VIJIM MT-79 Extendable Pictures Gentle Stand, 81″ Moveable Adjustable Gentle Tripod with 1/4″ Screw, 360° Ball Head Digicam Telephone Tripod for Continute Output Lighting, Strobe Gentle, Webcams, Cameras

Great product
Great product, lightwieght, durable and folds down into a small transportable size. use it with my Mevo all the time.

Surprisingly well made though not ideal for outdoor location shoots
Bought this to replace a cheap ($15?) Walmart tripod but it didn’t need to be real heavy-duty as I’d only use it to hold a remote speedlight. It’s way sturdier than the WM unit but should still ride securely on the back of my LowePro AW450 pack which I wear to carry two D5 bodies with lenses attached plus up to three speedlights and assorted other items. It extends nicely and seems to lock securely. The only downside I anticipate is it might not be quite as stable as the cheap and discontinued WM tripod as the legs don’t extend very far. As my work is outdoors in often rugged terrain, this can be an issue. We’ll see.

Compact and Versatile
Really nice size to pack and extends much higher than I had thought. Lightweight, but works fine with one speedlight. Not a huge stand, but will work well for small loads or diffusers.

Works great, much better product than expected for such a low price
As a light weight, compact, super portable light stand I could not ask for more. It certainly exceeded all my expectations.

I got these to support stationary, small cameras for filming at small pub gigs. There isn’t room at these venues for a conventional tripod where people will trip over the legs and it gets in the way. Not to mention that with a regular tripod if people stand in front of the camera it will obscure the view of the stage as normal tripods aren’t tall enough. With the MT-79 fully extended the camera is way over head height so I can pick a safe spot further back and film over the top of the crowd. Also, with just a single pole I can position it safely near walls or by tables. I now have 3 of these, one either side of the stage with GoPro style action cameras on, and another centrally mounted with a mirrorless SLR on (Sony ZVE1 + Kit lens or small prime). The SLR setup is obviously not as stable as the action cameras but it works well enough. I have tried it with a larger set-up (Sony A6700 + Tamron 17-70 Zoom) and while it does support the weight, at full extension it only requires a gentle nudge to topple over.Overall construction is good with the legs locking into place with the large knurled ring which can lock in any position should you not want the legs fully out.The camera mount is very easy to use as is the vertical rotation. For horizontal movements the whole tripod must be rotated as the head has only one axis of rotation. The centre column extends by simply pulling up of the sections. When closing down, push the column to collapseOne concern is the column extension mechanism which is held up only by friction – there is no lock. While this functions just fine at the moment, I’m not sure if this might weaken with frequent use. Time will tell.Overall I am very pleased with this support. I’m sure it will also work as a light or flash support – where the extra height will allow correct lighting of subjects from above.

As a wedding photographer I think these are a great prodect for popping a gopro, insta 360 on or a flash/led that isn’t too heavy. At 2m it becomes very flimsy so you couldn’t use it with any wind. Feet are not wide so has to be flat ground too. Good for using a flash for backlight below 6ft. Waist height and below is more ideal for ad200. You could put the ad200 of a rotolight neo 3 pro at 6ft, but would trust it for long if at all tbh.Great for using for ocf behind couples and at low level to light things. Better than having too many large stands.