I was looking to buy a ball head for one of my tripods to use in conjunction with a shooting rest for my rifles, and then I saw this tripod with ball head that cost the same as just the ball head I was almost ready to order, so I decided to get this instead since it was like getting the tripod for free. This tripod is a decent weight for its size to use as a shooting tripod at over 3.25 pounds (52-ounces), so I wouldn’t consider this a lightweight tripod.Pros:- Very compact at 17-inches by around 4-inches, with a moderate weight of approximately 3.75-pounds.- Flick Lever Lock adjustments on the legs.- Foam lining on one of the legs for easier carrying in cold weather.- Included zippered carrying/storage case with strap instead of a cheap storage sack with drawstrings (although it’s kind of crinkly sounding).- Broad range of adjustability.- 2 Quick-releases plate for quick removal or re-installation of cameras or other items, and it makes it easy to switch them out.- Includes a Basic Smartphone Mount with both wide and narrow jaws and a Bluetooth remote.- Built in Bubble Level at one of the leg shoulders.- You can get very low to the ground in the lowest position: 21-inches and extends camera up to 75-inches high.- Spring-loaded clip on the bottom of the tripod allows for low angle macro shots, or you can flip the legs so that the ball head is close to the ground.- Has the ability to convert to a lightweight monopod.- Conforms to the Arca Swiss standard ball-head dovetail mount, so you can replace the quick release plate with another one of any brand of the same specs if you need to.Cons (Deducting one star for these):- The tripod is a little wobbly, that is, the slightest vibrations do make it shake a bit when fully extended. This is because there are not stabilizing braces connecting the three legs to each other.- Excluding the shafts, most of the tripod is made of plastic components that could cause long-term durability issues. Even the camera mounting interface is plastic.- The feet on the tripod are not self-adjusting/leveling, which would have been preferred for uneven ground.- The Ball head is mostly plastic except for the ball itself, so I question its long-term durability.- I question the longevity of the spring-loaded shoulder adjustment clips that allow the legs to pivot out the 180-degrees.The cons are relatively benign based on the fact that this is a tripod of under sixty bucks at the time of this writing. I think it is a good deal and recommend it for anyone looking for a compact light-duty tripod that is of the ball-head style.