Benro Rhino tripod anyone?

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Has anyone purchased the Benro Rhino Carbon Fiber One Series 4-Leg Section Tripod/Monopod with VX20 Ballhead? This model was just released a few months ago so the online reviews are limited. Based upon the research I have done, it seems to be a great balance of stability, weight and cost...and in general Benro makes a good product. I will be using it in my small home studio and as a travel tripod. I would describe myself as a generalist with many enjoyable moments behind the camera photographing friends, family, wildlife and landscapes. Currently, I would be mounting my D500 and the heaviest glass would be the Sigma 70-200 Sport with a 2x TC. Thanks in advance for any feedback!
 
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I haven't shot with the Rhino, but Benro makes very good products. I have one of their table top tripods I use quite a bit and have shot with their ballheads which were also very well built.

Looking at the Rhino series, they look very well built as well. My only hesitation would be that I avoid tripods with center columns as they limit how low I can get. I see that the center column is removable for use as a monopod (clever) but what's not as clear from the ads is if you can get a super short center column so that you still can get down for low level shots. If getting low isn't part of your photography then it might not matter to you but I'm not a fan of using tall center columns to get higher and long center columns prevent getting real low so personally I'd shop for something similar with a no center column design. Personally I'd look at something like one of their Series 3 tripods if going with the Benro line: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...bOVa4BJTSpFiYN7p8EDnpTqZqmjQdO40aAgI_EALw_wcB

Feisol and Leofoto also make some very nice CF tripods at good price points.
 
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DRwyoming said:
I haven't shot with the Rhino, but Benro makes very good products. I have one of their table top tripods I use quite a bit and have shot with their ballheads which were also very well built.

Looking at the Rhino series, they look very well built as well. My only hesitation would be that I avoid tripods with center columns as they limit how low I can get. I see that the center column is removable for use as a monopod (clever) but what's not as clear from the ads is if you can get a super short center column so that you still can get down for low level shots. If getting low isn't part of your photography then it might not matter to you but I'm not a fan of using tall center columns to get higher and long center columns prevent getting real low so personally I'd shop for something similar with a no center column design. Personally I'd look at something like one of their Series 3 tripods if going with the Benro line: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1157825-REG/benro_tma37c_mach3_9x_carbon_fiber.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI:514&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk53-BRD0ARIsAJuNhpvsuQgot_LOWfTMaM4P-06bOVa4BJTSpFiYN7p8EDnpTqZqmjQdO40aAgI_EALw_wcB

Feisol and Leofoto also make some very nice CF tripods at good price points.
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Thank you very much for you reply and very useful input on Benro and the model options.
Funny, one of the reasons I selected the Rhino was the ability to remove and invert the center column to get the camera very low. However, looks like the models you recommended look great and get very low too. I really appreciate your help. Cheers.
 
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