Versa 3 Tripod, 3 Sections per Leg
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Tripod is also available as a package with a ballhead or gimbal head. See Packages tab above.

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STRENGTH
FUNCTIONALITY
AESTHETICS
We value each of these with equal importance. In designing the Really Right Stuff Versa Tripod, our goal was to create an intuitive, almost second nature usability, allowing you to focus on your passion, not your gear. This tripod will always perform, always hold sure, and always be Really Right.

Tripod 100%
MADE IN THE USA
Down to the smallest screw.

THE DRIVE TO BUILD THE BEST
Words from Joe Johnson,
Owner of Really Right Stuff

"A while back, I got an itch to design a tripod that would marry the Really Right Stuff ideal of soul-satisfying feel and finish with best-in-class strength and resilience. Three years, thousands of design hours, numerous prototypes and weeks of field-testing later, I'm confident we succeeded.

Driven to produce the best possible still-photography tripod money can buy, we committed that all features, materials, fit and finish meet and exceed the best in the world. The result is not a mass-produced item available at any corner shop. We painstakingly machine most components and assemble each tripod by hand right here in San Luis Obispo, California. What we don't produce ourselves is all made in the United States-down to the smallest screw.

This flies in the face of the age of outsourced production to low-cost countries, but it allows us total and direct control of the end product. admittedly the price may be out of reach for many, but the best tools are worth the investment if it raises your level of art and enjoyment of use. We hope you agree there is no finer camera support gear at any price. We proudly introduce the first of a line of premium carbon-fiber tripods and accessories that meet the Really Right Stuff design and quality standards."

1. Carbon Fiber tripod with 3 leg sections per leg
2. Load Rating = 50lbs / 22.7kg
3. Weight = 4lbs / 1.8kg
4. Maximum Height = 49.75-inches / 126.4cm
5. Minimum Height = 4-inches / 10cm
6. Folded Length = 23.0-inches / 58.4cm
7. Bullseye Spirit Level = 12mm diameter
8. Purchase with any ballhead and save $40.
9. Purchase with any ballhead and TQB-80 tripod bag and save $50.

 
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Versa Tripods User Manual

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1. SUREGRIP™ APEX LOCK
   Other tripods rely on a split apex to keep your accessories in place, and inherently suffer from a weakened structure and a lock that relies on friction alone. If inadvertently loosened, it is possible for the center platform/column to fall out. We solved this problem with the Really Right Stuff exclusive SureGrip™ Apex Lock system. Our solid aluminum apex has a high strength stainless steel ring that mechanically locks into place with set screws. In the locked position, all set screw heads are flush or slightly below the outside surface of the apex ring. In order for the platform or column to be removed, all three set screws must be loosened sufficiently to allow the SureGrip™ Apex Lock Ring to clear the corresponding channel in the platform/column. This gives the photographer a visual safety indicator. Carry your tripod over your shoulder with complete confidence.

    

2. OFFSET LEG JOINTS
   Tripods must occasionally withstand tremendous bending and torsion loads. It is crucial that the angle stops and all other structural joints are well supported. Our tripods have offset leg joints to align the apex with both the angle stops and leg walls. This allows loads to be transferred straight through the strongest points of the structure, while providing greatest possible vibration damping. Another benefit is that the tripod is more compact when collapsed.

    

3. RATCHETING ANGLE STOP
   When setting the leg angles, it is important that the angle stop be fully seated into position. On Versa tripods it is simple. Just pull out the stop, raise the leg, and it will automatically engage into place beginning at the highest setting. Pulling the legs back down will ratchet the stop into place at the lower settings. This makes it fast, simple, keeps your fingers safe from pinches, and reassures that your tripod’s leg angles are set properly.

    

4. RUBBER TWIST LOCKS
   Because of the built in anti-rotation of the carbon fiber legs, the twist lock knobs can be rotated independently. The textured semi-hard rubber exterior allows for easy adjustments and outstanding grip with or without gloves.

    

5. TEARDROP RUBBER FEET
   The unique large diameter teardrop shape keeps leg sidewalls from touching the ground even at the lowest settings and makes positive contact with the ground at any angle. The feet may be interchanged with Really Right Stuff Stomping Spikes or Rock Claws to accommodate the toughest terrain. (Accessories sold separately).

    

6. WEIGHT HOOK
   Hanging a weight enhances the stability of your tripod by keeping it firmly anchored to the ground.