Velbon DF-40 Deluxe Lightweight Photo/Video Tripod with 3-Way Panhead and Quick Release Shoe by VELBON
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Digital camera reviews of Velbon DF-40 Deluxe Lightweight Photo/Video Tripod with 3-Way Panhead and Quick Release Shoe
Digital camera Review: Quality product, just as pictured.
Summary: 5 Stars
The price paid for this was very low and I wasn't expecting such a quality tripod. This tripod is made with quality materials and is very sturdy. All the adjustments work great on this tripod and it is a quality item. The 3-way panhead and quick release shoe are all a plus. I highly recommend this quality and low-priced tripod. If you are looking for a quality tripod and don't want to spend a fortune then get this Velbon DF-40.Digital camera Review: Time Marches On
Summary: 5 Stars
The DF 40 stands next to my 35 year old, well beaten, much traveled VGB-3. The designs are very very similar. The methods are the same. The materials are largely the same, minor differences in some places due to weight, others due to improved materials (today), so (albeit few, IMO) for cost savings.
I've loaded the DF with the same "standard load" of camera, lens and other such that I used with the VGB. Then I added four pounds in lead bars.
Everything is stable, no wobble, no creaking or groaning.
I paid for quality in Velbon over three decades ago, and now have gotten quality AGAIN by purchasing Velbon.
That seems a pretty simple concept to me (G)
geoff beneze
Digital camera Review: You cant beat this tripod for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
I was skeptical when i heard the words, "flimsy", "lightweight", etc...
But it was cheap. So i ordered it.
10 states, thousands of miles, and countless hikes later this tripod is still holding up.
Its been in streams, rivers, over 14,000 feet and 100+ degree weather. For $30 this tripod has paid for itself 10 times over!
A couple of notes: the plastic screw on the camera mount is a joke and needs to be replaced with a metal one. Also the tripod is plastic so don't over tighten the screws, they will crack...
Digital camera Review: clumpsy
Summary: 3 Stars
the tripod itself is clumpsy, the legs are plastic and they are kind of clumpsy. overall good for the moneyDigital camera Review: so-so tripod
Summary: 4 Stars
the tripod is good knowing it's a velbon, i think it's good enough to handle enough battering, my only complaint is that the quick release shoe is hard to place under the camera's tripod screw, they should have used a metal knob that has a longer handle, when mounting on the tripod itself in vertical orientation, you must be careful for it not to be turning because of the camera's weight (my camera is canon 40d with bg-e2n grip and 28-135mm IS/ sigma 30mm 1.4) maybe for lighter cameras it will not turn when it's mounted, anyway, this is just my first tripod so i can say it's just okay, i'll invest soon on a better tripod (manfrotto).