If you're familiar with my channel, you might know that I'm always in a search
for light travel gear.
That's what I do.
I take photos and videos for a living as I travel, so I'm always looking
for that kind of equipment that can allow me to travel with ease.
Today, we're going to review that tripod by Smallrig, the T200,
and we're going to review it with the fluid head, the CH10.
We're going to do it right now.
So welcome
to this new video and to this wonderful day; this morning, actually,
it was snowing, so that's how it changed in twelve hours, more or less.
. Anyway, let's talk about the Smallrig tripod we have right here today.
And first of all, disclaimer,
I haven't been paid for this review, so I'm allowed to say whatever I want,
and I'm going to share the pros and cons about this piece of gear.
Let's start by saying the codes of this tripod
and the fluid if you want to look for it online.
So the code of the tripod, which is the T200 is 3474B
and the code of the fluid head, the CH10, is 3259.
As I'm sure you're going to ask, how does the footage look?
We're going to take a few clips as a test.
Let's check it out.
So that was it.
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Let's talk about the prices; you can find the tripod on Amazon
at the price of 69.98 British pound
and the fluid head at the price of 48.24.
All the links of this gear today in the description tab, go and check them out.
I'm also affiliated with Amazon, so if you purchase
the gear through my links, I would get a small percentage.
Of course, you will not be charged any extra, but you will help my channel.
Talking about the build quality of the tripod and the head,
as soon as I took it out from the package, from the box,
it looked and felt very solid and professional.
I only had one problem and I think it was actually
a fault of the item I received.
And I want to share with you guys because I want to be honest with you
and with the company, giving feedback to both of you.
So as soon as I was starting the review,
one of these arms, the poles, broke.
There it is.
So what actually happened?
I'm going to show you closer to the camera.
So the tripod actually has two different arms, two poles,
that can allow you to extend the tripod, quite a lot, actually.
You have two knobs around the poles, made of rubber
and aluminum ofr magnesium, and around the pole.
You have a piece of plastic that allows you
to spin the knob around the poles so it can actually lock it.
What happened here?
The plastic broke and it went inside this pole.
So right now, the piece of plastic is at the bottom
of the second pole, and I can't lock it anymore.
So that's what happened as soon as I started to review the tripod.
So I got back to the company and they sent a new tripod back.
So they were very kind in that sense.
But yes, that's what happened.
Apart from that, when I received this second tripod, everything was fine.
And bear in mind these are my first impressions.
So I've been using the gear for an hour or so.
I'm probably going to make a review later on in the ear
so I can share more thoughts and experience when that happens.
Tripod is made of magnesium.
It looks
sturdy and solid for the size and weight.
Yeah, looks professional as well.
Let's talk about dimensions and weight.
Starting from the weight tripod is 2.05 kilograms.
The length and size when the tripod is completely closed
is it measures 10 by 10 by 47 centimeters.
The maximum height with the center column down is 146
centimeters, with the ball head on top.
The maximum height of the trip with one arm of the column,
the center column up, is more or less 170 centimeters with the ball head as well.
I'm 180 centimeters.
If we extend also the second pole,
then you can reach 200 centimeters.
That's pretty high guys.
If you put your camera on top as well, I guess anyone
could actually use this tripod to be honest.
Talking about the heads of the tripod, the tripod itself comes with a ball head.
I'm not really sure about the model of this specific head, but it's a 360
ball head, so it goes literally all the way around 360 degrees.
Bear in mind, it's a photography head.
Under the head, there's a 38 inch screw thread that,
of course, corresponds to the screw on top of the tripod.
It comes with an Arca Swiss plate on top.
He has three different balance bubble levels and also
three different knobs to adjust the tilt and that pan.
Also, this head can go down to 90 degrees
angle for your vertical or portrait shots.
Now, as I'm a video maker mainly, I wanted to try to try with a fluid ad,
so I've asked to review also, the CH10 fluid had.
This head again is a 360 degrees head.
It comes with a 3/8 inch screw thread underneath,
but also it comes with an adapter from 3/8
inch thread to 1/4 inch.
There's one balance bubble level and also comes
with an Allen key, with the magnet right under the head.
Also, keep in mind, when you use the fluid head
and you pan your camera quickly,
you're going to unscrew the head from the actual tripod.
So to avoid that, there's a screw that can be used as a lock
under the head of the tripod right here under the mount.
Payload.
It's quite impressive actually, because, of course, it can hold smaller
cameras, DSLRs, mirrorless and so on, but I tried it
with my fully rigged Blackmagic, with extra monitor,
mount plate, V-mount batteries and so on, and it could hold it.
Of course it can hold it when the camera is straight.
I tried a few angles as well and you can hold it until more
or less 30 or 45 degrees angles.
After that, the weight of the camera is just too much,
and the tripod cannot really hold it.
At least the head cannot hold, it the tripod can hold the camera,
but the strength of the head is not enough to support that type of gear.
So bear in mind if you want to purchase it for heavier rigs, as mine.
I want to cover also a few of the features because it's very versatile.
It's a very versatile tripod, and I want to start from the carrying case.
You know, I love carrying case.
It's very useful, especially if you're traveling.
There's a counterweight hook under the center column,
of course, for sandbags, as you can see here, very professional sandbag
to keep your tripod steadier.
The legs are four sections legs,
so there are three different locks
easy to unlock and to lock back up.
There's also a lock at the top of each leg that can be set up independently.
The ability to change the angle of the legs can allow you
to take very low shots as well, literally floor level, more or less.
And also, you can just use the tripod upside down for your reviews,
for example, or just to tilt your camera completely to the floor.
There's a special leg because, apart from the rubber grip, the rubber
handle here, this leg also comes off and it becomes a monopod.
You can use it as a selfie stick also for action cameras or smartphones.
So that's the tripod T200 by Smallrig.
I'm going to give you some of my thoughts and the conclusion.
What I think about the these piece of gear.
So I think it's a very versatile piece of equipment again,
especially for traveling.
So can this be your next travel tripod?
For photography, definitely recommend it.
I couldn't find really any issue with it.
Apart, of course, the faulty tripod I got at first.
But again, I hope that's one chance in 1,000,000.
I really like the way you can remove one of the legs and use it as a walking stick,
because sometimes I hike with my gear and walking sticks are very useful as well.
So again, versatility.
I think this tripod really is made for that.
Of course, that doesn't mean you need to buy a tripod
because it has a walking stick in the body.
But why not?
It's right there.
As a video maker, I would match it with that fluid hea CH10.
Anyway I think it works really well.
It's actually fluid, so it flows nicely,
and you could see that in the beginning of the video.
It's not the lightest tripod, I tried smaller
and lighter tripod like the Manfrotto Compact Action,
but again, the quality wasn't that great, at least the build.
It wasn't made for my bigger cameras, so I may compare it with the Compact
Action, maybe, or the BeFree by Manfrotto and we're going to check it out.
So if you want to see this comparison again, drop a comment down here.
So these are my first impressions, guys.
Once again, overall, I recommend it.
It's a nice tripod. It feels nice and solid.
It looks professional and it feels professional.
Yes, for your traveling
might be spot on, also for your vlogging and so on.
I hope this is going to help you out.
If you have any questions, live it down here.
I can't wait to see in the next video I hope to see in the next video.
Thanks for watching. See you soon.