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- In this video, we're going through my favorite
travel tripod that is perfect for adventure.
It's the new one from Peak Design.
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I know these are strange times that we're in right now,
but doesn't mean we limit our creativity,
and find new ways to shoot content
All right, let's get into this review,
it's gettin' a little hot in here.
My climbing jacket is definitely not
like a everyday California jacket.
This tripod's fantastic, it sits right on the side of my bag
and, honestly, it's the only travel tripod
that I've been using for a while now.
When I finally got this tripod
I started using a tripod again.
That really says a lot, because I would bring
a tripod with me when I would travel,
and I would just never actually use it.
Now before we dive into all the features of this,
I just wanna show you one other cool product
from Peak Design that I use on a daily basis,
and that is this attachment for your backpack.
So I always have my camera just right on my chest
when I'm doing adventure stuff,
and it's a great product just so that
I can always have my camera right here,
so I can pop it off, get shots,
not have to worry about it being in the bag.
Bag can be all the other stuff,
but I always keep at least one lens here.
And then I'm able to pop it off,
do some vlog stuff, or shoot whatever.
So this is the Peak Design travel tripod.
I mean, it's crazy, look at how small this is.
The actual diameter is like the width of a water bottle,
so the reason that that's so important
is that when you have a backpack on, you can slide this
wherever a water bottle would typically go.
It's tiny, it's small, but it also has
a lot of features on it that most
creators are really gonna dig.
And for me, let me grab one of my big tripods.
So this is a video head that I use,
and these are some video legs.
This is not practical to travel
or to just take on a daily basis, these things are heavy.
And you gotta put it over your shoulder,
you have this massive head, now these
have their time and place, but, for most situations,
all I need is a lightweight tripod.
And that's why this tripod has become
such an essential part of my kit.
So this is the carbon fiber model,
which is a little bit pricier,
and they also have an aluminum model,
so between the two options, if you don't
wanna spend the money for the carbon fiber one,
you can get the aluminum one a little bit cheaper,
a little bit heavier, but it's the same tripod,
and you get all the same features,
just the weight's gonna be a little bit different.
The ball head is like a completely redesigned ball head.
So when you first look at it, it's not gonna look
like other tripods that you've worked with.
Now with this tripod, you gotta pop it out
just a tad, because part of the reason
that it's so compact is that it sits nicely
with the legs, everything is just flush.
So when you pop this out, can tighten down your head,
the ring around the side is where
you loosen up the ball head, and then
you can basically go in any direction with your ball head,
and you can completely go vertical with it,
so there's a lot of flexibility with this ball head.
And it's just a simple twist around
the edge to loosen and tighten.
Now for the mounting options it's an Arca plate,
which works with a ton of different products out there,
all Peak Designs uses this same mount system,
so you can go from the backpack mount to the tripod.
Now, the plate that comes with this specific tripod
is a little bit different, so instead of using
a screwdriver or a coin to tighten down your camera,
they actually provide an Allen wrench.
And this Allen wrench has a few uses on this tripod
to tighten and loosen different things,
but you can get it really tight on your camera.
Now when you mount the plate onto the tripod,
it's a two-step process, first you click it in,
and then around the edge you actually have
this tightening ring, and for me I love this,
because when I put my cameras on here,
I wanna make sure they're safe,
and I don't wanna accidentally bump this clip,
the camera pop off, so have this tightening ring,
I know that this camera is secure on the tripod.
So beyond the fact that this thing
is just super lightweight and tiny,
the coolest feature about it is how easy
it is to pull out and start using.
So when you pull this out and you wanna extend it,
say you want the full length, these legs
have four stages of length to extend it fully.
And then you have the fifth here
which is your center column.
So you can just take your thumb
and pop all four locks at the same time,
and you can do it across all legs, and then.
With just a quick flip you have it fully extended.
Now you just take your thumb and close
each of the locks on each stage while rotating.
Now you have a tripod ready to go.
And for me, when I'm shooting YouTube-style content,
I want something that's easy to use,
otherwise I'm not gonna use it.
If a tripod takes me forever to set up,
I'm just gonna handhold the camera.
But what I've found is that because this tripod
is so easy to use, I end up using it, and my videos
end up looking better because I have stable shots.
And also it's not a small tripod,
it's not one of those little baby ones
where you put it on the ground
and all your shots are looking up.
Now if you do wanna go low with this tripod,
you can take out the center column,
flip that underneath, drop these legs down,
you can actually get your camera super close
to the ground on a stable tripod.
You can also widen out these legs
so that it's completely flat as well.
So there's a lot of potential with how big
and how small you can make this tripod.
Personally I like the fact that
you can just open all the locks.
I like how you can just
run your hand around and it's closed.
Super easy to use.
I like things that are easy.
It just makes life so much simpler when you're creating.
So let's say that you wanna just
grab a quick shot with your phone.
Well, they've put a phone mount inside this.
So in the center column, you have this piece down here,
it's got a hook on it, you can hook a backpack to it,
which is great for keeping things stable.
But you pull this out and inside is a little phone mount.
They made it super easy, they're really keeping
content creators in mind with this.
And I just really like what Peak Design is doing.
They just have these cool little features
that just make it easier as a creator.
Super small, lightweight, and easy to use.
What else could you really want out of a tripod?
It really is a different and unique design.
You know what, actually, hold on.
I think I have another travel tripod, hold on.
So this is a competitor's travel tripod.
And this is your typical travel tripod,
and the reason that I hate using these is
you have to flip out the legs first,
you have to crank these, pull it out, and then twist 'em
to tighten, and I've never really liked that system.
The clips on this just make it easy, so I know
when it's loose and it's tightened, and it's just simple.
If you're in the market for a tripod,
this is the one that I recommend.
All right guys, that's it, I'll see you on the next one.