Manfrotto's 190X3 Three Section Tripod with MHXPRO-2W Fluid Head is suitable for still photographers, video shooters, and even birdwatchers who want professional features in a small package. The included head supports over eight pounds of camera and accessories on a head with two fluid drag settings to smooth your tilts. The head allows you to tilt from straight down to almost straight up in one continuous move, and the quick release camera plate lets you quickly pull your camera from the head when you have to move quickly.
Two tilt drag settings allow you to adjust the head to match the needs of the shot, and the fixed pan settings provides you resistance for slow smooth pans. The aluminum legs feature a 10" triangular shaped center column that adds height while maintaining torsional stability. The spreaderless design and independent leg height adjustment allows you to use the legs on uneven surfaces without sufferening from wobble that ground level spreaders can cause. Four preset locking positions allow you to lower the legs to approx. 7.5" high or nearly to the ground with the optional ground level adapter.
- Load Capacity: 11 lb
- Maximum Height 66.9"
- Weight: 5.8 Pounds
- Two Tilt Drag Settings
Manfrotto MHXPRO Tripod System Overview
Manfrotto MHXPRO Tripod System Specs
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Manfrotto MHXPRO Tripod System Reviews
Manfrotto Comes Through Again
I finally took the plunge and migrated my workflow to a DSLR based platform which means it's no longer necessary to lug around my old tripod... which was, a Manfrotto. The build quality, fit and finish that I like so much about my old set of sticks is very much replicated in this new unit. It's nice and light, BUT, heavy enough to support subtle panning and tilting without shifting. I was worried about initiating a move with the fluid head, but coming up against more resistance than the sticks could manage... but it's not the case. The hardware and leg locking security seem rock solid. The fluid head's motion is buttery. If I could improve one thing it would be to make the locking safety tab that sits behind the plate release out of metal, and to include some sort of throw-over locking hasp on it just for the old belt-and-suspenders treatment. Generally though, it seems a perfect mate to my Panasonic GH7.
Manfrotto 190 X3 with fluid XPRO head
So far I have used the tripod only a small amount. However, it appears to be a very nice tripod, and the fluid head moves smoothly, which is what I wanted for taking video. I do have one critcism -- the bubble level was put in a hard-to-see location, and seeing it from directly above is not possible. You have to look off vertical. As a result, getting a precise level will be difficult.