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AUTHOR: Zhang Kunkun (Chonqing)
Lead-in: Landscape photographer always has the freedom to just pick up and travel. So owning a portable and stable tripod is necessary. Kingjoy鈥檚 A83 carbon fiber tripod stands out from the same product. In this article, we invite Mr. Zhang to share his using experience with us.
Tripod is the most frequently used accessory for a cityscape photographer like me, so it is important to find a suitable tripod that is easy to carry around. Portable, light, stable and durable are my basic requirements for a tripod. This time, I walk around Chonqing for several days to capture the sceney with A83+T21 tripod kit. Here I鈥檇 like to share my feelings toward the tripod and Kingjoy.
First meet of KINGJOY
There aren鈥檛 many Kingjoy using photographers around me. But this company is actually a professional photographic equipment corporation established in 2004 and owns ten-years experience of R&D , design and production. Its products mainly include tripod, tripod head and satbilizer etc.
Functions & Features
Carbon fiber tripod serves as a necessity as it gets widely applicated nowadays.
This also indicate people鈥檚 pursuit of lightweight photographic accessory. Its ture that no matter for camera, lens or camera bags, as the development of technology, all the manufactures are working on quality and weight optimization. It is the customer-friendly product that the truly perfect product.
This tripod holds the following features:
1. Light: the tripod weight 1.63kg, and only 1.5kg without the central column.
2. Easy to store: folded length of 49cm, suitable for most suitcase, easy to carry around.
3. Stable: 30mm-diameter legs made from 10 layers of high density carbon fiber. Works stably even at the height of 180mm.
4. Quick-release and invertible central column ensures a convenient low angle shooting.
5. Multifunctional design: can be disassembled as monopod or alpenstock.
Functional texting results
A83+T21 tripod kit is light in weight, adapting a material of carbon fiber. It is only 1.63kg, but its max load reachs 20kg. Accroding to my own measurement, it only weights 1.5kg without the central column which is a rarel need for my shooting most of time. Here are some parameters as reference:
銆恡ripod height without the head (central column excluded)銆戯細1.36m
銆恡ripod workingheight with head (central column included)銆戯細1.45m-1.75m
銆恡ripod weight with head(central column excluded)銆戯細1.87kg
銆恡ripod weight with head (central column included)銆戯細 2kg
銆恡ripod weight (central column excluded)銆锛1.5kg
the tripod is well made with exquistie deatils
Twist locking system made of rubber and aluminium, adjusting the legs within 180掳
Non-slip rubber design, offers a comfortable hand-touching experience
Details of T21 ball head
As a lightweight head, T21 ball head mainly meets the need of entry-level photographer. It鈥檚 suitable for landscape photography for its panoramic design and smooth damping system with a big nonslippery tighten knob.
The only drawback is the little red knob for damping adjustment in the main tighten knob. It is unconvenient to use unless with the help of tools or nails.
The tripod鈥檚 max working heigh is already beyond my height. So there is no need to worry about its application scenario.
Though shooting in the water is an inevitable situation, it should be avoided if possible. Because the tripod may get corroded, especially in the sea water.Another security problem of toppling over should also be noticed. Please ensure you tighten the knob.
The head and central column is detachable. The feet nails can also be changed to meet the need of different conditions.
Mental foot nails. High-end material. Suitable for photography at beach or soft surface. *such change is not required if the land surface is stable
You can invert the central column to do low angle shooting. However, I prefer removing it to reach the lowest working height. A83 can do low angle shooting through these two ways. Just choice the way you like.
Hongyadong in light at night. Tripod shows its advantages at low-light environment
This is Chongqing Grand Theatre at night shot by Sony telephoto lens 70-200. The quick release plate must be assembled at the scaffolding ring of telephoto lens when the lens exceeds the camera body.
From practical experience, combination of any camera body and lens can be stably worked at A83+T21 tripod kit. Even when I do time-lapse shooting with fixed position for a long time, there is no trace of shaking.
Jiefangbei pedestrian street in Chongqing at night shot by Canon SLR camera
Panorama of A83 tripod when shootinng
Panorama of A83+T21 tripod kit and Sony mirrorless camera with 70-200
Summary of my feeling
A83 +T21 carbon fiber tripod kit is a cost-effective product. It is made of fine material and its appearance of a combination of titanium aluminum alloy and black carbon fiber is also stunning. Though it looks small and easy to store with a negative folding function, it can reach a extended height and work stably. In all it holds a strong competitiveness among carbon fiber tripod about thousnads yuan.
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