Anybody can advise me of your experience which produces the best tripod? Stability, portability, weather resistance....

This post has been edited by Kent3888: Dec 13 2011, 10:50 AM

I own all three. Easiet to shut fanboy out of this thread.

Jusino head is surprising good. But tripod built is lousy(seriously bad and flimsy). Plate release safety is reliable. But the plate doesn't has a edge stopper to stop the plate from turning itself lose from the camera. It's plate its slightly diff from other plates (smaller) with end up plate from other brand can't be use on the QR head *tested with sirui and benro plate, although jusino claimed is based arca swiss QR design.

Sirui head is lousy like manfrotto (sold mine) (comparing with Apple to Apple worth rm300 head). Its not smooth. Tripod build is average, but the clip lock for the tripod legs is spring! It get rusted if u shoot on seawater or even rain if u don't clean it properly after shoot in extreme condition. The plate has 2 red edge stopper(UGLY) for camera so the plate go lose if u twist it around.

Benro, in other hand, is lightest, stronger leg, (really better fibre weaving,) smaller to travel with. The head aren't as smooth as jusino, but still hell lot better then manfrotto,sirui,fotopro. The custom plate with single hedge edge (PC 50) is my fav general purpose plate, it doesnt turns around because the edge henge is blocking it on the camera edge from turning.

This post has been edited by ieR: Feb 17 2012, 05:47 PM


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Thanks a lot for your feedback bro, so nice to see u got all 3 brand, hahaa! My budget is 500 only, ur Benro and Sirui both are CF, both priced about 1k, lol.. I thought Sirui G-10 ballhead is not bad already? Didn't know that Jusino ballhead is better =.=

This post has been edited by Kent3888: Dec 13 2011, 11:36 AM

go SG now, benro and sirui has big christmas promotion damn cheap now! as cheap as jusino now! i heard the cf travel angel is around 600+myr (after convertion)

spec sheet dont tell u much until u actually TOUCH IT and USE IT. although sirui state 12kg LoadLimit, its not smooth at all! jusino was surprisingly smooth even it rated at 10kg LL. my benro used for 2 years+ (which i brought for 2k back then) the head still smooth, but then, the jusino i had is new, never used, so the head kinda, like new smooth.

i wont say jusino head is better, but the smoothness tells everything. if turning the camera up and down left right is not smooth, its pointless to pay so much for the head when cheaper panhead can do better.

only people who uses his jusino extremely can tell how good it last. i headly use the jusino as its heavy (non CF) lol

reason i got so many pods is because sometimes i set 2 camera to do 1-2 hours startrails. so i leave it there to shoot itself.

Very seldom use tripod but how's the fotopro C4i? Can pakai? Body + lens won't touch 2kg.

actually, any tripod can use la, its just personal satisfaction only... kakakaka but when u going hi end, the value for money is big concern. but when u play to get cheap pod like 300-400, u cant expect ur head to work like a rm300 head rite?

my next target is the fotopro m5 mini... sooooo cute!

ieR: Is there any particular shop for the Benro travel angel which is having promo?

The Jusino is flimsy although it's aluminium, when compared to those CF tripod from Benro or Sirui?

Yea ieR, I can't find a shop having promo for Benro too, I called up and the price is quite expensive though, but I saw TK photo having promo for Sirui CF tripod, price quite attractive

How attractive the price for Sirui CF tripod?
mind to share?

Kinda surprise to hear that Benro CF travel angel selling for that price in SG.

This post has been edited by SleepyHeadde: Dec 15 2011, 12:08 AM

Got a Benro tripod/monopod A-1691 from Camtronic http://www.camtronic.com.my/shopping/index...&product_id=807

Really good built quality. The weight can be felt, but not the the point of being heavy. The ball head is really rock solid after a tight screw.

My plan is to get the Sirui N1004 series tripod. The built is not bad base on the price of RM530, weight only 1.2kg, payload 12kg, max height 1560mm, folded 440mm, convertible to monopod.

http://www.zssirui.com/EN/frm_ProductSerie...spx?SeriesID=14

I love to get the Benro too, but it's on the heavy side, 1.7kg eh. wish to get the CF version of travel angel but too pricey =.= Unless can find a 600+ deal from SG as mentioned by "ieR"


p/s: BTW anybody can advise Benro B0 ballhead vs SIrui G10 ball head, which is better?

This post has been edited by Kent3888: Dec 15 2011, 02:23 AM

Jusino AX254 user reporting... ball head is good, the QR plate is not so good... but the tripod itself is very stable and not flimsy at all... very happy with it so far.

Can I know which shop in singapore doing promo?cause I am going to singapore on 27 december and was looking for cheap tripod and gorilapod

try go to benro website, search the sg authorised distri email/number mail them.

the promo info i got is from a friend who planning to go SG for christmas (backpacking style) and plan to grab a travel tripod there. he mailed most tripod company and those are the feedback he gotten, and yes, sirui is having a promotion too(damn cheap!), and benro have not release the promotion advert yet, but they are in progress of doing it. now i also heard fotopro wanna do promo also... wahahaha.

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Added on December 15, 2011, 12:51 pmthat the reason i wont recommend ppl sirui.

let say, i buy a tripod, do i expect it to last 5 year or 10 year or more then 15 years?
anything with spring and use under all weather condition, i wont expect it to live pass 5 years. because they get rusty.
at that price you are paying, do u, get a 5 year lifetime product or longer lifetime one?

This post has been edited by ieR: Dec 15 2011, 12:51 PM

I saw from the specification about the BH-00 ball head which comes together with the Travel Angel A068/069, the max load capacity is stated as 2kg, does this mean, if the lens+body is heavier than 2kg then how?

Then u need to look for alternatives la, wat else...

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Added on December 15, 2011, 7:06 pmBro, u own this model? A-1681/A-1691 B-0? How do u mean the weight can be felt? Is it really heavy for travel? Coz I hold the Sirui N1004/T1004x is quite light, they are identical to the Benro travel angel 169 series.

This post has been edited by Kent3888: Dec 15 2011, 07:06 PM

Heavy for travel onto really depends what type of traveling. I even consider my DSLR heavy for traveling while i"m on holiday.

If you are the type who brings all your gear out for a shoot, I recommend save the money and get a CF. Else Benro above shall suffice. For me it's more to solid than heavy

CF is out of my budget =.=, for the time being, I'm seriously considering getting the Benro Travel Angel Aluminium A-1681-B-0. Considering the price of less den 600. I pick this over the Sirui N1004 G10 - RM530.
Right choice??
http://www.camtronic.com.my/shopping/index...&product_id=802
http://www.zssirui.com/EN/frm_ProductInfo_...px?ProductID=56

Dunno about Sirui, so can't make a comparison. What I can say is the Benro can turn to a monopod, the center volume can be placed upside down so can shoot on very low height.

There is two head model, the one with BH00 is damn cheap, but that one only offered by shashinki, other online store or shop only come with B series head, not BH. BH is the non 'friction' knob one. please check again. because 3 years ago i make the same confusion to myself too.


so will jusino, sirui and fotopro. infact, jusino improve the pod future by having the center column split to two, and use the other half on the monopod, hence another 20cm gain to monopod height.

That mean fotopro M5 mini is cheaper there?cauae I was planning of buying gorilapod then mitmitvec reconmmended me Fotopro M5

This post has been edited by Irfan2397: Dec 17 2011, 11:26 AM

Tumpang thread ya. Dude where r u getting the M5? I bought one at Lowyat before and now looking for 2 more but yet to look for it as Lowyat no longer sells them. Tried contacting Lee Photo but no reply +_+

anytime m5 is better~ anytime.