The perfect, sturdy first tripod for those who want to get serious about photography, the SLIK Pro 400DX is an all-metal tripod suitable for DSLR and medium format cameras. 

Speed release leg locks make it a breeze to set up and take down. The soft grip padded legs and folded length of 25 inches make this lightweight tripod easy to carry. 3 position leg angle locks allow lowering the tripod for macro photography work. It also has a short center column built in, just unscrew the column into two pieces and it becomes 6.5 inches shorter.