Folded length, maximum height and a load figure that is static · review
Rollei Compact Traveler No.2, 180 cm, 5 kg, 1.46 kg review
A ball head rather than a 3-way, 5 kg declared, spikes for soft ground and a 1/4 inch socket in every leg — the most versatile support here at 56 €, and the only one that becomes a monopod.
The bottom line The only ball head here, a monopod conversion, an inverting column, spikes and a thread in every leg make this the most adaptable support on the shelf, and 5 kg is a serious rating at 56 €. It is also the heaviest, its load figure names no component, and its 180 cm is the column-up number like everyone else’s.
On the listing
Five bracketed bullets. A ball head rotating through 360 degrees with folding leg locks and a height range of 44 to 180 cm; a packed length of 44 cm at 1.46 kg, called ideal for travel and long photo walks; a 4-in-1 design converting to a monopod, with the ball head invertible through 180 degrees for macro and low angles and a phone holder supplied; robust aluminium with a 5 kg load capacity and mountable spikes for grass, sand and snow; and compatibility with 1/4-20 and 3/8 threads, with each leg carrying a 1/4 inch socket so up to four devices can be mounted for simultaneous shooting.
The one ball head on this shelf
Four tripods here fit 3-way heads. This one locks in a single action, which is faster in the hand and less precise for a horizon — the trade the hub above describes between separating axes and moving them together.
It stops being a tripod
The third bullet names two conversions: into a monopod, and into a low-angle or macro rig by inverting the column. The monopods shelf in this catalogue exists to compare dedicated single-leg supports; this tripod does the job passably while remaining a tripod the rest of the time.
Spikes, for ground that gives way
Grass, sand, snow. Rubber feet slide on all three, and a mountable spike bites. It is the cheapest way to make a light tripod behave on soft ground, and it comes in the box.
A thread in every leg
Up to four devices mounted at once, per the fifth bullet. For a video setup that is the difference between a tripod and a small rig — a light on one leg, a microphone on another, the camera on top.
Availability
Between 56 € and 72 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was last checked.
The British Amazon store carry it too, priced in local currency. Those amounts are deliberately absent from the range above, which reads euro stores only.
Listed in the American Amazon catalogue with nothing on sale against the entry: the camera has a page there and no seller behind it.
Everything in this section is the figure Keepa carried on the day of the last update to this page. Availability and prices shift without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 13 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
What it does well, and what it gives up
Strengths
A ball head, which locks in one action, where the other four here fit 3-way heads
It converts to a monopod, and the column inverts for macro and low angles
Mountable spikes for soft ground, and a 1/4 inch socket in each leg for up to four devices
Compromises
1.46 kg, the heaviest of the five here
The 5 kg figure is not attached to the head or the legs
No section count, and no height with the column down
Specifications
Heights with and without the column
44 to 180 cm, in the first bullet. As on four of the five pages here the figure is the maximum, and the height without the column raised is not published — though the third bullet describes the column as invertible through 180 degrees for macro and low-angle work, which is a use rather than a measurement
Folded length
44 cm, in the second bullet, alongside the weight of 1.46 kg. At 44 cm it packs shorter than the 45, 46 and 47 cm of the three other full-height tripods here, and the page names a rucksack and a suitcase as where it goes
Sections
Not published as a count. The first bullet names folding leg locks, and the number of segments never appears
Lock type
Folding leg locks, in the first bullet — flip levers rather than twist collars, which are faster per action and need retensioning over time. The page does not mention adjustment
Declared load
5 kg, in the fourth bullet, credited to robust aluminium construction. Like the Victiv and unlike the K&F, the page does not say whether the figure belongs to the head, the legs or the assembly
Material
Aluminium, at 1.46 kg — the heaviest of the five here, and the fourth bullet ties that to the 5 kg rating and to the mountable spikes for grass, sand and snow
Head included
Yes, and it is the only ball head on this shelf: 360 degrees of rotation, invertible through 180 degrees, in the first and third bullets. The fifth adds 1/4-20 and 3/8 threads and — unusually — a 1/4 inch socket in each leg, so up to four devices can be mounted at once
Amazon reference
B0DWN8PDNT (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4048805231508
What people ask before they commit
Ball head or 3-way head?
A ball head swings to any angle and locks with one knob, which is faster and more intuitive — and it moves all three axes at once, so levelling a horizon can disturb the framing. A 3-way head separates the axes, which is slower and better for architecture. Four tripods here fit 3-way heads; this is the only ball head, and at 56 € it is the choice that suits handheld-style framing on a support.
What does the 4-in-1 claim cover?
The third bullet names the parts: the tripod converts into a monopod, and the ball head inverts through 180 degrees for macro or low-angle work, with a phone holder supplied for the fourth configuration. It is a real set of uses rather than a marketing count — and the monopod conversion is what the monopods shelf in this catalogue exists to compare against.
Why would every leg have a thread?
So the tripod carries more than the camera. The fifth bullet says each leg has a 1/4 inch socket and that up to four devices can be mounted at once — a light, a microphone, a monitor, a second phone. On a video setup that turns a tripod into a small rig, and no other page on this shelf offers it.
48 to 190 cm · folded 46 cm · pentagonal aluminium tubes · 3-way head rated at 4 kg · 360 degrees of pan, tilt from minus 70 to plus 100 degrees · raisable centre column with a hook beneath · horseshoe rubber feet · 1.35 kg · two quick-release plates, a phone and tablet holder and a Bluetooth remote supplied
A 4 kg head rating, pentagonal tubes and two quick-release plates for 35 € — the only tripod here whose load figure is attached to the part that actually holds the camera.
Best for: A mirrorless body or a light reflex at full height, where the hook, the feet and the second plate are worth more than another 10 cm.
40.9 to 127 cm · folded 42.8 cm · 3 sections · lever locks · equipment ceiling of 2 kg, stated as a limit rather than a load · aluminium, 560 g · 3-way head with a bubble level and a quick-release plate · zipped bag
The cheapest support here at 13 €, weighing 560 g, with a 3-way head and a bag — and a page that names what must not go on it: nothing over 2 kg, no heavy reflex, no long lens.
Best for: A compact camera, a phone or a small mirrorless body on a budget, where 560 g in the bag matters more than reaching eye level.
47 to 190 cm · folded 47 cm · four quick-release catches · detachable centre column that rotates through 360 degrees and inverts for macro · 3-way panoramic head, 360 degrees of pan and 270 of tilt · aluminium and ABS, 1 kg · universal 1/4 inch screw · phone holder for 56 to 95 mm devices · remote shutter to 10 m · no declared load published
A 190 cm reach for 25 € from a tripod weighing 1 kg, with a column that detaches for overhead work and inverts for macro — and no load figure anywhere on the page.
Best for: A phone or a light camera at full standing height, and overhead or macro work using the column detached.
