Vanguard Tourist 5 Ultra-Compact Full-Size Tripod with One-Handle Panhead by VANGUARD
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Digital camera reviews of Vanguard Tourist 5 Ultra-Compact Full-Size Tripod with One-Handle Panhead
Digital camera Review: Great lightweight travel tripod
Summary: 4 Stars
This tripod was exactly as advertised: light weight, inexpensive and easy to carry.Digital camera Review: Legs don't lock well
Summary: 4 Stars
Great tripod for the price. It is sturdy and quite compact. Fits nicely in my backpack while hiking. My biggest problem is with the legs. Unless they are all fully extended, they don't like to lock in place. This makes it very difficult when trying to set it up on eneven surfaces. It is great when fully extended. I am about 5'8" and find it comfortable to use without having to bend or slouch too much.Digital camera Review: Light and tight!
Summary: 4 Stars
Very small and lightweight are overwhelmingly the reasons to buy this tripod. Yes, it is difficult (or impossible) to have the legs extend to anything but full height. But, this is not a big problem for me.Digital camera Review: Not as small as my other tripod but sturdy
Summary: 2 Stars
I have another tripod which is smaller and has a carrying case which has a large enough strap to go around your shoulder. The only set back is that it does not have a quick release but I rather have more portability. I have taken it to all my travels. It is so small and yet performs much like a full scale tripod. The tourist 5 did disappoint me because I thought it was going to be smaller and the carrying case you have to hold it with your hand instead putting in around your shoulders. But it is good firm quality and has a quick release.Digital camera Review: Not up to the task
Summary: 1 Stars
I used this tripod on two trips last year, Mesa Verde and Arizona. I found it to be good only for still photography at best. Even then the leg locking issue was problamatic. As stated in an earlier review, if you do not fully extend the leg in its section then the unit does not lock and it buckles. The problem is that it is not always easy to determine if you fully extended the segment. It was in trying to adjust for this that the tripod broke. Apparantly I pulled a little too hard on the segment trying to make sure it was locked and it broke. This might seem like negligence but I kid you not when I say you need to pull hard on the segment in order to make it lock. I might have actually been upset except it was such an awful tripod for panning that I was better off shooting video without it. The pan head is jerky and hard to move and required me to place my hand on the camera and slowly rotate the head using pressure. Needless to say this is time consuming and uncomfortable. Yes the unit is light and packs well but overall you are better off with a tripod that is built better.