what's going on friends is Jonathan and welcome back to another JC production
where I deliver your daily dose of hotness and in this video we're gonna be
taking a look at some three legged hotness we're gonna be looking at what I
feel is the ultimate travel tripod solution so before you run out and you
back the peak design travel tripod I want you to entertain the idea of this
guy now I'm not saying that that peak design tripod is bad by any means this
video isn't meant to bash that product however I just think I have a great
alternative that is available now and the price difference between these two
tripods is pretty substantial so without further ado let's go ahead and take a
look at the eye footage Bozell tc5 the Gazelle approach tripods come in two
different sizes in two different models you have the TA six you have the TC six
you have the TC five which I have here and then you have the TA 5 ta stands for
aluminum TC stands for carbon fiber the number at the end since for the amount
of feet that the tripod can extend to so for instance the TC 5 that I have is a
carbon fiber tripod that can extend up to five feet the TA 5 comes in at 219
bucks the TC 5 comes in at 339 bucks but I'll leave links to all of them down in
the description if you feel like check on them out in comparison the peak
design travel tripod comes in at 289 bucks for the aluminum model and then
489 bucks for the carbon fiber month now these prices are only if you choose to
back that tripod the normal retail price of these tripods comes in at 349 bucks
for the aluminum and 599 dollars for the carbon fiber literally the eye footage
is almost half the price of the retail price of the peak design travel tripod
definitely something to think about ok so let's go ahead and take a look at
the see five from I footage you can see it
comes in a nice carrying case now one thing I gotta give the peak design for
Apple tripod is the case is so snug and so tight fit and form-fitting that it's
amazing you can take the case and the tripod put it in a backpack and have no
worries this one's a little bit more bulkier but it does have a trick up its
sleeve so you can see it's a nice case it's got two handles here if you open it
up you can see you have the TC six right here so inside there is a little velcro
latch right here that you can be undone and then that's going to allow the top
of the case to extend out so that means you can fit this tripod and this bag
with a fluid head and this is great for people that shoot video and travel with
the fluid head because you can keep everything together nice neat and a
travel friendly pouch one thing I really like about this tripod is the fact that
it features a 3/8 inch screw right here meaning that I can attach various ball
heads and fluid heads to it and it's going to work just fine the big design
travel tripod cannot do this without the purchase of an additional $25 adapter
now for video shooters this one's even better because if you unscrew this
little area right here this will give out and it's a 75 millimeter ball head
so you can level out your shot still have a fluid head and yeah just a great
addition for video shooters now this also features a telescoping center
column so if you unscrew this area here the center column will slide in and out
that way you can adjust the height of your camera in order to frame your shot
perfectly now if you combine that center column with the ball head that already
creates a unique experience with this because most cannot do that just like
the peak design travel tripod the high footage gazelle series has a low mode
meaning that you can remove the center column in order to get the tripod as low
as it can get to the ground but if you want to go even closer you can invert
the center column hang the camera upside down between the legs and it can go
pretty much all the way to the ground and this really opens up doors to even
more creativity of course you'll have to flip the footage in post but you can get
some really creative shots if you like to mount accessories to your tripod such
as articulating arms magic arms with lights or monitors on them unfortunately
with the peak design travel tripod you can't do it correct me if I'm wrong but
I have not found a threaded mount or threaded hole on the peak design travel
tripod from the videos and pictures I've seen with the TC 5 here you have a
dedicated threaded solution right here giving you the ability to mount whatever
accessory you want right to the tripod so both of these tripods are travel
friendly but I gotta give it to the peak design travel tripod the design is
outstanding I love the flat style legs and how they fold together it reminds me
of my Sackler tripod in almost every way and I commend them for all of the R&D
that they put into designing that tripod it's beautiful but this is less Louch
either so the folded length of the peak design travel tripod is 15.5 inches with
a diameter of 3.1 inches the TC 5 here has a folded down length of 20 point 6
inches and a diameter of 3.4 inches very similar but keep in mind this does not
include a fluid head or ball head on either one of these tripods outside of
the built in ball head on the peak design
when it comes to leg locks the peak design travel tripod is a five stage
tripod with four separate leg locks the leg locks are flush with the leg making
it super easy to slide in and out of the back because there's nothing there for
it to get snagged on however the tc5 here is a four stage
tripod with three leg locks the leg locks do stick out a little bit making
them very susceptible to get caught on pieces of fabric from your bag or even
articles of clothing so just be careful if you're using this tripod or you pick
one up the TC fives leg locks are very easy to open but yet very strong and
rigid and hold everything in place whenever it's closed up they extend it
really smooth almost like butter there's really no effort whatsoever if you ever
need to extend them you pretty much can just undo the locks and then things will
just drop out naturally if you look close you have little gaskets in between
each section these are to keep moisture dust debris sand and other particles out
of the column itself that way everything stays nice and smooth so it's giving you
like some weather resistance everything slides back in super smooth and easy and
very easy to lock if you ever find yourself in a position where you need to
tighten up the leg locks or maybe even loosen them they do include a tool right
here attached to the leg it just pops off and then you can loosen it or
tighten it whatever you may need to do when fully extended the tc5 can support
13 pounds versus the peak design travel tripod which supports 20 pounds now
before you write this off because of the supported weight limits let me just
quickly tell you that 13 pounds of gear is a lot like this is what 13 pounds of
gear looks like you can see if you're traveling light you're probably not
going to be bringing all this stuff anyways
therefore 13 pounds is more than sufficient now I'm not trying to say
having an increased weight limit is useless I'm just saying that 13 pounds
of weights is more than enough for most people looking for a super portable and
travel solution speaking of weight the DC 5 here weighs
approximately 4.2 pounds versus the peak design travel
tripods 2.8 pounds so in terms of being a little bit more compact and light
weight design definitely has this beat but I don't know how much of a
difference that would be in real world use I'll have to get one in house and do
a proper comparison but I really liked the TC 5 and I haven't encountered a
problem yet when it comes to it not being portable or light enough I've
attached it to backpacks I've carried it around for an entire day and it was fine
it didn't break my back and my arm didn't feel like it was going to fall
out if you're big in the nature photography you're going to love this
about the eye footage TC 5 here if you unscrew the rubber feet they expose
these spikes that are built into the tripod itself now the peak design does
offer spike feet but they are attachments and you have to pay an
additional $25 so when you factor in an additional $25 to be able to mount your
own fluid head or ball head plus an additional $25 for the spike feet you're
really climbing up there on what was already a very high price so letting you
know all in all you're really not gonna be disappointed with either one of these
tripods I'm sure I mean I do need to get the peak design tripod in house to do
some thorough testing and find out how it really stacks up against the TC 5
here and a proper comparison but just going by the Articles that I read
pictures that I've seen in videos let watch I just don't see there being
enough there to equate to a 50% price jump from the Gazelle TC 5 this is
everything I need in an ultra portable compact travel tripod solution I highly
recommend it give it a go see if it works for their lifestyle links to all
this stuff can be found in the description if you enjoyed this video
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