Fotopro X-GO Max Travel Tripod – In-Depth Review

The Fotopro X-Go Max is a carbon travel tripod with an almost suspiciously low sticker price of around $269 including a ball head. Can you really get a quality carbon tripod at that price? This is a question I was keen to answer, particularly in light of my review of the Fotopro Eagle tripod that I conducted just before putting my hands on the X-Go Max. While the Fotopro Eagle is a much more expensive tripod, targeted at a different audience, I did find it to offer excellent value for money and remarkable-for-its-size stability. For those unfamiliar, Fotopro is a …

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Really Right Stuff Ascend-14 Vs. Peak Design Travel Tripod

As soon as Really Right Stuff launched the Ascend-14 travel tripod, I knew I would get questions about how it compares to the Peak Design Travel Tripod. In fact, I think it was less than 2 days before the first question hit my in-box. In the future, I want to tackle this question in even more detail, with some hands-on comparisons. Right now, though, the Ascend-14 is not on the market so I thought I would repeat my answer to the email that I got from one of our readers. fine art photographer, Jakob de Boer. (Check out his work!) …

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