New Peak Design Travel Tripod

2019.05.21

Peak Design, known for their unusual camera bags, are launching a travel tripod designed to be the most compact possible. Just like with their camera bags, Peak Design is taking a new approach to fit a fully functional tripod into a exceptionally small product.

The new Peak Design Travel Tripod features 4-section lets with ergonomic flip-locks, a central column with weight hook and an integrated reserve ball-head. Details are light but press material states that the diameter of the closed tripod is 3.25" and the whole thing expands to 58.5" tall. Folded length is not specified at this time.

The innovation is that the ball-head is inverted so that it fits between the tripod legs and it looks like the clamps holding the ball slot themselves in the space between reach leg. This leaves very little room for controls and so a single ring above the ball is used to unlock motion all around. There is no separate panning lock for panoramas though.

Integrated into the ball-head is a proprietary quick-release system which is said to be Arca-Swiss compatible. A built-in spirit level guides the user to level the head when setting up the camera.

There will be two versions of the Peak Design Travel Tripod. A carbon fiber one that weights 2.81lbs and an aluminum version which weighs 3.44lbs. Remember that these weights include the ball-head, making these some of the lightest tripod on the market.

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