

Really solid tripod, well worth the price. It came with a cellphone holder as well which is great when not needing to use my DSLR. It's fairly light and portable as I've brought it on trips with my attached to my camera bag in my carry-on. Very easy to use and good adjustability.

Ligero y funcional

Very good tripod, sturdy and light, would sure recommend for starters in photography, it has all the tools for mobile phone and camera, and a good sturdy bag ,

Brilliant, ideal for canon eos r10 camera and mobile phone.

Sturdy, very adaptive, well constructed, very impressed!