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Opteka 70" Full Size Professional Photo / Video Tripod

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Opteka's legendary craftsmanship and state-of-the-art engineering creates a unique professional tripod, ideal for todays photographer: whether shooting digital, film or compact video. Follow the action and keep your horizons true, shot after shot. And, when you move your camera for a different view, you can reset it level in seconds. No more fussing with blurry pictures or tired arms. Features - 3-Way Panhead, Quick Release Plate, 90 Degree Vertical Platform, 2 Bubble Levels, Thick 1.13 inch Legs, Gear Operated Center Column, Reinforced Center Brace with Carrying Handle, Lower Bracing System with Locking Feature, Quick release Channel Lock Legs, Non-Slip Rubber Feet, Accessory Hook
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Technical Details

- 3 Way Pan Head with Quick Release
- Bubble Level
- Vertical Platform
- 3 Section tripod
- Carrying Case
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Customer Buzz
 "Good value if you don't need a professional tripod" 2010-02-03
By N. Haack (Milwaukee, WI)
This is not a professional tripod and is not meant to be. If you don't need a professional tripod, however, this one works great. It has a level, good mobility, and is lightweight for going on long shoots.

Customer Buzz
 "Acceptable" 2010-01-30
By Robert Shea (Lakenheath, UK)
The tripod is very lightweight and works as advertised. It comes with the detachable head that more expensive kits ask you to purchase separately. It does reach the advertised 70" height. Which is excellent for my very tall wife, but not so great very stability. We were at a crowded photo shoot and had to catch the tripod a couple of times as other folks easily knocked it over.

The legs extend easily and lock with one hand.

Positioning the head takes some getting used to and you have to work in two planes so panning and scanning are more difficult. It's better for panoramic shots than action shots. If you only pan in plane (football, soccer) it works fairly well. But the plastic head components aren't as smooth as a metal ball and socket.

It will do until I can find a professional tripod kit.

The only real failure was the tongue of the zipper on the carry bag breaking the first trip out. It still zips so...

Customer Buzz
 "not built very well" 2010-01-30
By Helga Brauer
seems like a good item, and seemed sturdy. When I received it, pieces were already broken. I should have bought it in person. the seller obviously doesn't care about his/her customers because the box wasn't even sealed so the seller should have checked the product before sending it out.

Customer Buzz
 "Love it - husband really lies it also." 2009-12-19
By M. Justice (RC, SD)
My husband was very surprised at the great price for this product also. Highly recommend it.

Customer Buzz
 "head of unit dislocated" 2009-11-18
By Carmen Altieri
I received this unit quickly and was initially pleasedwith it but could not get the head to tighten down on the rotation of head put it away for the day, when I opened it again the head feel off in my hands broke loose from the tubing shaft that cranks it up I called 47th street photo and explained the problem and they replaced the unit within the week very pleasant to deal with would not hesitate to buy from them again.


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Opteka Professional Wrist Grip Strap for Digital & Film SLR Cameras

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The Opteka padded camera grip wraps around the hand, and is designed to stabilize a camera or camcorder when shooting, and to alleviate fatigue during extended sessions of photography or videography. Compatible with all Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, and Samsung DSLR cameras that feature a standard 1/4"-20 tripod socket .
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Technical Details

- Compatible with all Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, and Samsung SLR cameras that feature a standard 1/4"-20 tripod socket
- Padded professional quality grip strap
- Designed to stabilize a camera when shooting
- Alleviates fatigue during extended sessions
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Customer Buzz
 "Love this strap!" 2010-01-02
By Kristi in Rochester (Rochester, NY United States)
I have a wonderful new Panasonic Lumix micro four thirds DSLR, which I purchased - in part - for its small size. I wasn't happy with the shoulder strap, and couldn't seem to find the kind of small strap I'd used on my old Minolta APS SLR.



When I came across this Opteka wrist grip strap, it turned out to be the perfect solution! It screwed into the mount on the bottom of my camera (with a duplicate mount on the bottom of the wrist grip, so I can still use a tripod), and with a few adjustments fit my hand perfectly. Due to the design of my particular camera, the base covers my battery/card door, so I need to unscrew it to recharge the battery; that is hardly a fault of the wrist grip.



The strap puts the camera into a perfect shooting position to use the LCD and controls, and to have the best no-shake grip of a digital camera I've ever experienced. Overall, this is the best $10 camera accessory I've ever bought.

Customer Buzz
 "Like it but BE CAREFUL!" 2009-12-27
By Lantana Al (Lantana, TX USA (near Dallas))
I like this strap but I was using it with my new Canon 7D with vertical grip and using the tripod mount attachment. This causes the camera not to sit level, so when I set it down it fell over due to the position of the 580EX flash that was attached to the 7D. It damaged the shoe on the flash but fortunately I think everything else is undamaged and I can get a new shoe for the 580EX. This incident caused me to stop using the tripod mount attachment and instead I use the anchors provided by the 7D and the vertical grip. I like this much better. The camera can now be sat down level and shouldn't fall over like it did before.

Customer Buzz
 "Forces awkward hand position" 2009-12-25
By Bobb L. Bittner
I'm not wild about how this fits on my Canon T1i. When you have the strap tight enough to be effective, it forces your hand into a position nearly perpendicular to the camera body. This is uncomfortable, makes it difficult to reach the buttons easily, and makes it very awkward to raise the camera to your eye. It is also awkward to shoot with the camera oriented vertically.



Based on some other reviews, it sounds like this strap might work better if you have a battery grip. I think that the battery grip would give you some extra room inside the strap, and that would allow you orient your hand in a more natural position.



The quality of the strap seems good. If you know that you like using this type of strap, I think this one would be a good choice.

Customer Buzz
 "Thought I'd give it a try" 2009-12-18
By KWJ (Groves, TX United States)
Not really designed well and uncomfortable - just like so many reviewers said. Guess I had to see for myself. If you have large hands I wouldn't recommend this strap. Would probably be a better fit for a woman's hand.

Customer Buzz
 "Hand Strap" 2009-11-30
By Paul Garland (El Paso, Texas USA)
I am using my on a light weight Nikon D40 DSLR and it works fine.


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