Manfrotto Mvt502am Twin Leg Tripod Noir

The tripod is poorly designed. The plastic clamps that hold the legs in place wear out after a couple years of use. There is no easy way to fix them, from what I can tell. It's basically a disposable tripod at this point.

I have the Manfrotto video ball head so this tripod is the perfect match. You have to be careful with opening and closing the legs as those little plastic joints can wear out. But it's light and accurate.

Solid for small cameras but not anything with a cage + matte box + follow focus or slider

Purchased this tripod 2014. Very sturdy like my other Manfrotto. Purchased it because its light weight - yes, but would rather travel with my other tripods. Now (2017) the one leg tightening clamp is loose, but it appears you have to take apart the mechanism to tighten. Bummer. Wise I hadn't purchased this one. Have a dozen other Manfrotto that are 10x better than this. Do not purchase is my advice.

My wife loves this tripod. But I consider it unprofessional. It's an ok tripod but only lasted about 2 years before we had to replace the parts which cost $80. The rubber wore off at the spreader and we have to buy the whole unit. I wanted to write the review this whole time since I noticed a while ago the rubbers wearing out and the metal bending. Once it's broken, whole tripod is unusable. I would have understood if I used it aggressively. But I use it for wedding shoots only. Therefore I'm guessing I took it out of the bag under 100 times for ceremony and reception stationary shooting. Not used in extreme weathers either. Did not sit in a heated day. I take care of my units and this one went bad. All my other sets are still good as new and I've had all other manfrotto tripods and monopods 2x longer than this guy. I will not recommend or buy another unit. Going to replace part and hopefully sell to get some my money back.