8 best slik lightweight tripods

Product description

The SPRINT PRO 150 is born to travel, at home in luggage on a backpack or out on the range this compact tripod is a perfect travel companion to a light-weight mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (ILC) system or light weight DSLR. With a capacity of 4.5 lbs. the tripod can handle up to a midrange DSLR with a standard or kit lens. SPRINT PRO 150 has padded leg wraps for more comfortable carrying. The tripod also has a versatile SLIK SBH-150DQ all-metal compact ball head with quick release system for faster, easier mounting of a camera. The SPRINT PRO 150 is a full sized tripod when it is extended to its maximum height of almost 64 inches. The adjustable legs angles can be used to splay the legs out and lower the tripod. When used with the built-in short center column, (the included center column unscrews into two pieces) the camera is just 6.4 inches off the ground for extremely low angle or macro photography out in the field. Another way to get the camera low is to reverse the center column which could be used for macro photography or copy work.

 

Max. Operating Height: 64"

Min. Operating Height: 7.4"

Max. Center Column Ext.: 11.8"

Center Column Type: Invertable Center Column

Folded Length: 19.9"

Weight: 2.3 lbs

Number of Leg Sections: 4

Max. Load: 4.5 lbs

Leg Lock Type: Lever Lock

Leg Tip: Rubber Foot

• Folded Length: 19.9", Leg Sections: 4
• Carrying Case Included
• Single-Lock Ball Head
• Split Center Column, Bubble Level
• Weight: 2.3 lb

User questions & answers

Question:	Is the quick-release plate the same as other slik products like their monopod
Answer:	Yes
Question:	What is difference between mini iii gm and mini ii
Answer:	Level bubble,lighter
Question:	Does the slik sprint 150 come with a case if ordered through Amazon. B&H cmaera shows the same tripod with a carring case for the same
Answer:	It does come with a carry bag.
Question:	What is the diameter (in millimeters) of the top (thickest) section of the legs (not including foam
Answer:	20 mm diameter

Product features

Multi-Angle Leg Positions

The 3-position adjustable angle leg locks can lock each leg independently at 15, 40 or 70-degree angles to make it easy to set up on uneven ground or steps. It also makes it easy for the tripod to be lowered to as little as 6.7 inches off the ground for very low angle photography.

Get Dow Low

Using the multi-angle leg locks and the built-in short center column all Slik SPRINT tripods can get down very low to the ground for interesting and more dramatic camera angles.

Maximum Height

The SPRINT series gets the camera to eye level. With the center column raised the tripod reaches up to 64.4 inches.

Flip Locks

The SLIK SPRINT series makes setting up easy with secure yet fast speed release flip leg locks that do not snap back at you when locking. One finger operation is all that is required to open or close each leg lock.

SPRINT PRO II

The SPRINT PRO II is an update of the original SPRINT featuring a color-matched SBH-100 Ball Head. This compact ball head features a single lever operation for easy movements of the camera.

SPRINT PRO II 3-WAY

The SPRINT PRO 3-WAY has an all-metal 3-way pan head with control arms and quick release plate for easy mounting of the dismounting of the camera. The SPRINT PRO 3-Way is available in Black or Gun Metal Gray.

SPRINT 150

The SPRINT 150 has a SBH-150 larger ball head with quick release plate and duel bubble levels for quick and easy leveling of the camera. The ball head also head features a single lever operation for easy movements of the camera.

SPRINT EZ

The SPRINT EZ has the SH-707E 2-way pan head with single pan handle operation. The quick release plate, duel bubble levels make mounting and leveling the camera a breeze while the single pan handle operation allow for easy adjustment of the camera.

Product description

Looking for a tripod low tripod that can assist shooting form a prone position? One that can handle some serious camera and lens combinations but isn't too big or expensive? Then take a look at the Slik PRO 500 DXS tripod.The PRO 500 DXS is a tough mini tripod that can handle up to 15.4 lbs of equipment with ease. Its height ranges from early flat on the ground 3.25" up to just 16.25" when the legs are fully extended.The PRO 500s are capable of handling the weight of a professional full-frame DSLRs or mirrorless cameras with heavy lenses. It offers professional photographers and advanced amateurs the strength and stability they need. SLIK's exclusive AMT super titanium alloy legs make the PRO 500 tripods rock steady yet lighter than it looks."What's so great about AMT alloy?" You may be thinking. AMT has a 40% greater strength to weight ratio than standard aluminum. The legs are lighter weight yet stronger than the standard metal used in most of today's tripods. This lightweight comes with a price comparable to other standard aluminum tripods.The SLIK Pro 500 DXS also makes setting up easy with secure, speed-release leg locks (pictured left). 3-position, adjustable angle leg locks allow easy set-up on uneven ground, rocks or steps. Combined with the adjustable leg angle locks the tripod lowers to just 3.25 inches for low angle or macro photography.

• PRO 500 DXShort Tripod (Black) - Slik 3 Year Limited Warranty
• Color: Black
• Material: AMT Alloy
• Max Capacity: 15.4 lb (6.99kg)
• Leg Lock Type: Lever Lock

User questions & answers

Question:	Are the leg lock levers metal, or plastic
Answer:	I don't know where they're made, but I wouldn't buy them again.
Question:	is there a center column for this tripod
Answer:	A very small baby but for the most part no

Product description

The SLIK Pro cf-634 weighs just 2 lbs. Making it an easy backpacking companion. It extends to a height of 62.5 inches and folds down to a compact 18.7 inches for travel. This tripod handles up to 6.6 lbs easily. Use it with High-end mirrorless cameras or professional camera bodies with a variety of lenses. All 600 series carbon fiber tripods have legs made up of carbon fiber material that is actually comprised of 8 layers of inter-woven carbon strands that are then bonded together in a sealed, high-pressure furnace producing strong, light weight carbon fiber. The legs also feature a.R.S (anti-rotational system) is designed into the leg locks and do not allow the individual legs sections to rotate inside each other. Each leg also has an independent lock that sets in one 3 angles to vary the height and stance of the tripod. The three setting are for maximum height, waist level or low angle photography close to the ground. The four leg sections are secured and loosened with twist locks. Because the legs are non-rotating, you can unlock all of a leg’s stages at once by twisting the three large rubber grips with one hand. This enables fast setup.

• 62.6 in. Maximum Height
• Lightweight Carbon fiber
• Compact 18.7 in. Folded length
• Reversible column for low-angle shooting
• 6.6 lb Load capacity, weighs only 2.0 lb

User questions & answers

Question:	Will the tripod fit into the bag with a head mounted
Answer:	If your talking about the bag that it’s arrives in it depends on the size of the tripod head there’s many models that may be too bulky for the storage bag
Question:	Is this made in China
Answer:	It is Made in Thailand
Question:	what kind of warranty do I get with the purchase of this tripod
Answer:	Slik comes with a 1 year USA warranty
Question:	does this product come with a 1/4 inch head adapter along with the
Answer:	The screw can flip so u have both

Product description

The SLIK MINI PRO DQ uses the successful MINI PRO legs with an all-metal compact ball head that has a quick release plate to make attaching and detaching the camera from the tripod quick and simple. When retracted and closed, the SLIK MINI series tripods are about the size of standard telephoto lens, meaning they can be carried in your camera bag all the time so tripod support is always at hand! Besides its traditional use as a tripod, the SLIK MINI PRO III has another great feature, the ability to use the tripod as a “Chest-Pod” camera support. To use it as a chest-pod, first loosen the locking collar around the center column, pull out (raise) the center column at least one inch and tighten. Then, with the legs spread, place the feet of the legs against your upper chest. Loosen the tripod head and position the camera so you can see through the viewfinder comfortably. This will better stabilize the camera and help avoid image degrading “camera shake.

 

Max. Operating Height: 9"

Min. Operating Height: 6.8"

Center Column Ext.: 1.8"

Center Column Type: Center Column

Folded Length: 8.1"

Weight: 0.8 lbs

Number of Leg Sections: 2

Max. Load: 2.7 lbs

Leg Lock Type: Twist Lock

Leg Tip: Rubber Foot

• 8.9" Maximum Height
• Twist Locks for Legs
• Rapid Center Column
• Folds to Just 8.1" Long
• Weighs Just 0.77 lb

User questions & answers

Question:	Is the tilt suitable for shooting photos of book pages in a library that will not allow a scanner
Answer:	Yes, this item is dishwasher safe.
Question:	How is this compared to the RetiCAM Tabletop Tripod with 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head
Answer:	The salad spinner bowl measurement is about 7 quarts.
Question:	I want variable drag ballhead. If tightened slightly, is there some resistance/drag but can still reposition camera
Answer:	Not completely sure but the top and basket are white like many of my other strainer. The bowl is a shiny, clear plastic.
Question:	What is the diameter of the footprint (i.e. draw a circle around the legs when spread out), both fully extended and compacted
Answer:	I think mine came not attached - I just pushed it into the hole heard a click - no big deal!

Product features

The Original Line of Tripods

Slik has been quietly designing and manufacturing high-quality tripods for more than 50 years. Slik has won 6 prestigious Japanese Ministry of Trade and Industry Good Design (G-Mark) awards. Slik’s original and innovative designs have become industry standards.

Check out the quality and heritage of Slik tripods, monopods and heads online.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

A quality tripod is a versatile and invaluable tool in helping you achieve sharp, professional caliber photos. Where can you get the right tripod for your needs? From Slik, where our over 50 years reputation as a leader and innovator is matched by our devotion to quality.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

Although a monopod cannot stand by itself, it gives you an easy, go anywhere support system for your camera, and eliminates that undesirable vertical movement created when your camera is hand-held. Your pictures are sharper, and clearer.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

With Slik's unique and patented engineering, plus a remarkably wide selection of tripods, it is easy to choose just the right one to hold your camera steady at any angle, on virtually any terrain, for applications indoors or out.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

The Slik Quick Release Plate is a replacement or spare plate for ball heads and pan heads. Keeping a quick release plate attached to the camera's base at all times allows the user to quickly and easily attach or remove the camera from the tripod, without having to waste time fumbling with the threaded mount.

Product description

The Slik PRO CF-733 is designed to be used with professional and advanced enthusiast camera bodies and/or heavy lenses. The tripod legs are made of carbon fibre material that comprises 8 layers of inter-woven carbon strands that are then bonded together in a sealed, high-pressure furnace producing strong, light weight carbon fibre. The legs also feature A.R.S (Anti-Rotational System) designed into the leg locks which stops the individual legs sections from rotating inside each other. Each leg also has an independent lock that sets in one of 3 angles, to vary the height and stance of the tripod. The three setting are for maximum height, waist level or low angle photography close to the ground. The three leg sections are secured and loosened with twist locks. Because the legs are non-rotating, you can unlock all of a leg’s stages at once by twisting the three large rubber grips with one hand. This enables fast setup. Folded Length: 57.5cm. Maximum Operating Height: 167.5cm. Minimum Operating Height: 21cm. Maximum Centre Column Ext.: 35.5cm. Number of Leg Sections: 3. Maximum Loaded Weight: 5kg. Diameter of top leg section: 25mm. Fitted with 3/8" head-mounting screw (can be inverted for 1/4")

• Full size professional tripod, extends to over 1.6m, folds down to just 57cm and weighs only 1.3kg
• Perfect for advanced enthusiast and professional camera bodies with heavy lenses up to 5kg
• 3 section legs with Twist-lock collars allow fast, easy set-up and pack-up
• Anti-Rotational System prevents individual leg sections from rotating inside each other
• Removable sliding centre column and 3-position leg locks for low-level photography

Product features

The Original Line of Tripods

Slik has been quietly designing and manufacturing high-quality tripods for more than 50 years. Slik’s original and innovative designs have become industry standards. Check out the quality and heritage of Slik tripods, monopods and heads online.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

A quality tripod is a versatile and invaluable tool in helping you achieve sharp, professional caliber photos. Where can you get the right tripod for your needs? From Slik, where our over 50 years reputation as a leader and innovator is matched by our devotion to quality.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

Although a monopod cannot stand by itself, it gives you an easy, go anywhere support system for your camera, and eliminates that undesirable vertical movement created when your camera is hand-held. Your pictures are sharper, and clearer.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

With Slik's unique and patented engineering, plus a remarkably wide selection of tripods, it is easy to choose just the right one to hold your camera steady at any angle, on virtually any terrain, for applications indoors or out.

Tripods / Monopods / Ball Heads / Quick Release Plates

The Slik Quick Release Plate is a replacement or spare plate for ball heads and pan heads. Keeping a quick release plate attached to the camera's base at all times allows the user to quickly and easily attach or remove the camera from the tripod, without having to waste time fumbling with the threaded mount.

Product description

Photographers looking for a full size travel tripod capable of supporting up to 4.4 lb. will appreciate the Lite AL-420S Tripod with LED Center Column Flashlight from Slik. The flashlight is useful for setting up gear in low light. It is stored in the center column of the tripod, operates on 2, included AAA batteries, and may be accessed by removing the included center column cap. At only 1.71 lb., the 4 section AL-420S offers a height range of 6.22 to 39.8", and a folded length of 12.2". For compact storage and faster use, the AL-420S features a flip open/close leg inverting mechanism. Your tripod is equipped with a ball head, quick release plate, and comes with a storage case. Aircraft-grade aluminum construction insures low weight, strength, and durability. MAX. OPERATING HEIGHT 40 IN MIN. OPERATING HEIGHT 6.2 IN MAX. CENTER COLUMN EXT 4.9 IN CENTER COLUMN TYPE INVERTIBLE 2-STAGE / COLUMN SEPARATES TO CONVERT TO SHORT COLUMN AND CAN BE INVERTED FOR LOW ANGLE SHOOTING FOLDED LENGTH 12.2 IN WEIGHT 1.7 LBS NUMBER OF LEG SECTIONS 4 MAX. LOAD 4.4 LBS LEG LOCK TYPE LEVER LEG TIP RUBBER FOOT

• Load Capacity: 4.4 lbs. / Folded Length: 12.2"
• Max Height: 39.8" / Min Height: 6.22"
• Leg Sections: 4 / Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Aircraft-Grade Aluminum Construction. Flip Open/Close Leg Inverting Mechanism
• Equipped with Ball Head SBH-100DQ

User questions & answers

Question:	Can you add a 3-4 lb camera bag to a hook on the tripod to increase stability or would that and a camera be more weight than this tripod can support
Answer:	No. That's it's best feature. You can quickly get to vacuuming without doing anything at all to the filtration system.
Question:	Twist lock or lever lock legs? The description says lever but the picture shows twist and in the reviews it says twist lock legs
Answer:	I do. It’s much easier
Question:	Can one of the legs be turned into a monopod
Answer:	It does ok for sand. Not the best because the opening is so small. Works best for leaves. So to answer your question it does pick up sand, just time consuming.
Question:	Is the ball head a 3/8" removable unit so I could replace it with my own fluid head
Answer:	No

Product features

Removable LED Flashlight

The SLIK LITE series tripods have an integrated, removable LED flashlight in the center column. Use the flashlight to see inside your camera bag while shooting at night or remove it to light your path.

Slik RFP Rapid Flip Mechanism Legs

The RFP leg locks allow the legs to Invert 180° for more compact storage and transportation thanks to the new Rapid Flip Mechanisms. The flip locks only need a finger tip to open and close making them so easy to use.

Flip Locks

The 2 aluminum LITE series tripods have flip locks to makes setting up easy with secure yet fast speed release flip leg locks that do not snap back at you when locking. One finger operation is all that is required to open or close each leg lock. The LITE carbon fiber tripods have easy to use twist locks.

Padded carrying case included

The 4 of the 5 LITE series tripods come with a high quality padded tripod case that has a belt loop, shoulder strap and a D-ring to hang the tripod from a backpack, belt or camera bag. The small AL-420S has a different soft tripod bag.

Light Series Size Comparison

These are all 5 of the LITE series tripods closed and in their most compact position.

LITE SBH-180DS Ball Head

The LITE CF-422 and CF-522 carbon fiber tripods come with the new SBH-180DS head. The head features an Arca-Swiss compatible quick release system so it can take any Arca-Swiss compatible quick release plate. This head has smooth movement due to it being made from 100% machined aluminum, no stamped or machined parts.

LITE SBH-100DQA Ball Head

The 3 LITE series aluminum tripods, come with the SBH-100DQA compact ball head. It has a low-profile quick release plate that can be left on the camera at all times so you are always ready to steady your shot.

Product description

The PRO AL-523DX Tripod Kit is a complete redesign of the popular PRO 500 full-size series tripods with new features, improved stability and function. At the core of the redesign is the new collar and leg-joint which improves torsion strength and reduces vibration. It also allows Slik to employ its exclusive Rapid Flip Mechanism (R.F.M.) which provides quick and easy one-handed operation when setting the leg-angles to one of three stable positions. The kit includes the AL-523 Legs and Able 300 Pan/Tilt head. The all-aluminum legs have 3 sections that quickly deploy and lock using lever locks that are easy to operate with or without gloves. It weighs in at 5.2 lbs. (2360 g) while supporting 13.2 lbs. (6 kg). The AL-523 leg only folds down to 25.6 inches and a max height of 66 inches. The Able 300 Pan/Tilt head is great for photographers that like to control each axis of movement independently for precise composition alignment. It uses Slik quick release plate #6123 which has a tool-free mounting design for fast and easy attach and removal from the camera. The center column has 4 important features: 1. The thread post is reversible so it can be set to 3/8” or ¼ 20” male threads allowing it to work with any type of head without the need for an adapter. It takes less than 2 minutes to change and all tools and instructions are included with the tripod. 2. The column can be separated into two sections by simply unscrewing the bottom section. This helps reduce weight when needed but more importantly allows you to set the tripod to the lowest possible position off the ground. 3. The column can be reversed so the head can be positioned between the legs instead of on top. This lets you position the camera very close to the ground or provide a straight down view of your subject. 4. Integrated, retractable hook at the bottom of the center column to hang your camera bag for increased stability on uneven terrain or windy conditions. Additional features include a bubble level on the main collar to quickly set your horizon and an accessory port for extension arms that hold monitors, tablets, or other photographic accessories.

• Complete redesign with All-Aluminum construction for improved stability and torsion (twist) control
• Kit includes AL-523 Legs and Able 300 Pan/Tilt Head
• New Rapid Flip Mechanism (R.F.M.) provides quick and easy one-handed operation when setting the leg-angles to one of three stable positions
• Supports 13.2 lbs. of camera gear yet only weighs 5.2 lbs
• Folds down to 25.6 inches and extends to a max height of 66 inches

Product description

The SLIK Mini-PRO 7 is a high-performance table-top tripod for stable and comfortable macro photography. The main body is made from strong, lightweight die-cast aluminium. Each leg has 2-sections and a choice of 3 angles for multiple positions. It comes complete with the SBH-150DQ ball head. Using the included extension pole, it is possible to gain height in a very narrow space - ideal for shooting small subjects on the table-top. Max. Load Capacity: 2.0kg. Folded Length: 19.5cm. Maximum Operating Height: 26cm (45cm with extension pole). Minimum Operating Height: 14cm. Maximum Centre Column Ext.: 15cm. Weight: 540g. Quick Release Plate: Q.R.S. 6256

• High-performance table-top tripod for stable and comfortable macro photography
• Supports DSLRs and compact, video and mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras up to 2kg
• Includes Slik's compact SBH-150DQ ballhead which allows the camera to be positioned at almost any angle
• For portrait photos, the camera platform can be flipped 90 degrees in any direction