I’ve been really impressed by some of Benro’s sturdy, full-sized tripods, which are some of the best tripods for photographers. Benro also makes some of the best carbon tripods, best tripods for videographers and best travel tripods, the last of these including the Benro Rhino 05C VX20.
I also really like the Benro Cyanbird Hybrid kit, which combines carbon fiber and aluminum leg sections, and comes complete with an N00P ball head. Unlike most travel tripods, it doesn’t rely on swing-up legs to reduce the stowage size. Its space-saving design is more akin to the Peak Design Travel Tripod, with leg sections that have a curved profile to wrap snugly around the center column, which itself has a triangular profile. That cuts down on any wasted space.
