Vanguard Alta Pro 263AB 100 Tripod Price in India, Specifications, Reviews & Offers. Buy online at Amazon TATACliq Flipkart.

can I use this tripod or could you suggest any other budget friendly tripod to shoot overhead videos keeping it on a table for drawing and craft classes and demos ? can I use it with mobile and DSLR
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Hi does it still worth its price? Do u advice to change head? Is there any smaller that is as good as this one with same possibilities for macro etc?
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After a few years using this tripod (with a Manfrotto 498RC2 head) i can say that it's pretty nice. It's very sturdy and the center column is quite handy. But i have a few complains: it's quite heavy, quite long in the "closed position" and the rubber feet are now stuck, because salty water ruined the screws but that's probably my fault. But the weight and big size when mounted on a backpack are quite annoying. It's not the best for long walks. And yeah i caught my skin a few times... As for the Manfrotto head is quite nice but when using the camera on a vertical position you can't rotate the levers 360 degrees. The camera gets in their way...
10 years after it's first release and it's still a useful tripod to own. Using mine in 2019.
I bought this a couple weeks back in anticipation of taking night photographs of the milky way while on vacation. Worked great. Built real solid and the fit and finish is worth the money. It's not the lightest tripod but if you're going for extreme weight reduction you're going to buy carbon fiber, most probably, anyways. Overall it performed great. I recommend it.
thanks useful
Would you recommend this tripod over the Manfrotto XT190xpro3?
Not high enough
This isn't a review. Its a used car salesman telling you how a tripod works.
haha! Skin caught. Classic. This was super useful just to see it before buying online. Certainly convinced us to spend more or better!
is this good enough for Macro photography ? secondly is the head replaceable and will it carry heavy lenses like Nikkor 600MM on my D810
great vid. i have read many people say the legs stop locking after a few months of use
I bought one of these (legs alone, since I already had a Vanguard ballhead) primarily for macrophotography. I've been very happy with it so far. It's sturdy without being excessively heavy. Given that 80% of my photography is macro, weight isn't an issue in any case. Having recently discovered that there's visible flex in my living room floor causing movement blur. I put this tripod on my macro table along with the subject and light tent. I discovered if I configured the legs like those on the Browning M1917 tripod and used the swinging center column, I could both fit the tripod on the table and achieve a low and stable position with good objective to subject distance. I plan to eventually buy an extra center column and cut it off short to allow a low ballhead position with the legs at their lowest position. I've found this tripod to be of high quality. It's an excellent value for the money.
I plan to use the 180 degree column rotation to take macro pictures of stuff from above, namely 35mm film! It's also useful for any other kind of macro work that requires to be low to the ground, where flowers usually are...
I've had great use out of this tripod and it's still going strong after nearly 4 years. It's sturdy and solid. However it is heavy (2.2 kg without a head) and I now mainly only use it with a gimbal head attached when I'm doing wildlife with my 50-500mm Sigma lens - and believe me it doesn't get to go too far from the car unless I've got a pack mule with me!!! The centre column versatility is also very useful and has allowed me to get my camera right over the subject when I've been doing macros.
I've had the Alta Pro 264AT for a couple of years now (pretty much the same as the one you show here). I like all of the functions, such as the removable post for macro work and I like the lock in plate. By biggest dislike is the fact that it is not acra compatible. So, as it comes with only two plates that means I either have to buy more plates to put on my other gear or keep changing them. As I have more Arca stuff I have now switched the head to an iOptron which is very good but doesn't have the safety lock function. Another thing about the Vanguard SB100 head - the rubber grips are crap - I have lost the one that adjusts the plate tension and have replaced it with rubber bands.Also, when I was trying to remove the ball head it took me quite a while to realise that there are grub screws under the head part (top of post) that need to be released. Man, they hold it well! Having said all that, overall I think it is a bloody good tripod for the money and at this point I think that I would get another and change all my plates to the Vanguard QS39. - Oh, one other thing, the adjustable position on the legs doesn't seem to 'click' in very well anymore.
Does it fit ARCA plates?
@2:12 looks like you "caught skin" in the leg adjustment lever. Looks painful.
I am looking at this tripod for macro...one of its best features,imo, that you failed to mention that was you can get the legs to lay nearly flat...will be great that low with a macro lens!

Thank you for the great review.
Well explained, thanks for your review my doubts about the usage of tools cleared
Thank you! Your video is a time saver. Subscribed.
Zipper noise....seriously WTF!!! That case sucks !
How do you like this tripod now that you have had of a while?
Thank you so much for this. When you change the head, after you unscrew the three spots under the head, then tighten the little knob so it won't spin when you try twisting it off, is there any other step you have to do before just twisting it off? I'm having the hardest time getting it off. I took off the three little screws, but when I try to twist it off, it doesn't even budge a little tiny bit. Perhaps it's just a lack of strength issue, but I wanted to check that I wasn't doing something wrong before I go beat it against a brick wall out of frustration. haha.
Thank you for this review! It was excellent!
Excellent video, thanks so much.
Thanks for this review - this is my first tripod. I must say the instructions that came with it are horrible, but your walk through helped tremendously! I would pause your video and do exactly what you had done until I felt comfortable knowing how it all worked.
Good review man
Hi Mike, Can you please let me know how to remove the head, since I am planning to travel with it and needs it to fit in my travel bag. Or what are the sections ( and how?/what care should I take) I can separate so it will fit inside the bad?
Great review Mike, thinking of purchasing the pistol grip 263 AGH version and found this review very useful for the overall function of the tripod and what comes in the box ~ Gracias!
Nice review! Helped out a ton
Hello mate, just a small correction it's Alta not Altra :)
Excellent review. I have this tripod and love it - so versatile
The exact review I needed. Thanks!
Anyone wants to but this shit tripod I can give them mine
Thanks for this review!
Great review !!
Thanks for this video, really helpful. Can I please ask...two years on, are you still using this tripod and are you still happy with it?
Thanks for review
Una de las mejores revisiones que he visto. Gracias me es muy útil
How do I attach my d750 to it? Do I need any extra parts??
VERY DESCRIPTIVE REVIEW.THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
Thanks for the video. Maybe a dumb question, but how do you hit the shutter while panning? Hitting the camera shutter button would cause jerky motions when doing video and/or panoramas. I'm guessing you have to hook up some sort of wire trigger? Or do I need a pistol grip head for this sort of thing. I'm thinking about getting the GH 300T pistol grip head, but if I could get away with the less expensive ball head, I'd go that route. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Hi, I see you have an adapter on the quick release plate? Does that adapter convert the quick release to arca swiss standard? What adapter is it and where can I purchase one? I have the same tripod. Thanks for your time.
Are you still using it? I decided to grab this plus SBH 300 for mounting the slider+ 3 way head and the camera which wiill have few things mounted on it I noticed the center colum lock is plastic? Does it show any signs of wear?
Very nice Review. its simply awesome. is it possible we can change the head with fluid head for smooth panning for video shooting. how its works for slider. is it still smooth.
Thanks for this review. You explained the features very well. I am looking for a tripod to make videos over my desk. Thanks for showing a demo of your video. The center column rotation is great.
There's 263AT, 263AB, 263AP. Any clue what's the difference between them? Thanks
Thank you for this review. I just ordered this from B&H and was worried that I had made a mistake.I now am confident that the tripod and ball head will work for me.
Hi! Do you know what are differences between 263AB and 264AB?
Nice video. I just picked this up and your video helped.
Very few reviews have done it so thoroughly and explained it so simply. Thankyou!