Slik SPRINT PRO 3-WAY Travel Tripod with 3-Way Panhead and Quick-Release

by Slik

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19 x 4 x 4 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006TOXAS
• Item model number: 611-862
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #63 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Tripods & Monopods > Tripod Legs
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 28, 2006

Product Description

Like the SPRINT PRO, the SLIK SPRINT PRO 3-Way has the features that are required of a full sized tripod, a maximum height of 64 inches reaches eye level yet the SPRINT PRO folds to an impressively compact 18.9 inches and weighs in at just 38 ounces for easy travel. Instead of using a small ball head, SLIK designed a new 3-way pan head that is fitted perfect for the SPRINT PRO and is included with this model. This head can easily handle a camera up to 4.4 pounds* in weight. The emphasis on the SPRINT PRO 3-Way is ease of use. This tripod makes setting up simple and secure with fast, easy to use SLIK speed release leg locks, gearless center column for quick height adjustments, and 3 position adjustable angle legs for easy set up on uneven ground or steps. The adjustable legs angles can also be used to lower the tripod. When used with the built-in short center column, (the included center column unscrews into two pieces) the camera is just 6.8 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. The SLIK SPRINT PRO is available in near black SLIK Gun Metallic.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best out there for travel, February 9, 2007

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Nicholas Payton "Nickrp8" (Redding, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slik SPRINT PRO 3-WAY Travel Tripod with 3-Way Panhead and Quick-Release (Electronics)

The short: Get one, you will not regret it.

The long:
This is an excellent travel tripod, it is extremely light, somewhere in the range of 2.25 pounds. If you put a clip on it, it is short enough to hang nicely from your belt, and yet it still manages to extend tall enough that I, who am 6'1" do not have to bend, and actually, have about 1.5" left in the center column. Even extended fully it maintains surprising stability, sure the head sways as the legs flex when you move the camera, this is inevitable when you extend so little material so high, but it still feels solid, it bends but it will not break, and absorb vibration well.

I have always preferred 3-way heads to ball heads, but this all metal contraption seems to be it's own category combining the best of both worlds. shifting fro horizontal to vertical is like any other 3-way, however, Both pan AND tilt are controlled with the SAME lock, which means only one thing to twist if you want to recompose, no thumb screws, and no forgetting to re-latch one and having your camera tip to the side. It also means less stable panning, but this trade off is personal preference, and I prefer the configuration on this pod. Speaking of panning, the head feels a little rough on it's own, but as soon as the weight of my D70 (which it holds easily) is added it feels very smooth, not bearing smooth, infinitely better than the plastic 3-ways found on drugstore tripods (try putting the camera on backwards, it seems to handle better that way)

The "special" features of this pod are nothing short of amazing, yes it works well normally, but when you are balanced on a rock in the middle of a creek, have one leg of the pod in the water, one angled up and resting on the embankment, and the third competing with you for foot room, the center column reversed with the camera hanging upside-down, nearly touching the water, and are recomposing for the third different shot, you see from that position, you begin to realize that you have a very versatile pod on your hands.

What it all comes down to is this: this is an excellent tool, well conceived, well engineered, and well made. Do not expect it to match pro pods, and do not expect excellent stability. But take it places that you did not take tripods before and your pictures will improve. Get one, you will not regret it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tripod, and it comes with a case too, March 29, 2008

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L. Campbell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slik SPRINT PRO 3-WAY Travel Tripod with 3-Way Panhead and Quick-Release (Electronics)

Very nice tripod. Watch-out for the suggestive sale on the Slik tripod carrying case. We purchased it along with the tripod not knowing that Slik packages it with a travel case. The worst part is that the case Amazon suggest purchasing with this is too large for the tripod. Fortunately they agreed to take it back. So purchase the tripod and forgo the extra case and you will be happy.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Travel lightly!, October 5, 2007

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Guy T. Phillips (The Great State of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slik SPRINT PRO 3-WAY Travel Tripod with 3-Way Panhead and Quick-Release (Electronics)

Before purchasing this Slik tripod, I was originally looking at another brand. The other brand cost twice as much and had no feature advantages, which made buying the Slik more sensible. In using it extensively for a five-day workshop, a two day hike and number of local outdoor shots, I've found it to be a great lightweight travel tripod. While I would not recommend it for consistent use with a Digital SLR with a heavy lense like a 200 or 300 mm, it is ideal for other lense and camera combinations. It is very quick and easy to set up, has great flexibility, and can accommodate range of locking positions.