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Peak Design’s Travel Tripod

The camera clip and bag company has made a portable, packable, easy-to-setup professional travel tripod. Video Producers: Yashad Kulkarni, Gregory S. Manalo Shooter / Editor: Gregory S. Manalo

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The camera clip and bag company has made a portable, packable, easy-to-setup professional travel tripod.

Video Producers: Yashad Kulkarni, Gregory S. Manalo
Shooter / Editor: Gregory S. Manalo

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58 Comments

  1. Aron Kaufman

    May 21, 2019 at 2:03 pm

    Interesting

  2. iamdmc

    May 21, 2019 at 2:03 pm

    advertorial – useless

    either review or nothing

    • Mitchell Millennial

      May 21, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      Useless, just like your comment

  3. Luciano A. Chaves

    May 21, 2019 at 3:12 pm

    ?????

  4. DoubleTap

    May 21, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    Mid level price? Joke!

    • Michael Hype

      May 22, 2019 at 1:06 am

      jaypob Given that cars go all the way up to millions of dollars, I think I’ll ask $250,000 for my VW. Seems mid priced when you look at it that way. Thanks. ?

    • DoubleTap

      May 22, 2019 at 6:34 am

      Are you a pro? Can you or should I say are you willing to pay that much for a tripod?

    • DoubleTap

      May 22, 2019 at 6:36 am

      I’m not a sucker!

    • DoubleTap

      May 22, 2019 at 6:39 am

      They want you to think you need one. I say what Mr. T use to say….. I pity the fool !

    • DoubleTap

      May 22, 2019 at 6:57 am

      Oh it’s mid priced, in that case I’ll buy two!

    • Patrick Owen

      May 23, 2019 at 3:17 am

      It’s mid level price, go look up to miller, sachtler, vinten or even gitzo for comparison.

    • DoubleTap

      May 23, 2019 at 4:40 am

      The point is the price is stupid high. I have a manfroto  south of $250 that does the same thing, weight has never been an issue and it’s not now. Keep it

  5. MEDiAgamer

    May 21, 2019 at 8:57 pm

    I hate how these kinds of videos are always shown with Sony products. What about us Lumix users? Show us some love!

    • Michael Hype

      May 22, 2019 at 1:07 am

      MEDiAgamer Sorry, the world is switching to Sony.

    • Kristiyan Dimitrov

      May 23, 2019 at 4:53 pm

      MEDiAgamer Give yourself to the Dark Side. It is the only way you can achieve the unachievable photographic perfection. Buy a Sony and discover a new world of opportunities. Plus, we have cookies.

    • Ivan Horne

      May 24, 2019 at 7:36 am

      Ever considered how the Sony owners are probably missing out on the many features Lumix and Olympus owners enjoy?

  6. AlYuDesign

    May 22, 2019 at 2:37 am

    Good design for photos! How do you use it for video in the YouTube era… like shooting a panning shot with it?

    • Jamie Davenport

      May 22, 2019 at 8:25 am

      Check out jason vong review of this and he does a really good detailed vlog all about this tripod

    • TheKimEnterprise

      May 23, 2019 at 2:58 am

      You can’t unless you put a fluid mount. Or you put a gimbal which is another 500 bucks hahaha

  7. 222dfb

    May 22, 2019 at 7:56 am

    3 legged thing is even smaller. Pricing is tiered. This is small! I even use it when I don’t travel. I’m using Sony A6500 and a 70-300 on this. Probably not best with my Nikon D810, but it never travels.

  8. Trooper

    May 22, 2019 at 5:42 pm

    Over priced, YES. There is so many people out there who likes to show off so it going to sell. Who wants to be a looser, right?? 🙂

    • Ron Star

      June 2, 2019 at 3:44 pm

      When I am in Darjeerling, India, loaded with my traveler’s checks, I want all the filthy peasants to notice my wonderful $600 tripod.

  9. Henry Chavez

    May 22, 2019 at 10:40 pm

    Omg!!! ? I so need to get this tripod, it’s something I’ve never seen before in my life.. OH HELL NO!!! NO Thanks. I mean really 600 dollars for a tripod that a inexpensive tripod already does with a good head on it! And they don’t give you pegs for landscape or harsh terrains where you need to spike the tripod in the ground! A bubble that gets covered when you put a camera on!! And 600 dollars, your title should have been “peak designs crushed our wallets” the only thing I see is that it’s very compact, but beyond that, not gonna get this sucker to buy this tripod, I’ll leave it to the Richie riches out there in the world or now a dayz, those YouTube groupies that jump when there gold by there favorite You tubers..

  10. 截ち切る

    May 22, 2019 at 11:00 pm

    I’d buy…..for 200 dollars. Maybe 250 at most

  11. Stephen Hibbs

    May 22, 2019 at 11:08 pm

    My Leica M10 would look great on that tripod. Shame ive just brought Brian

  12. TJ Molinary

    May 23, 2019 at 12:37 am

    low mid price…. for $599

    • Jameses

      May 23, 2019 at 4:22 am

      HAHAHAAHA IKR

    • Ron Star

      June 2, 2019 at 3:41 pm

      $599? You mean $600? I rely on B&H and get Manfrotto stuff. Now, THAT’s a good price point. Currently happy with my 190CX3 and 488RC2 carbon setup. Paid about $300.00 few years back. Also turned of by his Darjeerling reference, and the San Francisco snobbery.

  13. Soupcan13

    May 23, 2019 at 2:51 am

    Man… That price… I love the design and the engineering but the price is rough

    • 五月爸爸在澳洲 wybbau

      May 23, 2019 at 11:52 pm

      Me too.I think because of the quantity they make .If there are huge demands for this that will save the cost of making it .just like the fancy cars.

  14. flameout12345

    May 23, 2019 at 4:13 am

    does the leg flex when fully extended is what i want to know

  15. ck s

    May 23, 2019 at 6:44 am

    I like the stutter here: “but come in at sort of …like a mid..low…mid price point range…”

  16. Jayden K

    May 23, 2019 at 6:45 am

    When the tripod itself costs more than my camera ?

  17. Jayden K

    May 23, 2019 at 6:45 am

    When the tripod itself costs more than my camera ????

  18. Christophe Buyck

    May 23, 2019 at 9:12 am

    In all honesty it looks really really flimsy, and I know it’s a travel tripod but still…Price might be justified if it is sturdy as a rock and holds up well over time. Flip locks over twist lock is more of a personal preference, but when it comes to cleaning I think twist locks are easier. The one ring ballhead does nog offer you any pano capabilities which straight out sucks…also nog removable head. It just feels more like a gadget than a real innovation.

  19. Akshat Dhiman

    May 23, 2019 at 11:53 am

    Awesome ?

  20. Akshat Dhiman

    May 23, 2019 at 11:53 am

    Awesome ????

  21. 张文

    May 23, 2019 at 1:43 pm

    中杆和腿很细。较重的设备感觉会不稳。适合轻量的设备。

  22. Raymond Pan

    May 23, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    good product, but not that PRICE!!!! rip off!!!!!!

  23. Mrs. Phyllis Stephens

    May 23, 2019 at 8:25 pm

    There are some Major Flaws.
    1. Price
    2. Price
    3. Price
    4. The Level Bubble is 100% Blocked when Camera is Attached.
    5. Jason Vong, On His Video said he would be worried if you placed a full sized Dslr and 400mm or 500mm on this Tripod.

    • Eson Zhao

      June 22, 2019 at 3:05 am

      this tripod isn’t designed for that though, it’s designed for travellers who want a smaller, lighter backpack. You wouldn’t bring a 400mm with you going camping, would you?

    • First First

      June 30, 2019 at 10:14 pm

      the level bubble 100% blocked !?
      you can change the direction sweetheart ,you clearly take that from a another video 🙂

  24. Not Applicable

    May 23, 2019 at 11:32 pm

    overprice shyte

  25. Mz Feng

    May 23, 2019 at 11:59 pm

    “Come in at sort of a mid/low-mid price point range that is accessible to people who aren’t just flush with cash.” Is this fraudulent marketing or PD engineers are so overpaid that they lost sense of “price ranges”?

  26. Splashymcsplashface

    May 24, 2019 at 12:16 am

    I’d rather a cheaper solid heavier tripod for travelling, something I could shrug my shoulders at whilst watching it descend a waterfall or drop on the road and get totalled by a truck.

  27. DesertPackrat

    May 24, 2019 at 4:20 am

    I call bullshit. I have a tripod flashlight that I bought 12+ years ago that has the same legs. These types of legs have existed for a long time. Kudos to peak design though for being the first to apply it into a camera tripod. Lose the lightning struck me and I had an idea story.

  28. Hemant Sharma

    May 24, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    What about the portrait mode? How do I mount my L bracketed camera on this?

  29. Tapan Trivedi

    May 24, 2019 at 5:38 pm

    Great innovation but the price is not right. I’d grab my Manfrotto Befree CF any day over this.

  30. io io

    May 24, 2019 at 8:02 pm

    Suddenly this tripod/ballhead is being featured everywhere – clickbate.

  31. Patrizio d'Alessandro

    May 24, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    Not even for 200 $. Really useless – maybe for my iPhone…

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  33. Ron Star

    June 2, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    “i was in darjeerling, india”…. Who cares?

    • Peter Dering

      June 22, 2019 at 5:09 am

      i care ron.

  34. The TexPat in Saigon

    June 3, 2019 at 6:47 am

    Why would I buy a tripod that costs as much as a nice new lens or a good used camera body? I don’t like carrying a tripod when I travel anyway, I like a monopod. I bought my travel monopod for less than $125 with a nice case and strap. No to another Peak Design overpriced accessory.

  35. mars GIA

    June 22, 2019 at 12:35 am

    you were there in India sitting at a Cafe shop and this idea busted. Great product and im backing it. But, the India story is cliche.

    • Peter Dering

      June 22, 2019 at 5:04 am

      hey…i don’t know what to tell you…that’s how it happened.

    • Peter Dering

      June 22, 2019 at 5:06 am

      also…aren’t cliche’s things that happen all the time? I can’t think of any other time that someone has sat at a cafe in darjeeling and thought of a tripod with no negative space.

  36. Phineas Gage

    June 27, 2019 at 3:52 am

    Sadly not a good choice for panos

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