Canon Deluxe 200 Tripod

Feb 20

Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00009R6WG
Manufacturer: Canon Cameras US
Average Customer Review: (From 18 total reviews)
List Price: ~~$45.00~~
Amazon Price: $32.27 (25 new 1 used available)
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Features

Maximum height of 59.3 inches
Ideal for medium-sized 35mm cameras, with up to a 75-300mm telephoto zoom lens attached
3-way panhead with quick release
Built-in bubble level to even shots
Flip locks for quick stability

Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
This lightweight, high-quality tripod is designed for easy portability and maximum stability. It features a 3-way pan head for precise control and smooth movement. The 3-section tubular leg construction allows for exceptional stability indoors or out. The tripod also features a built-in water level and a quick release shoe. It also comes with a convenient carrying case.

Customer Reviews

I should’a read the reviews more closely by W. M. McLaughlin
This is what I should have paid attention to:

“Sure enough, the very first time using the tripod a tiny little piece on one of the plastic snaps that keeps the legs anchored to the center pole broke, allowing the leg to flop around freely with no bracing.”

Mine arrived today, nicely packed … and with that little piece pre-broken at the leg end, not the center pole end.

Gee Mom, I’d rather have broken it myself. Needed (note past tense) it for an awards banquet on 31 January. I have great faith in Canon, was gonna put my new Canon digital camera on top of it. I have gambled, and asked for a replacement, not a refund. I neither want nor expect a high end tripod at ~$40. I do expect it to arrive intact, and last a couple of years of infrequent use before it breaks.

Keep watching this space! I will report on the delivery speed, and physical integrity, of the replacement.

You get what you pay for… by C. Grove
This is an “okay” tripod. But it is cheap so cheaply made. I suspect that it really isn’t actually MADE by Canon… just branded for them. I also suspect that Canon hasn’t really looked at it. It could also be a pirated item.

Two issues. One the leg clips don’t seem to apply much pressure at all so I’m concerned that they will give out after some use and not be able to hold the leg segments in place.

Also, once the leg segments are extended there doesn’t seem to be much overlap of the segments… not much of the lower segment inside of the next segment up. This results in the legs not seeming very sturdy.

So far it hasn’t broken though but we haven’t used it much either.

Great tripod for the money. by Ecinoderm4u
I have only had the chance to use the tripod a couple of times since purchasing it, but so far it has been great. I can’t really ask for much more at 40 bucks. The legs are thicker and more stable than I had expected. I had a sunpack tripod that cost the same and I got a lot less. I do wish that it had a little carying handle on the tripod, but the fact that they include the carying case makes up for it. The quick release plate makes life a whole lot easier. With the quick release plate I am more motivated to take the time to use a tripod. I was photographing next to a guy that had this huge proffesional tripod that must have cost at least 5 or 6 hundred dollars and I felt a little inadequate, but then I figured that he had to start out with a forty dollar tripod at some point. So if you need a starting point this is definately the way to go.

Piece of junk by Darrin Cardani
I was extremely disappointed by this tripod. First, the base isn’t level! If you set the legs so that the level reads that you’re on level ground, the camera is actually tilted to the left about 5-10 degrees! And no amount of tightening it seems to get mine to sit straight.

Furthermore, after just a few months of use the head cracked making it impossible to adjust it. I’ve superglued it back together and it’s OK for now, but who knows how long it will hold up?

You definitely get what you paid for with this product – which is to say, not much.

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