Slik Professional Universal Deluxe Tripod with 3-Way Panhead and Panoramic Photo Guide | 
 enlarge | Brand: Slik
Category: Photography
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $93.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Media: Electronics
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 5.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 28 x 6 x 6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: U-212DX
Model: U-212DX
UPC: 049368700184
EAN: 0049368700184
ASIN: B00006I5SI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | A heavier-duty tripod designed for flexible use by more serious photographers | | • | The angle for each leg is adjustable for stable support on graded ground | | • | Smooth swivel head with Quick-release camera post | | • | Lens calibrated panorama guide | | • | Extends to a maximum of 63 inches |
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Product Description
The award winning U 212 DX is world-renowned designing that has carefully evolved for more than 20 years. Designed primarily for light weight 35mm SLR cameras or compact film and digital cameras, it features a number of exciting design concepts that were born with the original U 212 and have been copied into other tripods world-wide. The U212 deluxe was one of the first tripods to feature speed release leg locks on three-section "NON-TWIST" squared legs that will not turn and have retractable rubber leg tips and spikes for sure footing on any surface.The quick release camera post is smaller than most quick release plates and can be left on the camera almost all the time, so the camera is always ready to be mounted on the U-212 DX's ultra-smooth 3-way pan-head. The head has a lens calibrated panorama guide to make 360-degree panoramas from multiple pictures. A geared center column makes fine height adjustments easy. A threaded mounting post on one leg lets you bring the camera down to just 8 inches (200 mm) from the ground for low angle photos, macro photography in the field, or copy work. The head also includes a bubble level for accurate vertical positioning.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Very Reliable July 28, 2008
I bought the Silk Professional Universal Deluxe Tripod for my girlfriend a few weeks ago. She owns a Nikon D60.
She has said nothing but good things about this tripod.
I highly recommend this tripod.
My two cent May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had my Slick U212 since about 1988, my first and only tripod. Bought it used from a amateur photo shoot buddy. His thing was the Leica R4, If I remember correctly, while mine was the Olympus OM4 SLR.
Haven't used my U212 much since the days of photo shoots. Currently looking around to supplement the U212 with a ball head by Bogen Monfrotto and a binocular adaptor. Lots of searching and thinking with adaptors and bushings because Monfrotto is threaded for 3/8" while the U212 is 1/4".
All this tinkering just to find all that is really needed is the binocular adaptor and perhaps some spare quick shoes for the U212. The Slick Universal U212 really is universal.
The U212 is not the lightest, strongest, or flexible (head swapping) unit available. If your needs for a tripod are general and non specific the U212 has proven over the years to be exceptional.
Great Tripod May 15, 2008
Wonderful tripod, but the quick release head on it really sucks. Big time. I replaced it with one from another manufacturer. The combination is great.
Really, the quick release head his Slick tripod is terrible.
Couldn't be happier May 8, 2008
This tripod kicks butt. I've owned many over the years but this one takes the cake. It is relatively light weight but super sturdy. The geared center column is nice for fine adjustments. So many others are just slide type. The quick lock panhead is nice. It securely holds your camera in place and the sliding vertical support is great for those vertical shots. My favorite features are on the legs. The fact that you can unlock them and pivot them out a full 90 degrees is awsome! This allows for lower angles, more stability, or better flexibility on irregular terrine. Also, the threaded mount on on of the legs. This allows you to remove the panhead from the top and attach it to a leg. I find this to be perfect for extremely low angles or macro pictures. It also works as a copy stand for shooting straight down. If your in the market for a good, all around work horse, This tripod will not disappoint!!!
Outstanding, durable and built to last! April 18, 2008
Let me tell you. I first purchased a SLIK U212 in the summer of 1981. I've taken it to deserts, mountains, beaches, you name it. It's been a consistent (no nonsense) workhorse all this time. Everything positive you've heard about this wonderful device is absolute truth. I've recently opted to become a wedding photographer and am purchasing another one of these miracles as backup.
You can pay more for one of those swank, foreign-sounding tripods. Or buy a SLIK and get out there an tear up the landscape with your SLR and your digital camera and take great pix. I still marvel at how resilient my U212 is. You deserve this tripod. Buy it, and you won't be sorry.
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