Sirui A1205 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Y-11 Ball Head

Poor quality... I tried removing one leg to make it a monopod and internal parts came falling... It took me 20 minutes to join it again... More plasticy. Also does not carry weight as described, it's carrying capacity is hardly 5kg to 6kg... I mounted A7iii with Tamron 17-28 f2.8 lens and it was vibrating.... The locks also seems to be of poor quality... Not a value for money product...

I needed a small travel tripod because my manfrotto tripod was too big to be considered a carry-on. I have also attached it to my camera bag when I go on bike rides. This particular tripod and ballhead fit my needs perfectly. I’m very pleased with the quality and operation of this tripod and ballhead.

I am quite disappointed in the weight of this tripod. It felt a bit heavier than I expected when I took the box out of the outer box it was shipped in. I then looked on the label of the Sirui box and noticed that the weights shown there are not what is described in this article or on other web sites. I attached a photo of the label. The label says the legs (including center column) weigh 1 kg (2.2 lbs). On my kitchen scale they weigh 1,074 grams (2.4 lbs). I guess that 1,074 rounds down to about 1 kg, but while 1 kg is about 2.2 lbs the legs certainly weigh more than 2.2 lbs. I assume this is down to somebody converting the 1 kg to lbs and adding a decimal of precision that made it inaccurate in imperial units. The head shows a weight of 0.3 kg (0.6 lbs) on the label. On my kitchen scale it shows as 290 grams (0.64 lbs) so we actually get a little back there. So the total weight is about 1,364 grams (3.0 lbs). This is quite a bit higher than the 2.2 lbs listed in the description. The description states "The A1205 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Y-11 Ball Head from Sirui is a 5-section tripod that weighs 2.2 lb." That is completely inaccurate. Unfortunately for me I was interested in a light weigh tripod for hiking and I was excited by this one being listed as only 2.2 lbs. Other than the weight the tripod appears to be well made and nicely configured. You can separate one of the legs to make a monopod. You cannot eliminate the center column and just mount the head on the legs (that would have been a nice feature to eliminate the weight of the aluminum center column).

Light weight but low quality.

A quick web search found this happens frequently with this product. Until they fix it, I suggest avoiding.