>>4038496>what's the recommended compact tabletop tripod?I ended up buying SmallRig 3033. Heard good things about SmallRig and wanted to try them out. There's not much information about this one so a quick review if anyone cares:
>build qualityExtremely good. Everything is metal, mostly aluminum, with some rubber bits and gaskets where needed. Very good fit and finish. Comes with a small allen key wrench so you can tighten everything if something becomes loose.
>functionalityPretty good. Comes as standard with a panoramic head that retails for 60% of the price of the whole tripod, and is better than the one on my full-size tripod. The legs can be extended flat or locked in semi-upright position for stability, which is missing from the cheaper SmallRig tabletop tripod. The ball head can be easily unlocked with a tab which is so much better than having to turn a screw every time. You can easily switch from landscape to portrait. Comes with a built in 1/4" to 3/8" adapter, and you can screw the tripod legs directly into the camera without the ballhead to save weight and make it more compact. Has some neat bonus mounting spots - the legs have threaded 1/4 inch holes, and the arca-swiss plate has rails so you can attach a strap.
One thing it lacks - no bubble level, which the cheaper one does have. I think the inbuilt ones usually suck anyway so no big loss.
>stabilityVery good. The ball head is rated for 5kg and I have no reason to doubt it. With an 840g lens on my Sony A7II it was very sturdy. Thanks to the locking legs you don't have to always be in the lowest configuration even with a heavy lens. Legs have rubber at the ends to help with stability.
>weightI mention it because the official website has some random numbers. 196g for the ball head, 181g for the tripod, 377g total.
>heightTripod only: flat ~7cm, upright ~14cm. With ball head: flat ~14cm, upright ~21cm.
Overall I'm impressed.
