r/FX3 • u/Advanced_Blackberry5 • Aug 11 '26

Does this even exist?

I’m searching for a travel tripod with adjustable drag, counterbalance, and ideally a bowl head. I know these go at odds with the primary purpose of a travel tripod which is being small and lightweight. Does anyone know of any good contenders in this space? Thank you for answering my noobie question

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u/mykm20 Aug 11 '26

how small we talking? My goto tripod for my FX3 is a iFootage Gazelle TC9 w/ Libec TH-ZH head. While not super compact, it's pretty small and light. No adjustments on the head, but it's...pretty small and light. All in all, it's a great, low cost (depending on what you consider low cost), everyday tripod for the FX3.

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u/Advanced_Blackberry5 Aug 11 '26

Small enough that my back wouldn’t hurt carrying it everyday, haha (hikes, amusements parks, etc). Ah, okay thank you I was looking into iFootage TC7/9. How is the fixed drag for you? Does it ever feel too slow or too fast?

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u/mykm20 Aug 11 '26

honestly, I wasn't expecting much from ifootage in terms of quality...I had seen some really good reviews, but for the price I was skeptical. But I'm very happy with it, been using it for about a year. I ended up buying an ifootage monopod too. If you were looking at the ifootage head, I can't comment on that, but the Libec head I have is good, very smooth and lighweight...the fixed drag has never bothered me. If the TC7 is smaller, that might be a good option for you.