The travel tippai has been following a certain new form factor over the years, but Manfreet’s beefree tripods are sticking to their staple design. Let’s see what is new about these tripods.
Manfotto was one of the brands who changed the game about half a decade ago by making a tripod, which were easy to carry more travel -friendly and easy functionality options. For many years, since the camera gear is getting more and more compact, compact trippai has also begun to adapt to changes in physical needs for both accidental and professional use, and the beefree line was at the forefront. In 2024, Bifree Tripods were updated, and here are two trippais that are part of this next generation.
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Manfreet is advanced as beefree
Advanced as manfrotto befree A 41 cm (16.14 in) long, 4-section carbon fiber trippai when it is completely folded. It weighs only 1.27 kg (2.8 pounds) and turns upwards in a “traditional” manner that tripods. The minimum work height in this 41 cm tripod is also 41 cm when the legs spread slightly wide. This border center has arrived due to the column that cannot be removed or replaced with a small rod. Without extending the center column, the tripod is 127 cm (50 inches), and with expansion with the center column, it reaches 150 cm (59 in) long. A 41 cm (16.14 in) long 4-section carbon fiber trippai when it is completely folded. It weighs only 1.27 kg (2.8 pounds) and turns upwards in a “traditional” manner that tripods. The minimum work height is also 41 cm even in this 41 cm trippai when the legs are slightly wide. This border center has arrived due to the column that cannot be removed or replaced with a small rod. Without increasing the center column, the tripod is 127 cm (50 inches) and extended with the center column it reaches 150 cm (59 inches).
The feet are made of four different widths of carbon fiber rods, which are all attached to their respective twist locks, which are wrapped in rubber for better grip and control. Near the upper end of each leg is three locking positions for leg angles that allow each leg to be better stability than 22, 54, and 89 degrees and switch to versatility on uneven surfaces. It is controlled by a sliding lock on the left side of each leg. One of the corners of the central joint is a link port that takes any 3/8 “screw to mount friction weapons or other accessories with that screw shape. It can be used to mount field monitor, a microphone or even another camera, which is based on a payload that can handle the hand.
Above the central joint is a plastic twist lock around the center column that controls its expansion. At the top of the center column, there is a removable ball head made of magnesium alloy that originally follows the same design as the previous generations of the Bifri Advanced Tripod. It has a small pan lock knob and a large 2 -in -1 main ball knob. The larger control connects the ball perfectly, while the internal knob adjusts the friction of the ball for better control and/or more safe locking.
What’s new?
The two features are different with this version of the Beefree Advanced Tripod. The first is overall aesthetics, as it is a more minimal black-on-black design at the top of the carbon fiber texture. Even Manfreet logo and model markings are black and dark brown carbon fiber rods. The second seems to be modest but the demand for heavy changes on this tripod is the reason for “as” at the end of the model name, which is related to the fact that it eventually grows an Arca-SWISS type on top of the head of the ball. Uses clamps. It is compatible with the Manfrot 200pl Pro and any other arch-swaris type plate, L-bracket, cage or rotating camera mount.
user experience
Manfrito Befrey Advanced has always been a reliable journey trippai that is easy to move to situations where you do not want to get around a large trippai. Although it has limitations, it can withstand significant challenges from the shooting environment and catch most of the camera setups composed comfortably and safely with the case of its use. Changes in growing growth of Arca-SWISS type are a very welcome; However, it would be great to see even better or innovative features on this trippai. Manfrito aims to now adapt to the more common travel tripod form factor, the predominance of Befree Tripods is undoubtedly responsible for their relatively strong central joint and carbon fiber legs thickness. However, it may benefit from the ability to reduce or completely remove the center column for more versatility when it arrives at the angles of the camera.
Manfreet Bifree GT Pro 3-Way Hybrid Tipi
GT Pro 3-way hybrid tripod Certainly the Manfroo is standing out more within the Befrey Tripod lineup and was designed for the case of more than only one. For the beginning, the beefree GT Pro variants are slightly larger, which also makes them more durable. When folded, this tripod is 46 cm long, while its minimum function height is 48 cm. It also has a lot of heavy weight at 1.92 kg with its thick legs. When all four squares are fully extended, this center comes up to 144 cm to a working height of up to 165 cm without column and raising the center column completely. Since it uses a unique type of head, it does not have heavy payload capacity (6 kg); However, GT Pro’s ball head variants.
The legs still usually follow the same format such as other beefree tripod. They have twist locks with rubber grips, 4 sections with leg angle switches on the edge of the joints, and are capable of opening up to 22, 54 and 89 degrees wide, but they are still limited to the fact that the center is this That the center column cannot be reduced. However, it is a relatively low center column that compensates only to the upper part attached to the head.
The upper part of the center column tops the top of the twist lock by a leveling bow Is. The top part of the head that keeps the arc-survis type of growing clamp downwards, which is stationed parallel to the long axis of the trippai with the knob and adjustment hand. Other control arms and knobs (which traditionally controls up-and-down tilt) have a flip lock that also to align them with the long axis of the tripi to achieve the compact form to achieve the compact form. Allows to bend. When it is fully expanded, this trippe doubles as a stable pan-cult head, or when used for the video, the main body of the head with relatively smooth speed with fluid drag Is capable of providing.
user experience
It is definitely a unique type of head and requires a little need to be used for it. However, anyone who shoots both photos and videos with relatively compact cameras certainly offers a more flexible option, especially when the camera is involved in the movement shots. Due to the folding design of the head, the payload is significantly reduced and it seems that it has limitations. Moving forward, it can be exciting to see if Manfrots will be able to apply unique design in the heads of the larger and more professional-grade tippies. A modest yet quite impressive expansion is that Arca-SWS above the head is aligned parallel to the head axis of the growing clamp fluid. It works well when the supply is used with a growing plate or any mounting plate, with the vertical streaks of the camera body. However, when L-bracket, camera cage, or rotating is being used with mount, it will mean that the camera body will be parallel to the fluid head, which makes the action of the liquid head a side-to-side tilt. . It would have been very good if it was rotated 90 degrees or if the quick release clamp could be rotated as required.
conclusion
When Manfreet beefree tripods The most reliable travel on the market is some of the trippai as they provide indisputable stability in less-more than recent trends in travel trippai design, I individually see more than one innovation of the most reputed trippai brands I want World. This will certainly not hurt to infect more modular features and provide even more accessories for the benefit of the user.
What did i like
- Compact yet sustainable construction
- Carbon fiber manufacture
- Arc-surplus types grow
- New Black-on-Black Design
What can be improved:
- Removable center column
- More link port
- Rotation QR Clamp
