Travel tripod recommendations?

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I’m looking for recommendations for an (aircraft friendly)travel tripod which is fairly lightweight packs up reasonably small but sturdy enough to support a fairly weighty DSLR. A ball head included would be good. I don’t want to spend a fortune as I allready have a very good tripod but a bit cumbersome to travel
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Manfrotto 390 any good to you?

I have one I no longer need.

Includes a ball head, bag & box.

If interested I'll put it in the classifieds
 
3lt range, i have a punks bily i’ve had and was fine for long exposure work

Can you not just switch heads when travelling?
 
I quite like my Feisol but in all honesty there are loads of options out there so I would focus in on some key characteristics. With a travel tripod, I'm pretty happy to compromise on max height to bring weight/size down a bit, especially if putting a bit of load on there. I'd be far more interested in speed and ease of adjustment as you're normally dealing with more leg sections and things like reversible legs. Some travel tripods are a right pain to use and therefore end up not being used at all.
 
My only tripod is a 3LT Brian, which although it's a travel tripod goes really tall. I tend not to extend the bottom sections of the legs as they're very skinny, but even without them it's plenty tall enough for me and light enough to carry all day, but sturdy enough for my X-T4 and 100-400mm lens.
I have the Vans feet on mine which add a few inches to the length, but with the standard feet it's easily small enough to pop in a bag.
 
I use the manfrotto befree live tripod . ell worth getting not only packes down to
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and a max height of 5ft. Weight 4lb load capacity 9lb



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that is not all it does either. it comes with a ball head so no adjusting of tripod legs to get level. Cost £199 including bag

View: https://youtu.be/RJMuwlHahXg

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with100-400mm lens
 
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Watching that video the first thing that springs to mind is the time it takes to set up then put back to transport. There is also no means of levelling up unless a ball jointiont type of head is added. At £350 for the largest version would need serious consideration before purchase
 
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also no means of levelling up unless a ball jointiont type of head is added
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It's not for all situations but it is useful and stable where carry space is limited. The legs do splay out to offer some levelling, in fact I used mine on a hillside recently. A different approach to a travel tripod that can handle heavy kit. The FLM CP26 or Gitzo travellers are also good but not as compact and cost more. Still testing to see which is stronger.
I filmed this footage with it using a manfrotto 116 head.
 
Depending on what you want to photograph, you might consider a monopod. I use one when I wish to travel light but also want some extra stability.
 
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