Manfrotto 7302YB M-Y, Best Travel Tripod I Have..

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Best Travel Tripod I Have Ever Used

I hike extensively with my camera gear, and until recently lugged around my heavy Manfrotto Pro tripod. Although not as super-stable as the Manfrotto Pro, I was very impressed with the compact size and always above-par Manfrotto quality.

I have mounted my Canon 5D2 with a 24-105L lens without any issues at all. The same camera with a 100-400L works, but needs babysitting. It’s a heavy set-up and tends to creep a bit with the small ball head. That being said, I will never be without a tripod again on long treks. This is a lightwieght, compact, and quality tripod. It can get pretty low for macro shots, and fully extended is no problem for my 6′ height. I prefer not to extend the center column and crouch down a bit for even better stability.

This is one of the best tripods for your dollar in the “compact” category. It is a quality unit that will serve you well for years. Mine has been banged around and used extensively for the last few months…no problems at all!

Update (2/7/2012): I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Manfrotto 7302YB M-Y Tripod with Ball - Replaces 725B Electronics, was written by J. Levine.

The average rating for this item is 5 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

I. Gan

July 6th, 2010 at 8:28 pm    


Overall Rating55555

A solid and stable compact tripod.
I did a lot of research on tripods before getting one of these for myself. You must remember that no matter how good a tripod is, its useless if its not going to be left at home. This tripod folds quite compactly and is light enough to carry around on most hiking trips. Its rated 3.5kg weight limit is good enough for a dSLR with zoom lens up to 200mm. Pretty much strong enough for the stuff most beginner to intermediate photographers will use. The included ball head is surprisingly solid for its size. Backed by a solid company in the tripod industry, I do not think you can find a better tripod for the price. I highly recommend this tripod.


J. Levine

July 12th, 2010 at 2:47 am    


Overall Rating55555

Best Travel Tripod I Have Ever Used
Rated 5 stars.


Shailesh Mishra

July 22nd, 2010 at 12:22 am    


Overall Rating55555

Perfect Tripod for Traveling
This is a great tripod if you are looking for something light weight and still provides the much needed functionality. This is a quality product and is very durable. We do a lot of hiking etc and it comes pretty handy as it folds into a decent size. We have taken this tripod to 5 National Park trips this year, and it has done fantastic job.

The Ball-Head is great and that just gives you so much flexibility in the setup of the shot.

We use SONY-Alpha (200K) as our SLR to mount. I am sure it can handle other similar SLRs too. The construction of this tripod is very sturdy.

Overall, if you budget is right for this, go for it. Even paying little more than what you had planned for, will pay you off in terms of the quality and features that you will get.

Hope that helps!


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