Benro just lately launched the Theta and Theta MAX self-leveling journey tripods with non-obligatory add-on equipment. You possibly can preorder them on Kickstarter till April 21. Theta begins at $349, Theta MAX is $399, and add-ons begin at $30.

The Chinese language producer Benro has been manufacturing tripods and assist equipment for cameras for nearly 20 years. In 2021, Benro launched his first Kickstarter marketing campaign, the Polaris Powered Tripod Head with Digicam Management. That marketing campaign was profitable (3,600 backers) and raised over US$2 million and began transport on the finish of 2022.

Final month, we reported on the Benro Theta and Theta MAX journey tripods, the “world’s first self-leveling tripods.” For his second crowdfunding marketing campaign, Benro is now again, providing the Theta line up for pre-order on Kickstarter.

Options of Benro Theta and Theta MAX

We extensively lined all of the options of tripods within the introductory article, however listed below are the important thing options of the Benro Theta and Theta MAX self-leveling journey tripods:

• The legs of each tripods are constructed of carbon fiber. All different components are aluminum. Legs have dustproof sealing rings to maintain out mud/filth/sand.
• Theta has a central column. It weighs 1.25 kg/2.7 lbs and is simply 44 cm/17.3 inches lengthy when folded. It has a most payload capability of 11 kg/24.3 lbs and a most top of 155 cm/61 inches.
• The MAX model doesn’t have a central column. It could carry payloads of as much as 20 kg/44.1 lbs and has a most top of 170/67 inches. It’s barely heavier at 1.65kg/3.6lbs for a closed size of 53cm/20.8in.

• You possibly can modify the angle of every leg from 20° to 80° as a way to rapidly get right down to the bottom.

• On the high of the Theta tripods, you will discover a ball head with a regular Arca-Swiss fast launch plate. What’s spectacular is you can lock the roll axis of the top and nonetheless profit from pan and tilt changes.

These are strong, light-weight, compact journey tripods with very first rate options. Nevertheless, a lot of the magic occurs if you add digital module plugins.

Self-leveling tripod with digicam management, GoLive, and time-lapse capabilities

You possibly can connect non-obligatory add-on modules to the perimeters of the Theta tripods. At launch, you will get:

• A battery module that robotically ranges your tripod to a tolerance of 0.1°. Set him up on the tripod, press a button and his legs will transfer up and down in order that his head is stage with the horizon. The battery module can energy your digicam by way of USB cable if wanted, and can cost the opposite modules connected to the tripod wirelessly.
• The Digicam Management Module permits you to management your digicam wirelessly by way of an app.

• Lastly, the GoLive module, because the title suggests, connects to your smartphone and makes use of mobile knowledge to reside stream your digicam feed on Youtube/Fb or by way of RTMP URL to different platforms.

There may be one other module accessible known as the optical array sensor, which plugs into the highest of the digicam and analyzes ambient gentle. That is helpful when recording a time lapse, particularly for day to nighttime time lapse, because the module will modify the digicam settings to get a clean ramp.

Costs and availability

Benro Theta, Theta MAX and all modules at the moment are accessible to pre-order on Kickstarter. Theta begins at $349, Theta MAX begins at $399, and add-on modules begin at $30. The marketing campaign is already efficiently funded and can finish on April 21. Tripods, battery, and digicam management modules ought to begin transport in June 2023. GoLive and optical array sensor modules ought to comply with in July 2023.

On the finish of each crowdfunding associated article, we remind you to pay attention to the dangers when backing a undertaking on a crowdfunding platform. Additionally, learn the usage of the platform and keep in mind that there could also be vital delays within the supply of the product. Some tasks will not be delivered in any respect.

For extra data, go to Benro’s Kickstarter marketing campaign right here.

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