So what’s the point of a quick-release plate? It seems obvious enough, doesn’t it: you attach the plate to the base of the camera and, from there on, you can quickly clip the camera to the tripod and ...

With basic tripod head designs, you have to screw a knurled nut through the camera mounting plate and into the tripod bush on the bottom of the camera. It’s perfectly secure, but it’s time-consuming.

A three-legged, lightweight, well-featured and simple-to-use tripod for photography on the move, heavily…er…inspired by the slightly more expensive Peak Designs ...