tripod is something that is super important to me.
therefore, i will not get cheap and not long lasting tripods like jusino and benro. the older manfrotto is good but their quality is dropping nowadays.

believe me, get the gitzo traveller series. small, stabil and it last longer than an average human being. but expensive though

jusino is young so the long lasting part is anyone's guesses.
as for benro, i have been hearing mixed reviews. but my own personal experience tell me something else.

well, it was a demo set in a photo shop. carbon fibre type.
i did the usual thing of setting the tripod up and put pressure on the tripod from the top. one of the leg's section gave way and it went in. oppss... i thought well, it can't last being a demo for a couple of years.

but then again, if one is taking good care of one's tripod, or seldom use it, i am sure it will last.

another brand to consider is feisol. heard of good reviews of this brand over at largeformat forum. it's a taiwanese brand, not chinese. and there were rumours that feisol used to be the OEM for gitzo.

it's the twist release type.

and i didnt put a lot of pressure on it. hard to say how much pressure i put it on but it's not a lot. but it surprise it nonetheless.

i thought can only get feisol from their own online store

do consider velbron. their higher spec tripod is good

ieR,
have you seen KEEP's higher spec tripod? lol

joke aside, what i mean for velbron is those aluminum or carbon fibre's tripod. don't get those plastic tripod of velbron.

i am sure not everyone here knows what is being classified as a jelly tripod, hence this thread...

carbon fibre is elastic?

some good read on how to choose a good tripod

RRS CF tripod

are there 4 legged tripod? well, if it's 4 legged, it's not call a tripod anymore

i know it's wayyy over the budget for most/all of us here
but still...

is this the world's best tripod?