Reviews - Nikon Slik Full-Size Spotting Scope/Camera 61in Tripod, Black 847 Reviews - NI-TR-Tripod-847

Author: jsayer (verified customer) from Bakersfield, CA on Aug 6, 2011
Pros:  Well constructed, lightweight
Cons:  None considering the price
Would recommend:  yes

jsayer wrote:

Nice tripod, about what I expected for the price. Not SUPER steady, but do you want to lug around a 20 lbs, $$$ pod?

Author: MadDawg51 (verified customer) , I am a hunter and target shooter. My optics needs are centered around scopes, tactical sights, spotting scopes and binoculars with tripod support for spotting scopes and chronographers., from Dawsonville, GA on Feb 11, 2011
Pros:  Inexpensive and appears stable
Cons:  Head is poorly designed plastic and arrived broken
Would recommend:  no

MadDawg51 wrote:

First, OpticsPlanet saved me by standing behind the product. I returned for a full refund because it arrived with the mounting base broken from the head at the tilt joint. The joint is a plastic piano hinge arrangement that would never take the stress of a spotting scope in the field or a camera of any significance. The price is enticing and the tripod legs appeared to be adequate for light duty work. But, the head is not up to the quality expected from Nikon.

Author: imf3742 (verified customer) , about me, from chandler, az on Oct 23, 2010
Pros:  nice, light, easy to set up
Cons:  can't handle a swarovski spotting scope... the head is terrible with a heavy scope
Would recommend:  yes

imf3742 wrote:

probably okay for a camera or a light pair of binocs but don't even think about mounting a spotting scope to it - cannot hold the scope, too much time trying to get an object into view... too difficult to adjust.

Author: Robert (verified customer) , Hunter, from Waterford NJ on Mar 10, 2010
Pros:  Light weight, nice finish.
Cons:  Too much play in camera mounting plate inside vertical tube.
Would recommend:  no

Robert wrote:

I don't feel that Nikon really put much oversight into the production of this Chinese made tripod. The quality is marginal for the money paid. The plastic crank handle looks like a major weak point. The all plastic camera mounting platform is set into a thin vertical aluminum tube on a plastic stud and then fastened through the tube with a drift pin. There is play in the head and tube becuse of this pin that I beleive will result in vibration in high wind and possible movement when depressing a shutter on a camera. I plan to knock out the pin and replace it with a bolt and nut or possibly a hose clamp so that I can squeeze the tubing tight to the stud and eliminate the slop.

Author: GOBBLERSKNOB (verified customer) from SC on Jan 23, 2010
Pros:  Full height tripod, ,use for scope,bino's or camera
Cons:  none
Would recommend:  yes

GOBBLERSKNOB wrote:

I purchased the Nikon Slik Full Size Tripod (7074) just before the beginning of last years hunting season. I have an adapter for my Nikon Monarch 10x42 bino's and use them as a spotting scope. The tripod is very adjustable and nice Realtree camo finish. A good value in my opinion.

Author: Mario Thomas Jefferson from Newton, MA on Aug 9, 2007
Would recommend:  yes

Mario Thomas Jefferson wrote:

Easy to use Tripod right here. I liked it. It worked well with my Spotting Scope and my camera. Recommended highly.

Author: birdbob from Jamestown, RI on Aug 9, 2007
Pros:  Easy to set up and use with a small digital camera
Cons:  Quick release mounting head much to sloppy for a spotting scope
Would recommend:  no

birdbob wrote:

I recieved this tripod as a gift with a Nikon 80 spotting scope. The tripod sold as the appropriate mate for the scope though it's quick release mounting feature introduces a frustrating amount of "wiggle" between the scope foot and the tripod head. There is no option to mount the scope directly to the tripod. While this tripod would work well for a camera, it is ill suited for the extra weight and size of a spotting scope.