Ravelli AVTP Professional 65 mm Video Camera Tripod with Fluid Head and a Carry Bag

I didn't buy this to use as a Video/photographic tripod but that's another story. What I will say is this, with 11Kgs, sat on top it's smooth to pan and tilt tracking a target and rock steady. I manufactured a plate to mount to the Quick Release Plate and bought a further 3/8" locking screw to fix my plate securely, this is easily sorted thanks to the slot used to enable changing the 3/8" for a 1/4 20 (both supplied).All the knobs and locks work well and fall easily to hand even on a pitch black night.It's easily adjusted for use sitting or standing, getting the height adjusted is not quite as easy as a tripod fitted with an adjustable center column but then you would lose the rigidity this offers. If that sort of accuracy fits your need then get a Manfrotto. You pays your money and takes your choice!It's survived several outings so far with no problems despite me dropping it in a ditch and knocking it against a few trees plus several hours in a couple of heavy rainstorms.Okay, it's a little weighty and bulky but that's no bad thing, it aids stability in my book.The one small gripe I have with this bit of kit and believe me it's a very minor gripe, is the quality of the bag. I'm not sure it's up to the sort of abuse it's going to get from me. However, that said, it's easily replaced with something a little more robust.If I were to buy the product made for what I use this for I would have to shell out 3 times the amount this cost.All things considered for a 100 quid or so you can't go wrong.

I was initially a bit wary at first, thinking at this price its too good to be true, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was lighter than I expected, and finished in a nice dark grey. The legs deploy very easily and it supports my camera very well, which is a Canon XF. As for the head, its not bad, actually. A bit stiff at the moment, but I'm sure with some use it will loosen up nicely. I don't really use two handles, so I've taken one off and have that as a spare. The head isn't perfect, but good enough for what I do. I can make a very steady pan and tilt, and levelling the bowl is very easy.I was going to get a more expensive video tripod, but I'm glad I got this now. The bag is very useful too. Not heavily padded, but if you are a traveller then you should be getting a heavy travel bag. Light enough to carry around, I'm very impressed with this tripod. It was a good buy.

Wow, excellent value for money, excellent construction and the inclusion of the lens wipe pouch and the mini LED torch are an added bonus. Unfortunately missing the larger video camera mount bolt, but that aside all good. Have contacted seller about this. Good instructions, both written and online, lovely carry bag, all round good buy.

I bought this last April to use as my main tripod for video work. I is an excellent tripod, heavy and very sturdy. I have other tripods which are Manfrotto and these are not quite as easy to use and sturdy as the Ravelli. I was delighted with the purchase and it has worked well. The tripod is heavy but that is what a wanted for studio work The tripod does hold the camera well and does not allow any unwanted movement.Good PointsVery Heavy. Sturdy Legs. Two arms on the head. Until I had two I never realised how useful two are. Really good fluid head.Pointy feet to stick in the soil. A rock solid fluid head that is adjustableProblems.The 75mm ball mount needs to be tightened up really tight otherwise a heavy camera can slip. This ball mount allows rather too much slippage unless it is really tightHere follows what happened when the tripod brokeAfter 9 months of use of about, a day a week, the slider fixing screw, which I did not over tighten, sheared off which meant the head needs to be replaced as well. This piece of metal was really thin.I suppose I will have to replace the ball head and the video head. This will cost me more than the tripod. I expected a longer life than 9 months use.I wrote to the Manufacturer. Here is their response.Thank you for contacting us and for purchasing our tripod. We would like to extend our apologies for the issues faced at this point in time with our professional tripod an d we would love to offer you with a solution. We would love to go ahead and send you the replacement base plate for your tripod but we are not allowed to ship parts to the UK because of the extremely high shipping cost since we only have an account with UPS.I then received a very supportive and helpful email from the Distributor. asking for all the details. I obliged and told my story of woe. I received and acknowledgement from them.The next morning a replacement tripod arrived out of the blue. I was very surprised and delighted. I now have a fully working tripod, that is able to support my heaviest lenses.This was six star service from the distributor.Brilliant Thanks so much.

This is a decent tripod but when as too do a base plate is lost you cannot get a replacement anywhere. I message the manufacturer in the US and they said they don’t sell parts in Europe and I should try eBay. I am now left with I useless tripod.

Overall good value for money although the finish on some parts of the tripod are rather rough. The head functions fairly well but has a tendency to tighten up a little during a wide pan. The head itself needs to be tightened really well or heavy camera lens combinations can easily slip during use! (not easy as the grip on the screw is quite small) .Edit: I forgot to mention the excellent customer service from this company, they sent a free replacement tripod which performs well.

Edit****Shortly after my review of this tripod, the seller reached out to me, and was quite concerned about my comment on the tripod head possibly needing a little more sticky grease. They were not satisfied that I might not fully like my purchase. A few days later I received a complete replacement unit! I did not ask for one, as my comment wasnt a huge deal. The unit was still very usable as is. But this company took my comments very seriously, and sent multiple emails. They took the time to make sure they had a happy customer! I wish every seller on Amazon was this attentive. Ive chucked a few "out of Amazon return date" items, because the seller wanted me to ship it to the states at my cost, even though the items came with a 1 year warranty. Not these guys! They totally took care of me!So thank you.....you have made me very happy!This is the second one I have purchased. The other was a different brand, but exactly the same. The tripod itself is really good. I prefer the knobs over the cam locks, as adjusting them over time is easy to do on these. I wanted to keep my quick releases the same for easy changeovers. The tripod I use with my jib, which has my camera on one end, and 15lb of weight on the other. This can easily handle that! The head could use more of whatever that sticky grease is they use on the inside. Both of the heads I own are like this. So if the seller reads this, and can spare some extra sticky grease, i would be very grateful!

La uso para una cámara sony pesada y la sostiene muy bien, pero con una DSLR es compicado para moverla.

[EDIT : Je me suis rendu compte d'un défaut mineur mais un peu handicapant sur mon trépied : même serrée, la poignée du dessous ne tenait pas le bol lors d'un pan/tilt trop serré et la bulle foutait le camp. J'ai contacté le service client et ils ont été super aimables et ont résolu mon problème très facilement. Vraiment sérieux !]Je viens d'un Manfrotto BeFree Live (allez voir mon commentaire si vous voulez savoir pourquoi je l'ai renvoyé, la raison n°5 va vous étonner ! https://www.amazon.fr/gp/customer-reviews/R29XOKGF7DCT83/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_btm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B01LZT8H1A#wasThisHelpful )et je dois dire que pour 100€ de moins c'est le (tré)pied ! J'ai donc délaissé la mobilité pour la stabilité et la robustesse, je ne suis pas déçu.Première impression, le poids est assez important, ça muscle les bras c'est bien !Les pieds du trépied sont en aluminium pour les tubes, et en alliage de métal pour les poignées de serrage et leur support (je ne sais pas ce que c'est mais c'est pas du plastique, c'est très solide).Contrairement à la photo qui montre des patins en caoutchouc relativement simples, les miens consistent en une boule enveloppée d'un patin plus large. De cette manière le patin peut pivoter dans n'importe quel sens autour de la boule (sauf en direction du pied bien sûr), et il s'adapte à tout terrain. A voir sur la longueur si ça reste en place mais c'est vraiment bien pensé.Les molettes sont faciles à tourner et elles ont une limite : il y a un frein qui fait qu'on ne peut pas serrer/desserrer plus que ça n'est nécessaire, c'est très pratique et on n'a pas à tourner la molette pendant des kilomètres ! La mise en place du trépied est donc très rapide.Quand on desserre les molettes, les tubes coulissent très facilement. On resserre, et c'est en place.Maintenant, pour ce qui est de la tête. Déjà, point positif : si vraiment la tête vous fait peur vous êtes toujours à même de la changer pour une plus performante plus tard, et garder les pieds qui sont eux franchement irréprochables.Dans l'ensemble elle est très satisfaisante et fait très bien son job (dans mon cas elle est beaucoup plus performante que mon ex Manfrotto). L'intégralité de la tête est dans le même alliage de métal que les quelques parties du trépied donc c'est robuste, exception faite de la poignée en caoutchouc à la machination assez pauvre, et la poignée de serrage de l'axe tilt, qui elle est vraiment, vraiment dégueu. Ce plastique-là est ultra léger quoi qu’épais, et coupé très grossièrement, il y a même du sable dedans (???) [EDIT : c'était juste sur le premier modèle, sur le nouveau elle est beaucoup plus propre] De plus quand on desserre cette poignée elle a un jeu énorme ça fait assez peur. Mais ce jeu disparaît complètement quand on la resserre. Donc j'ai un sentiment mitigé sur ce point-là, j'espère ne pas avoir de problèmes...La fluidité est franchement bluffante pour un ensemble trépied + tête vidéo dans cette gamme de prix. On peut ajuster la friction sur les deux axes, et d'après mes premiers tests c'est très bon.Le système de bulle avec poignée en-dessous via le bol 75 mm est une première pour moi et j'aime beaucoup ! La bulle est digne de confiance, facile à faire.Si vous ne souhaitez garder qu'un des deux bras de manipulation de la tête c'est possible, perso j'ai enlevé celui de droite parce qu'il gênait la poignée de tilt. Mais même avec les deux bras en place, c'est possible d'utiliser la poignée de tilt car sur la tête, toutes les vis/poignées de serrage ont le système "tirer pour changer la position". Si la vis est bloquée par un quelconque obstacle, vous tirez, faites pivoter la vis dans le sens opposé, relâchez, vissez, re-tirez, etc.Avec la quick release plate que je fixe sous ma crosse d'épaule avec tout le bazar dessus (2-3 Kg), j'enclenche sur la tête, je fixe, je tilte à 60° vers le bas, je verrouille la poignée de tilt, ça reste en place. C'est magique ! Un vrai trépied heavy-duty (j'ai pas testé avec de vraies rigs professionnelles de plusieurs dizaines de kilos cela dit, mais si vous avez ce genre de matos qu'est-ce que vous faites ici, hein, HEIN ?)Le sac fourni est très pratique, assez grand pour ranger le trépied sans aucun mal (pas comme pour Manfrotto qui mettait un sac beaucoup trop étroit pour le trépied BeFree Live, hum hum), et semble robuste, quoique la couture d'une des attaches internes était décousue à son arrivée mais je ne l'attache pas de toute façon, la fermeture éclair est solide et ce niveau de protection supplémentaire me semble dispensable.Des petits bonus arrivent dans le sac : un porte-clé LED et trois chiffons nettoyants antistatiques. On se demande quel est le rapport avec le trépied mais ça fait toujours plaisir !Bilan : Un design excellent, une facilité d'utilisation enfantine, une qualité d'assemblage mitigée (jeu de la poignée de tilt), mais les matériaux choisis inspirent la confiance (sauf pour les deux parties plastiques). Foncez !

Di questo cavalletto ho avuto in tutto due esemplari, uno dei quali poi donato ad un amico. Con esso, ho sostituito un cavalletto analogo, dotato sicuramente della stessa testa e prodotto dalla stessa fabbrica, ma con una struttura delle zampe un poco meno rigida (con colonna centrale e zampe a tre sezioni singole telescopiche) che già era un miracolo come rapporto prezzo/qualità, ma che mi aveva dato la sensazione che il limite della testa, come stabilità e portata, fosse superiore a quello del cavalletto. Questa versione con le zampe binate esclusa la terza sezione, nonostante l'assenza della colonna centrale e quindi un'altezza massima un poco inferiore, rappresenta a mio avviso il miglior acquisto possibile per il videomaker che muova i primi passi nel professionismo, abbia bisogno di qualcosa che si comporti in maniera veramente affidabile e di una testa fluida che sia tale e ben gestibile anche con carichi degni di nota. Chiaro che esistono prodotti di prestazioni superiori, specie per quanto attiene il rapporto rigidezza/peso (questo non è davvero leggero, siamo sui cinque chili e mezzo appena abbondanti compresa la sua custodia imbottita); ma con brand blasonati, per quel prezzo porti a casa un semigiocattolo, oppure a scelta una cosa costruita nel suo piccolo anche bene, ma minuscola, e adeguata a dei carichi DRASTICAMENTE inferiori. E' chiaro che cinque chili e mezzo non sono un peso sulla spalla che si porta a spasso in montagna per una giornata, a meno che non si sia molto robusti e/o ben pagati per farlo. Ma se si può tenerlo nel bagagliaio di un auto, e poi spostarlo qualche centinaio di metri solo per il necessario = arrivare nel punto delle riprese o delle osservazioni naturalistiche/astronomiche è perfetto e non serve davvero nulla di più.Io non occupandomi di videoriprese lo utilizzo in realtà per montarci sopra un telescopio schema Maksutov o rifrattore, e son rimasto davvero sorpreso di quanto il puntamento fosse facile e preciso grazie alla presenza di due maniglie per il brandeggio, e non una come molto più frequente. Il cavalletto è risultato perfettamente adeguato e persino sovradimensionato per i Mak 102/1400, il 127/1540 ed il 127/1900 e per i rifrattori da 102/500 e 120/600; gestisce ancora benissimo il ben più potente Mak da 150/1800 Synta (=Sky-Watcher, Orion...), il Bosma (visto come Konus e come Celetron) 130/2000 e ce la fa ancora anche col più pesante e lungo Bosma da 152/1800 (da noi visto sopratutto come Konus). Il Celestron C6 ci sta da papa, e il C8 è entro i limiti. Di più no, per ragioni di baricentro e non di peso in sé - dato che la testa reggerebbe nominalmente anche 12 kg; che ne gestirebbe benissimo 10 potrei giurarlo. Anche un pesante rifrattore wide field come il Bresser 127/635 è supportato adeguatamente, con la sola accortezza di realizzare una barra con contrappesatura dal lato anteriore che risulti inclinata fra i 45° ed i 60° verso l'anteriore quando l'asse ottico del telescopio è orizzontale; in tal modo il braccio di leva che compensa il momento verso l'osservatore diventa tanto più efficace quanto più si alza la visuale ed interviene tanto meno quanto più orizzontale è l'ottica, proprio come dovrebbe essere.

Un trípode muy robusto y a la vez económicoLo estoy usando todas las semanas y casi que todos los días, no le meto tampoco una burrada de peso, pero se nota que puede aguantar bastante, elegí este sobretodo por la rótula, una vez te acostumbras a usarla y a apretarla bien es un elemento super util, sobretodo si tienes que ir y plantar el trípode rápido.