SIRUI AM-284 Carbon Fiber Tripod for Travel, Professional Camera Tripod with 4-Section Legs, Twist Leg Locks, Detachable Metal Spikes, Loads up 33LB, Max Height 47.2“

I bought this in 2023 and for the last two years it has been my primary, go to, tripod for hikes and backyard photography. Because its small, it packs easily for the longer distance walks or hikes I take. Im 5’10” and I have to crouch down a bit in order to look through the viewfinder of my camera. So I normaly just sit, or kneel and keep the camera low while using it. The legs extend and retract easy and the entire design feels SOLID. If you want a tripod that wont break the bank and will give you maximum value, look no further than the Sirui AM-284.

Exactly what I was looking for, it works perfectly with my iOptron astrophotography mount. The tripod is rock solid, light and portable.

I own several tripods already, including Gitzo, Velbon, and Leofoto . But I am still very impressed with Sirui AM-284, which is slim, lightweight, and great for travel. Compared to its competitor Leofoto LS-284C, they are very similar in design, specs, and quality. Leofoto LS-284C ranks very high in TheCenterColumn.com's travel tripod rankings while Sirui hasn't been tested by the website. However, based on my own non-scientific test, Sirui seems to be even stiffer than Leofoto, probably due to its larger diameter of its upper two leg sections. This is one of the major reason I picked Sirui in the end. On the other hand, Sirui is slightly bulkier and heavier because of that. Sirui also has bigger rubber ring on its twist locks, which should make them easier to grab with gloves. Its build quality and finish are very good, close to my Gitzo tripods, which is 3 times more expensive. It has a glossy finish on the aluminum parts and the sky blue accent on its angle lock looks beautiful. Overall, this is a great tripod and I really like it.

I have only used them 5 or 6 times, but so far no sand or grit has gotten in even though I have stuck them in mud, sand, and partway underwater. Solid, more so than you would think by the size and price. thankfully NO SHAKY CENTER COLUMN (I cant stand center columns!) they can made great tripods average and average tripods junk. Its easy to unlock all the leg sections with one twist, plenty tall considering how easy they are to pack, haul around strapped to my camera bags. Really happy with these, I was starting to think I was doomed to only use my massive Gitzos. These work great with my Nikon 24-70 and 70-200 2.8 with my Z8 and Mamiya 645, 45mm 2.8, 80mm 1.9, 150mm and are ideal for mid and smallish sized mirrorless cameras... I have shoot with wide angle lenses for several minute exposures and 1/15th-1/30th with the longer lenses and macro.

I have a Manfroto tripod I've been using for years, but I needed a smaller tripod that I could tuck in my carry-on for a Hawaii trip, and didn't want to spend Manfroto prices. This tripod fit the bill perfectly. It's super light, and does compress down to about 17.5 inches as it states, so it fit inside my pelican case just fine with the ball head removed. I'm not a huge fan of the twist to tighten type of legs, but they work well enough most of the time. Overall, would recommend as a small travel tripod.

This is a great tripod, both in the absolute sense, and especially for the money. I paid a hundred sixty bucks for it, and it's worth it. But lately in 2024 I see that it often is a hundred thirty. And its lighter brother the 254 sometimes is just over a hundred. At those prices, these tripods are an absolute steal. Probably 20 years ago I bought a Gitzo 1548 when they were almost a thousand bucks in the US, and I paid over half that from a dealer in the UK. While the Gitzo is extremely well made, so is this Sirui. There is simply no reason to spend more, if this diameter and load capacity meets your needs.

Very strong and stiff tripod holds my telescope and mount (22 lbs) well with well dampened vibration. Also adds very little weight to my setup, easy to carry.

It's well constructed with quality material and works well. I've had other Sirui tripods, and they've all worked well.

A sound mid weight tripod.

Souhaitant pour les voyages lointains disposer d'un statif très léger , de grande capacité de charge se logeant dans un coin du sac à dos , supportant u e monture équatoriale de voyage tel la Skyadventurer version astro , ce modèle SIRUI AM-284 répond à mes attentes. Sa qualité de fabrication est exemplaire, sa finition d'un très haut niveau. Même en position maxi c'est ultra rigide , zéro flexion. On peut même y suspendre un poids ou qqe chose faisant office de poids avec le crochet livré à cet effet. Le système de serrage des pieds s'effectue avec douceur , rapidité et grande efficacité. L'étui est de grande qualité aussi, certes plus longue que le pied. J'ai d'autres pieds photos dont un des étuis loge pile poil ce Sirui....parfait ! Pour un pied Carbone d'aussi hte qualité, le rapport prix lui est très favorable. 5 étoiles quand même. Je l'avais commandé vendeur tiers mais expédié par Amazon ce que je privilégie quand c'est pas vendu par Amazon mais celà s'est transformé en expédié par Sirui depuis l'Allemagne ! Le délai de livraison fût toutefois assez court bien plus rapide qu'annoncé . Content de cet achat.

三脚のみ購入手持ちのジンバルを設置スマート望遠鏡を使ってます

フルサイズ換算 3200mm・1600mm・800mm・600mm 相当の望遠レンズを国産カウンターバランス式雲台と小型ビデオ雲台で運用しています。(私個人はまだまだ練習必要) 重量が軽いカーボン製である事。エレベーターレスでたたんだ時には細くなり持ち運びに都合が良い事。パイプ径太すぎず細すぎず最適。 取得3本目の三脚になりますが、これが最高！ その他 Amazonで揃えた機材 ●ibec NH10 75mmヘッド雲台 https://amzn.asia/d/6A5mcyW ●SWFOTO LB-68 レベリングベース https://amzn.asia/d/2QtmAQP ●Velbon 三脚アクセサリー SPT-1 https://amzn.asia/d/fIKcW9T ●ULANZI FALCAM F38 クイックシュークランプ ベースプレート https://amzn.asia/d/bFLPjTs ●SWFOTO LS-85 85mm リング三脚マウント https://amzn.asia/d/8psYpez ●NEEWER 三脚用ビデオ雲台 https://amzn.asia/d/13V9bw7

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