Sirui SH25 Aluminum Video Tripod with Fluid Head

I like these so much I have three of them. The first one broke but that was totally my fault for using it with a jib. Far too much weight for this thing. But other than my own misuse of them they've been great! Very sturdy, smooth movement, easy to configure, and lightweight. Great for smaller cameras but even used it with my heavier pro camera system and it holds up fine. Makes small projects much easier not having to lug around a heavy tripod anymore.

I purchased two of these tripods to hold our Black Magic Design 4K G2 cameras. These tripods are substantial, easy to set up and easy to use.

its ok for the price, smooth pan but has kikback at the end of the move, not becose of the head, but the legs flex back when you finish your paning move. so your twisting the hole thing a bit when your panin and once you stop the legs flex back, this is a problem if your doing macro stuff but not much with a wide lens.

Purchased this tripod 08/05/21 to use with my Sony a99ii and Sony RX10M4 cameras. The tripod is a great sturdy tripod and can handle the cameras without a problem. The problem is that when I want to use the tripod and pan left to right when shooting movies the fluid head would start to come loose on the tripod. The pan lock was set on tight and it still would not hold. Contacted Sirui and told them about this problem and never heard back from them on it. Contacted Professional Video and talked to Barry. Told him what was going on with the tripod and head. Told me that I should return the tripod for full credit since it is less than 30 days old and purchase the SH25T Kit which has a BH-20 fluid pan head that drops down into the tripod and has two arms, the up and down panning arm along with the panning left and right panning arm. The SH25T set will run me another .150.00 with would be cheaper than purchasing the BH-20 head along which sells for around .320.00. I would be stuck with a Fluid flat head that I am never going to use. So I am going to go this route and will see what happens when I get this new tripod. I will have 30 days to try it out and if it does not work out will return it back to photo for a full refund.

Needed a tripod that would raise high enough for various size talent. I had a hard time finding anything close to 6' or higher. This filled that need. It is sturdy and will go as high as I need. It's also made of quality material and not cheap looking. It was a good price and works great in the studio. I have not used in field but will most likely keep in studio.