Manfrotto Befree Advanced Lever 4-Section Aluminum Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Advanced Gear Backpack III

An essential companion for advanced hobbyist photographers, the Manfrotto Befree Advanced Lever 4-Section Aluminum Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Advanced Gear Backpack III offers a perfect blend of portability, stability, and innovative design. This travel tripod is engineered to deliver maximum performance, ensuring your camera remains steady on all terrains, even the most uneven, allowing you to capture sharp, stunning images effortlessly. The Befree Advanced features a newly developed spider, providing impeccable stability and a QPL Travel lever locking mechanism. This innovative system, inspired by Manfrotto's professional QPL lever found in the 190 and 055 collections, offers full locking power in a lightweight design ideal for travel.

The tripod's ergonomic leg-angle selector is user-friendly for both right and left-handed photographers, allowing seamless adjustments to shooting perspectives and tripod height without losing focus on your shot. With three independent leg angle positions, this tripod ensures versatile shooting options for all your creative outdoor endeavors. Enhancing your photographic creativity, the tripod includes an Easy Link feature, akin to those on Manfrotto's professional tripods, enabling the addition of accessories like lights or reflectors for unique and unforgettable shots. The Manfrotto Advanced 494 aluminum Center ball head, compact yet powerful, facilitates quick and precise camera movements.

It boasts three independent controls: a main knob for sphere lock management, an integrated friction control knob for perfect equipment balance, and an independent panoramic knob for horizontal camera movement, ideal for breathtaking landscape photography. The head's unique plate is compatible with the widely used Manfrotto RC2 and Arca-swiss style attachments, ensuring rapid and effortless setup across various tripod heads without disassembly. Complementing the tripod, the Advanced Gear Backpack III is a compact, functional solution for carrying your camera and laptop gear. Designed for DSLRs and CSCs, this backpack accommodates a DSLR with a 70-200 mm f/ 2.8 lens attached, plus four additional lenses, or a full-frame CSC camera with a 70-200/4 lens and 2-3 extra lenses, alongside a DJI Mavic Air 2 kit. It features a dedicated 15-inch padded laptop pocket for easy access on the go. The backpack's padded camera compartment incorporates the Manfrotto M-Guard Protection System, crafted from high-density EVA foam for exceptional shock absorption and space optimization. The customizable folding patterns ensure maximum protection and efficient use of space. The backpack's design includes fully openable zippered front compartments for quick access, a side strap for attaching a travel-size tripod, and an additional front pocket for personal items and small accessories.

Its water-repellent external fabric, reinforced by a supplied rain cover, ensures your gear stays protected in adverse weather conditions. With its robust construction, versatility, and ample storage, the Manfrotto Befree Advanced Lever Tripod and Advanced Gear Backpack III are indispensable for photographers seeking a professional, reliable travel solution.