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Smallrig Heavy-duty Fluid Head Tripod

£121 (approx)/$159 www.smallrig.com

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The Smallrig Heavy-duty Fluid Head Tripod AD-01 3751, to give it its full name, has been announced and is currently available for pre-order. It’s a heavy-duty three-section double-shaft leg design with a maximum height of 1.86m. Double-shaft legs are usually associated with high-end profession­al film-making and cinema work, offering extra rigidity and load-bearing capacity. The new Smallrig tripod is hardly compact, then, but it does have an integrated carry handle to make it a bit more portable. It comes with a fluid two-way head and a detachable pan handle, which already makes this tripod terrific value for money, but also included is a 75mm levelling bowl base – an upmarket video tripod feature that makes it easy to get the head level for panning shots. The head is compatible with Manfrotto quick-release plates via a switch, and offers three 1/4-inch-20 mounting points for accessorie­s. It offers a full 360-degree panning movement, and -75 degrees to +90 degrees of tilt. The maximum payload is 8kg. And for everyone who’s fed up of losing hex wrenches for tightening cameras on the quick-release plate, the Smallrig head has a slide-in holder for the hex wrench on the head itself.

FIRST IMPRESSION­S

The launch price of $159 (about £121) makes the Smallrig Heavyduty Fluid Head Tripod sound a real bargain to us. It’s available for pre-order right now, with shipping due to commence on 20 May 2022.

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