$40 Mactrem PT55 Travel Tripod; Bargain or Waste?

Photo Moment - April 21, 2017

I recently bought the $40 Mactrem PT55 Travel Camera Tripod — at that price, you can't go wrong! Or, can you?!

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•• Mactrem PT55 Travel Camera Tripod ••
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•• MeFOTO BackPacker Travel Tripod (A0350) ••
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•• Manfrotto Befree Live Video Tripod ••
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•• SpiderLight Holster ••
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•• SHURE VP83 ••
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•• Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR Microphone Adapter ••
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Reply from @Flowvi0lett
on Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 4:21pm

i like that he is honest

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Reply from @JFCixco1329
on Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 4:01pm

😂 Que mae más dramático, el hpt trípode funciona, punto.
Por más baratos que parezcan sus partes plásticas no lograste romperlo.
Y algo básico es que no todos son fotógrafos profesionales con equipos profesionales 👌🤣

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Reply from @joejoerunya8908
on Saturday, August 31, 2019 - 7:01pm

if you're shooting at home, I think it would be ok. I definitely wouldn't take it outside

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Reply from @deepbluefantasea
on Sunday, April 28, 2019 - 10:33pm

I bought one of these tripod absolute junk

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Reply from @BRUH-qz1fb
on Sunday, February 17, 2019 - 1:31am

Where can I buy replacement quick release plates for this tripod?

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Sunday, February 17, 2019 - 3:40pm

I have no idea… I don't work for the company. You'll have to reach out to them sorry

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Reply from @saucyfryingpan
on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 8:50pm

This guy is sad as hell.

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Reply from @Billkwando
on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 5:51am

Yeah he's what David Bowie would look like if he had no talent and had to work a real job.

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Reply from @KharyAD
on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - 4:52pm

i'm depressed, i wish i watched this before getting this tripod

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Reply from @marcelogutierrez-canales637
on Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 3:44am

why depressed because he is saying it suck he can afford expensive one if your on a budget its good

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Reply from @MRSNOOPS14
on Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 12:03am

This video was unnecessarily long and boring. You really are trying to beat around the bush merely to gain view time on your channel. Nothing about this video was helpful because of your extremely negative attitude. This is a good tripod if you're on a budget and cant afford a manfrotto tripod. Get rid of your snobby attitude and improve your content then maybe ill consider subscribing.

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 2:23am

+MRSNOOPS14 Really? You own this tripod and can confirm that it’s not a piece of crap?

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Reply from @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un
on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 11:23pm

You're really harsh with this tripod. I don't know if the the other company pays you or you're just a tripod snob but you didn't need to shit on it that hard. As you said, it's a fraction of the price..

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Reply from @Billkwando
on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 5:50am

Yeah, he's clearly a tripod elitist, lol. It's great for photography. I put my heavy beast Nikon D300 with battery grip on it, and it's rock solid. Yeah it probably sucks as a video tripod, but if you care that much about smooth action, you shouldn't be buying (or reviewing) a $40 tripod.

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 6:30am

+Queen Elizabeth II The tripod sucks. At any price.

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Reply from @BryanMiraflor
on Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 9:48pm

got the same deal and same tripod for $10. would not pay $40 for it!

definitely don't use it as a primary tripod. get a manfrotto lol

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Friday, June 2, 2017 - 7:26am

+Bryan Miraflor true, true

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Reply from @eliebedran1
on Sunday, April 23, 2017 - 4:02pm

hi from montreal, i did an interresting setting last thursday for my first gh5 wedding and it worked like a charm, then i saw this link with the same setting from this gentleman and its the ONE that EVERYONE SHOULD USE FOR NOW AND TILL THE FIRMWARE IS OUT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0vLMF3XQhY
pls let me know . i was very impressed with the footage
good luck .
elie bedran

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Reply from @CoolerQ
on Friday, April 21, 2017 - 11:44pm

@PhotoJoseph - can you share your full NAB todo list with us? I bet it will be interesting. :)

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 4:58pm

+Quentin Smith haha… I'm mostly visiting camera accessory and streaming companies. I'll vlog it a bit.

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Reply from @philscomputerlab
on Friday, April 21, 2017 - 11:24pm

I can't believe they asked you to pay, although discounted...

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 5:00pm

+PhilsComputerLab It's a fair way to get reviews.if you give it away people are inclined to give a favorable review because they want more free stuff.

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Reply from @Jimurry
on Friday, April 21, 2017 - 9:10pm

I know on an old tripod my dad had the handle that you move the head with can loosen and that makes it more fluid of a motion. Not sure if this one performs the same way.

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Sunday, April 23, 2017 - 4:51pm

+Jeremy Padrones Twisting the handle locks/unlocks tilt.

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 8:00pm

+Jeremy Padrones Yes and no. If you're doing video and want smooth pans, then probably not. If you don't need that, then yeah it's a decent cheap tripod.

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Reply from @Jimurry
on Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 6:41pm

PhotoJoseph yeah for sure. I mean I know it's not a great tripod overall. But for those non professional shooters and amateurs this might be a good cheap option perhaps?

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Reply from @photojoseph
on Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 5:05pm

+Jeremy Padrones huh, I'll have to check!

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