A Travel Tripod With One Unique Twist - SmallRig AP-100 FreeRover Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Review

[@Androgenies]

I was about to pull the trigger on these. Thank you for pointing out the weak points in the ball head, a bit of a deal breaker for me. I need the ball head to pan smoothly on a stable base. The rest of the tripod deserves praise.

[@michalkus509]

I bought it. That quick leg lock is beautiful. I don't need the panorama feature - never used it even though I had it. That you can't adjust the resistance - you can't with most small heads. Still, this head is better than the Peak Design, which has more limitations. The legs are probably the best you can buy - including Manfrotto, Gitzo - I'll explain - they are very strong (other brands can do it well, although not at such a low weight) but when folded it is very narrow, which only Falcan can do today - it has quick locks but you still have to handle three and not one and it's significantly harder. The Ulanzi has a significantly weaker tripod and the Peak Design has a ridiculously weak tripod with the same weight. It costs 1/5 the price of Peak Design. It is not for people who take panoramas, take macro photos and use the offset of the rod, for people who take photos with very long lenses and need a sufficiently rigid and smooth smooth movement for detailed adjustment of a long telephoto lens, for example for wildlife. It's not on video. But for people who want a quality fixed tripod for landscape photography, travelers, for such people it is a great choice at a ridiculous price. The build quality is very nice as is usual with SmallRig. I like the integrated spikes and accessory mounting points. Personally, I think that SmallRig will eventually make a second video head and a classic ball head or rod with an adapter for other heads and it will be possible to purchase them as Ulanzi has.

[@donaldleo3448]

how to remove that dodgy tripod head to replace with a more expensive one ?

[@michaelsabell9294]

Can the ball head be removed to allow installation of a geared head?

[@NiccoValenzuelaPH]

Nope

[@michaelsabell9294]

@@NiccoValenzuelaPH Damn! Thanks

[@TOXICVISUALSS]

Have you tried the falcam tree root tripod

[@SalVirji-i3l]

Seems like an interesting travel pair of legs. I absolutely agree on the ballhead, dont think i can be comfortable using it. Enjoy your weekend mate

[@byronfranek2706]

I felt like the legs were a bit too difficult to turn. The included compact ballhead is essentially just a leveling base with an arca-swiss mount, so you could install a Leofoto P-LH47 baseplate on whatever head you want to use, and clamp it onto this ballhead.

[@DaleBStudio]

Can you flip the center column so the camera is between the legs? I find for ground level macro shots in rough terrain that using a tripod completely splayed out to get low doesn’t work very well.

[@andtheflyinglizard]

so for vertical pictures limited?

[@harveymanfrantinsingin7373]

Good review! Out of curiosity, is the ball head able to be removed and replaced with another style?

[@NiccoValenzuelaPH]

Sadly, no.

[@harveymanfrantinsingin7373]

@@NiccoValenzuelaPH boooooooo!!! Lol, I really like my Manfrotto, RC2 quick release that I’ve been using for the last 20-ish years. I get that everybody is all about the peak design attachment method, but at this point, I have zero desire to attach my camera to my chest, so it really doesn’t make any sense for me to change what I’ve got. The legs are a great idea here… Too bad they don’t sell them separately!

[@NiccoValenzuelaPH]

@harveymanfrantinsingin7373 believe me, I’ve been pestering the brand about it. Lol.

[@harveymanfrantinsingin7373]

@@NiccoValenzuelaPH hahaha, excellent! Count me as another voice.

[@nofreewill1]

Can you attach an Arca-Type panoramic base on this tripod?

[@NiccoValenzuelaPH]

Thats what I did. Through the camera plate

[@bump3r11]

hello! can you mount a video head on it?

[@NiccoValenzuelaPH]

No, the head can not be replaced.

[@imaflymydroneatit]

I want these legs but to put a different head on it. The head comes off okay? I didn't see a 1/4 when you took off the head

[@eonwalk]

Cool ❤

[@RingoDave06]

Tanong ko lang po ano mas maganda canon prime lens Or yongnuo 50mm

[@ronaldalarcon5305]

This is the same with my Ulanzi & Coman Zero Y tripod. The only difference is the ulanzi had the pano movement.

[@choialcabasa]

May I know the model of your ulanzi tripod?

[@paoloblas8983]

Hi, how is the quality of your ulanzi & coman? I been eyeing on the Heipi tripod as a travel tripod, (sadly not available in PH) but I'm considering this Ulanzi

[@NiccoValenzuelaPH]

I’ve actually been looking at that especially because of the similarities. I haven’t had my hands on it though so I wasn’t able to compare.

[@ronaldalarcon5305]

@@choialcabasathe model of my Ulanzi tripod is Ulanzi & Coman Zero Y. I would suggest you buy their latest model which is the Ulanzi Zeo F38 quick release travel tripod.

[@ronaldalarcon5305]

@@NiccoValenzuelaPH you can borrow my ulanzi if you want.

[@kylezeringue5673]

This is a full fledged piece of crap. The head is crap. The height is crap. The center column should be trashed- it essentially makes this junker a monopod with three legs. Save whatever might be spent on this and put it toward a decent tripod. The sole redeeming factor is the leg lock mechanism IF it works long-term.

[@lewcehjitl3282]

😂😂 relax brother.