It does make the ball head a little bigger, but it’s not an issue, and it allows extra space for more substantial support in the ball head. The cleverly designed locking lever is placed a little behind the nodal point, making it much easier to adjust when a camera is attached. This means all your old accessories and L-brackets will work seamlessly with this ball head. It uses the Arca Swiss locking system, which is great as this has now become the universally preferred locking method. Sold separately to the tripod, the KF-LC40 ball head may just be the best ball head I have ever used! Beautifully designed for ease of use, the ball head has a slick feel. It proved to be very steady and held up as well as any other travel tripod I have used even in blustery conditions. I never use this, so actually not having the center column means less weight to carry.Īfter feeling how light the tripod is, I was a little concerned that it may struggle to support a camera and a 70-200mm lens in anything less than perfect conditions. Plus, generally having a center column raised on a tripod, is not a great idea as it can mean camera shake through any sort of movement. However, I haven’t found this to be a huge problem as the standard height of the tripod is 1235mm, which is more than an adequate hight. Whilst this achieves its goal of a more compact size tripod, it does mean an extra piece to carry as the column doesn’t attach to the tripod (something that would have been nice to be able to do). Instead, this comes as a separate section that needs to be screwed onto the tripod when needed. One of the most notable aspects of the TC2834L is the lack of center column attached to the tripod. The tripod is made up of four carbon fiber sections to keep the weight to a minimum and keep it to a compact height. You simply pull the red leaver out and tilt the legs up to one of the other two notches before pushing it back in to securely lock the legs in place. The primary leg join is a very unique and innovative design that allows the photographer to get the camera as close to the ground as possible. With the twist-lock, you eliminate this issue.
Whilst, not a huge inconvenience, it generally results in me having a little wrestle with my camera bag. I have always found that levers tend to snag on the straps of my camera bag when trying to remove the tripod. Aside from the weight and size, the other advantage of the twist legs is their slick design. K&F Concept has used twist-leg locks to reduce weight and folded size rather than the more traditional lever lock. It’s super easy and a very nice addition that you won’t get with many other tripods.
Simply screw off the rubber pads and screw in the spikes. My first thoughts were correct, and these were to replace the rubber grips on each leg for those times when you need a little more traction. There are also a set of three screw spikes in the accessory bag that I wasn’t expecting. The tripod comes in a really nice carry bag with all the necessary Allen keys to maintain it.
SLIK TRIPOD BALL HEAD SERIES
The TC2834L Explorer Series carbon tripodįirst up is the K&F Concept TC2834L Explorer Series carbon tripod with a CL40 ball head. Like most things coming out of China, their products are well designed, innovative and offer great value, so I was excited to get my hands on these tripods. Recently, I was given 2 new K&F Concept Carbon tripods to test out.įounded in 2011, K&F Concept is not a new player in the photographic industry, but they have wasted no time forging a name for themselves into a very niche market.
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