Benro Tripod Quality?

[vinwin]

I was considering Benro carbon fiber tripod. For those who are using Benro tripod, what's your experience? Is the quality good and reliable?

[freezemaster]

I have use both carbon fiber one and alu ones from benro before.
Carbon fiber one is a good choice lighter and the legs at the bottem are thicker which means stronger.

very strong and stable but are heavier than ones like silk or those that is sold at carrefour.

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[jdredd]

have been very happy with mine. so far no complaints. for the money, its extremely good value for money.

[BigRooster]

Am using it. Good performance and value for $$. Choose a good head to go with it.

[CT 3833]

I am using one. Brought for oversea trip twise so far. Value for money. The guy Jack told me every single parts can be repalced. But so for no replacement or repair needed.

[zj2000]

Not sure about benro tripods but someone posted this sometime ago.... really put me off buying a benro... bought a slik instead....

not sure how reliable the reviewer is so take it with a pinch of salt...

http://www.tomwebsterphoto.com/Essay...o/benroks2.htm

[vinwin]

Originally Posted by zj2000 Not sure about benro tripods but someone posted this sometime ago.... really put me off buying a benro... bought a slik instead.... not sure how reliable the reviewer is so take it with a pinch of salt... http://www.tomwebsterphoto.com/Essay...o/benroks2.htm

Hi zj2000,

Thanks for the info. Very interesting finding as people don't normally dismantle the ball head to see how it's build internally.

[dolpjki]

my benro m058 carbon fiber tripod and ks-0 tripod ballhead works great. value for money.
I've been using it for more than half a year. Even brought it overseas for holiday. so far no complain, very happy with it.

you might want to see and try the tripod yourself to decide.

[F5user]

not too sure about their tripods,

as for the heads, you get what you pay for.. nuff said.

[JLee]

I'm a full-time photographer and have been using Benro carbon fibre tripod and ball head for almost 3 years now, with no issues at all. I travel quite a fair bit too and I always checked in instead of hand carry, and still the tripod and ball head survived the harsh handling of airport baggage system.

If you like to read reviews, you can check out Luminous Landscape reviews of the tripod use in the Antartica expedition, how's that huh? Btw Benro is marketed as Induro in North America's market, so they are identical.

IMHO, Benro carbon fibre tripod is the best and most value for money tripod in the market today. Highly recommended

[vinwin]

Originally Posted by JLee I'm a full-time photographer and have been using Benro carbon fibre tripod and ball head for almost 3 years now, with no issues at all. I travel quite a fair bit too and I always checked in instead of hand carry, and still the tripod and ball head survived the harsh handling of airport baggage system. If you like to read reviews, you can check out Luminous Landscape reviews of the tripod use in the Antartica expedition, how's that huh? Btw Benro is marketed as Induro in North America's market, so they are identical. IMHO, Benro carbon fibre tripod is the best and most value for money tripod in the market today. Highly recommended

Thanks for the feedback. Good to hear from a full time photographer. May I know which tripod and ball head are u using?

[JLee]

Originally Posted by vinwin Thanks for the feedback. Good to hear from a full time photographer. May I know which tripod and ball head are u using?

I'm using C357n6 with KJ-1 ball head

[jkaiser]

any recommendations for quick release baseplate (or whatever that's known as, the plate that u screw to camera)

the current benro one slips when i try to lock the ballhead into portrait position.. lens too heavy! hah

[pai]

Originally Posted by JLee I'm a full-time photographer and have been using Benro carbon fibre tripod and ball head for almost 3 years now, with no issues at all. I travel quite a fair bit too and I always checked in instead of hand carry, and still the tripod and ball head survived the harsh handling of airport baggage system.

hi, when you check in the tripod, what bag do you put it in?

[JLee]

Originally Posted by pai hi, when you check in the tripod, what bag do you put it in?

I wrap the tripod & ball head with bubble pack (those with really big bubbles) and stuff it in the padded bag that comes with the tripod and just ckeck-in like that. On some ocassion, I'll put the whole thing into my soft luggage. Hope that helps.

[smallaperture]

Quite a few years ago, like 6yrs or so, I bought a cheapo Steinheisser tripod with ballhead. After a while, the legs locking levers doesn't clamp properly anymore, despite the tightening of the screws. And the ballhead became very jerky even after oiling.

Well, if you want quality and if you want it to last almost a lifetime, then go for reputable brand and bit the bullet and pay for the quality. So, go for those like Manfrotto, Gitzo and Giotto or Slik. A good tripod will last your virtually forever.

BTW, these days, I hardly use my Manfrotto 055 tripod, becos hardly shoot night scenes, fireworks etc.

[Jack006]

Benro and MAC Group

Benro in US PMA 2006

Benro in dpreview

A photographer's choice from Benro, Gitzo and Manfrotto

Photograper's view on Benro from Gemany

A detail review from another Benro user

Professional photographers now have a strong alternative to the Gitzo line, and Induro (Benro) will likely garner some significant marketshare.

- Antarctica Filde Report by MICHAEL REICHMANN

[benny]

Hmm.. did some more reading and found out a bit more about Benro tripods. They seem to have a problem with the leg locks which would cause problems with resisting torsional forces.. More here...

http://www.prophotohome.com/forum/bl...34252&entry=57

Hmm.....

Cheers,

[Jack006]

Originally Posted by benny Hmm.. did some more reading and found out a bit more about Benro tripods. They seem to have a problem with the leg locks which would cause problems with resisting torsional forces.. More here... http://www.prophotohome.com/forum/bl...34252&entry=57 Hmm..... Cheers,

Any Benro quality problem can call me Jack, 65-93880029. So far, Benro have fully support for any quality feedback and issues.

The locking mechanism fail would be due to 2 reasons as below

1. The small plastic rings mis-aligned due to handling or over-tightening. If it did happen, turn out the whole section, and align the plastic rings inside the tripod again, put it back, and the problem solved. All these can be done by bare hands.

2. The small plastic parts inside the locking mechanism would be spoiled due to wear and tear, but can be easily replaced for free. As Benro supply the plastic rings to me.

I have a set of Gitzo, they are using the same locking mechanism.

If you face the same issue like this or any other issues, just bring it back to me and I can solve the problem for you.

Happy shooting !

[Jack006]

Originally Posted by zj2000 Not sure about benro tripods but someone posted this sometime ago.... really put me off buying a benro... bought a slik instead.... not sure how reliable the reviewer is so take it with a pinch of salt... http://www.tomwebsterphoto.com/Essay...o/benroks2.htm

A full Wimberley Head is much more suitable for the big lenses (400mm F 2.8, 500mm F4, 600mm F4 or any of above) than any ballheads (regardless of brands like Acraswiss, RRS).

http://tripodhead.com/products/wimberley-main.cfm

Again, if any Benro ballhead fail, just contact me at 65-93880029.

Happy shooting !