I don’t feel that Manfrotto needs any introduction. It’s arguably the most famous tripod brand in the world, celebrating its 50th birthday in 2024. Similarly, the company’s 190 range of tripods has long been a favorite of many photographers around the globe, renowned for their performance and dependability. Pretty much all of them have flip locks for the extending leg sections but the 190go! bucks the trend with twist locks, which I personally prefer. I wouldn’t class it as a ‘travel tripod’, as it doesn’t have the practically universal swing-up legs that have come to pretty much define the genre, but the upside is that it’s relatively quick and easy to set up for shooting and to fold away again afterward. Also unlike the vast majority of travel tripods, it has a pivoting center column that I find a really valuable feature. Overall, I think it’s one of the best tripods for photographers on the market today.
