I bought this tripod as it was at a good budget price and I was fed up with the tripod I already had. Now I will tell you honestly that I was not expecting it to be as good as it is. The quality of the tripod is high especially for the price and other brands I have had in the past and paid more more for have not been designed as good as this one.The aluminium body of this tripod gives it strengh as well as keeping it a light weight. The ball head and top part of the tripod is also aluminium. However the clips and camera mount on this tripod is made from hard plastic as many are. Because this tripod has clips it can go from a very small and robust/stable tripod to a much larger tripod that is still very stable in a matter of seconds. This is very time efficient and is so easy to adjust.The legs also have different width adjustmemts and you can even move them horizontally to get in the perfect position to take your photographs. This is perfect for uneven grounds and rocky areas. The ball head feature is also great as it is perfect for giving you the option of that extra bit of movement you sometimes need.I use this tripod for almost all my photography. From taking portraits to taking landscape or wildlife photographs, this tripod is very efficient. It's size and weight also gives it that extra positive as it fits on the size of my small camera bag adding very little weight and it is easily accessible. If I need to walk a long distance, this tripod is perfect for keeping light.If there was one thing I was a little wary about is the tripod once extended to it's full length. It does not look as robust however the thing you must remember is this is a very cheap tripod at such high quality and if you take care with equipment it will last you a very long time.Overall I am very happy I made the decision to get this tripod as it was cheap and it has all the features of I high end tripod and even the quality. I think it will last a long time.