BENRO

Benro started as an OEM for foreign brands in the early years, and began to release its own brand in 2002. It has the most advanced production line in China, with a plant area of 55000 square meters, and can produce carbon fiber pipes by itself, which is one of the best in photographic accessories factories. Benro has become the first brand of professional tripod in China for many years, and has a high reputation in the international market.

The functionality of Benro tripod products is the most complete among all brands. With the maturity of domestic manufacturing technology in recent years, the product quality has been greatly improved, and the price is quite competitive compared with foreign brands. It can be said that within the price of USD200, Benro’s cost-effective advantage is very prominent. Benro's huge product line can cover almost all functional needs, whether it is the pursuit of extreme portability or high stability, or the pursuit of balanced multi-functional consumers, Benro’s products have corresponding products, the price is mostly 60-300USD.

Benro has nearly 100 tripods, the product models are confused, the division basis between series is not clear, and there are many new and old models on sale at the same time, which brings some troubles to consumers.

Generally speaking, models with the words "travel" and "angel", such as travel iFoto series, travel iTrip series, travel angel series, as well as God Dog SystemGo and popular angel series, are all positioned for travel portability, all with 180-degree folding function, and the length of storage is well controlled within 30-50 cm. Most of these products can remove one of the legs and merge it with the PTZ to form a monopod, which is suitable for shooting while walking, and can also be used as an alpenstock, which is quite suitable for the positioning of travel.

The most recommended Benro tripod is Shengou SystemGo series, which can be regarded as a model of multi-purpose. It has a large load-bearing capacity, can be folded back, can be split into a monopod, and also has the function of horizontal central axis, which can achieve high overhead shooting or ultra-low overhead shooting. Bino has also developed a number of adapter racks for this series, which can install multiple sets of equipment at a time on this horizontal central axis, such as lamp holders, notebook brackets, etc., to become a small workstation and live up to the name of "system". Among the major brands, the products with three functions of horizontal central axis, split monopod and reverse folding are currently only the God Dog series, while the Manfrotto 190 series, which sells nearly twice as much, does not have the latter two functions.

For users who pursue high stability, Benro has launched a "combined" series of tripods, sacrificing the central axis for higher stability. It can carry 25 kilograms of equipment at a price of 300USD-560USD, which is similar to the positioning of Futubaopantu series. Although it is still cost-effective, there are many alternative products on the market. And the equipment that needs to use this load-bearing level is generally valuable, it is more recommended to buy the most stable RRS three-series or Jetson system home series.

Benro has developed nearly ten types of special camera tripods for video recording users. This kind of tripod is more than 160cm high and up to 185cm high. The tripod has a middle or ground position to increase stability. The three feet are horse kick pads to increase the ground contact area. Compared with the camera tripod, the biggest difference is the use of hydraulic PTZ, which can adjust damping. When rotating up and down, left and right, it is more smooth and coherent, which is helpful for video shooting. Of course, this kind of PTZ can not erect the camera, and the storage length reaches about 80 cm. The weight of the PTZ is also large, and the portability is poor, so it is not suitable for photography.

The selection of Benro desktop tripod is also quite rich. The MK10 is positioned as a mobile phone tripod, which can be extended to 91cm, and the contraction length is only 19.5cm. It has a Bluetooth remote control, which is closer to the use of a selfie stick. It lacks stability and is not recommended to carry a camera. SC05K and SC08 are camera tripods, the former is not retractable, the height is adjusted by adjusting the angle of the foot tube, and the load-bearing is low, the latter has four foot tubes, the maximum height is 0.5m, the length after folding is only 17 cm, in addition to the larger weight, it is better than the former in all aspects, and the price is not much more expensive, so it is a better choice for most users.

All Benro tripod products are guaranteed for 6 years, which is higher than most foreign brands. The tripod bag attached to the tripod is tough and strong, which has better protection than the cloth bag attached to many brands symbolically. Many tripod models have both carbon fiber and aluminum alloy versions. The weight difference between the two versions is generally about 15%, and the rest of the parameters are exactly the same. The price of the carbon fiber version is generally about 90USD more expensive. For photographers who need medium and large tripods or often travel with tripods, it is recommended to buy the carbon fiber version. Bino also owns MeFOTO, a sub-brand featuring fashion design, with bright colors and more entry-level positioning, which comes from the same factory as Benro's tripod.