This is a really excellent, solidly built and lovely looking and feeling tripod. All the moving parts are weighted and move smoothly, the locks all lock in to place tightly and have no problems holding pretty much any weight of DSLR and then some. I actually put my camera on it whilst it was mounted on a gimble and had the microphone attached just to see how it would hold up and it was completely fine. It is a touch heavy, coming in at 2kg, so it's probably more suited to being in a studio or other static place, but it does have a padded carry case with a crossbody strap, so you can carry it out with you and it's really not that much of a big deal. Honestly, out of the box, this is an amazing deal and probably the only thing it lacks is a 360 ball head, but I did look them up and see you can buy a matching ball head for not too much, so that's great. For the price I think this is a fantastic bit of kit and easily up there with any other quality tripod. It's all in the attention to detail and build quality for me and this nails it. I even think it looks good with the anodised orange parts, and whilst that may not be top priority, it's definitely an added benefit. Well recommended.