{"id":1051,"date":"2014-03-11T03:36:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T09:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixelarge.com\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2020-05-14T13:43:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T08:13:55","slug":"dolica-62-inch-proline-ball-head-tripod-ax620b100-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixelarge.com\/dolica-62-inch-proline-ball-head-tripod-ax620b100-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolica 62-Inch Proline Ball Head Tripod AX620B100 – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prologue<\/a> | Specifications<\/a> | Recommendation<\/a> | Ratings<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Price –<\/h2>\n

Around $48<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Prologue –<\/h2>\n

Dolica is a popular name when it comes to affordable photo or video tripods<\/b> and the\u00a0Dolica 62-Inch Proline Ball Head Tripod or the Dolica AX620B100<\/strong>\u00a0is their killer deal in sub $100 segment<\/b>. Obviously being a budget bee myself I went swarming to amazon and bought one, used it myself for couple of days and then gave it to one of my photo-enthusiastic friend. I have faced a lot of criticism for using the cheap accessories like dolica and amazonbasics with my expensive gear but for me it\u2019s all about the quality to price ratio and not the price alone<\/b>.<\/p>\n

If I see a product that I feel will perform well enough in my bracket of expectations and put non-existent burden on my pocket, you better give me a solid reason to stop me from buying it. There is no precision mechanics involved in these kinds of things and they return much more than what you pay for. The\u00a0Dolica AX620B100\u00a0<\/strong>is strictly a photo tripod. What differentiates photo tripod from video tripod is their “head”.<\/p>\n

Ball head is the most popular choice for still photography enthusiasts and professionals alike<\/b>. The versatile position adjustment and angle control has always been the USP of ball-head tripods. But the most unfortunate thing about photo tripods is that they are usually expensive, start from $ 100 and the popular ones might cost you a fortune. Leave alone the tripod, the\u00a0actual head itself costs hundreds of dollars<\/b>. But we are lucky folks, we are smart and we research before buying so for us there are some cheap yet effective options<\/b> available like AmazonBasics 62-Inch<\/a>, <\/b>Ravelli 65″<\/a> and the\u00a0Dolica AX620B100 62-Inch Proline Tripod\u00a0<\/b>itself. They are almost the same thing in regard to quality, utility and price so you can pick one without much thought or you can read their respective articles if u are a paranoid like me to dig even deeper.

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Specifications –<\/h2>\n

Head :<\/h3>\n

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Dolica 62-Inch Proline Ball Head Tripod has got a small yet decent \u00a0ball head<\/b>.\u00a0It being a photo tripod, video acts like panning and tilting\u00a0are not available<\/b> by default. Mounting is served with a quick release plate <\/b>which I found quite flimsy<\/b>. It gets the job done but the one on ravelli<\/a> and amazonbasics<\/a> feels much better<\/b> when compared.<\/p>\n

Maximum Height :<\/h3>\n

62″ inches (157.5 cm). <\/b>The height is good enough. I am a fairly tall guy so take my word, for most people it will suffice.<\/p>\n

Minimum Height :<\/h3>\n

22.5 inches (57.15 cm). <\/b>\u00a0Quite portable and handy. It is one inches more than the\u00a0Ravelli 65″ Ball Head Camera Photo Tripod<\/a> and two inches more than the AmazonBasics 62-Inch Ball Head Tripod, just in case it makes any difference to you. For me it fits perfectly in most of my backpacks and suitcases so I am content.<\/p>\n

Minimum to shoot :<\/h3>\n

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Minimum height with the reverse mounted center column for Dolica 62-Inch Proline Ball Head Tripod is practically\u00a00″ inches<\/b>. I was able to get this tripod\u00a0almost to ground level<\/b>\u00a0both with feet spread or centre column reversed. This is good considering it gives great flexibility to shoot macro. I believe this is one feature that is always good to have.<\/p>\n

Maximum Load Capacity :<\/h3>\n

Rated capacity for Dolica 62-Inch Proline Ball Head Tripod\u00a0is\u00a013.2 lbs or 6 kg<\/b>. This looks self sufficient in itself unless you are willing to mount your kids on that.<\/p>\n

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Weight of the Tripod itself :<\/h3>\n

2.5 lbs (1.1 kg). <\/b>This thing is fairly light and can be a reason alone to make the purchase. If you are looking for something feather light, go for carbon-fibre.<\/p>\n

Camera mount screw size :<\/h3>\n

1\/4″<\/b>\u00a0. The universal\u00a0quarter inch screw<\/b>\u00a0is available for mounting cameras or any other gear with the regular 1\/4″ screw threads.<\/p>\n

Material :<\/h3>\n

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Legs are made up of aluminium<\/b>. The lock knobs on both feet and head including the skeleton are plastic and probably not of the best quality either. I stay extra precautious <\/b>dealing with such stuff. Make sure you don\u2019t leave it in sun for long. Plastic and sun don\u2019t like each other. Yup! They don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Warranty :<\/h3>\n

5- year<\/b> limited warranty. You would be like REALLY?

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Pixelarge recommendation –<\/h2>\n

If I was to list the Positives about the Dolica 62-Inch Proline Ball Head Tripod, they would be the<\/p>\n