Our Overall Score:
8.7/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Camera stands category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £136
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Velbon or alternative products in the Camera stands category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod
VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod scores 8.6/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Camera stands. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Camera stands, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Camera stands? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod scores 9.3/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Camera stands category was £192.99, whilst the cheapest we found was £7.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Camera stands category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Camera stands category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Camera stands category. This was £64.57 from the 26 products we found in that category. So VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod actually comes in above average at £136.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £192.99 and the least expensive, which was £7.99. In total we found that of the 26, 2 were more expensive and 23 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod.
Prices of products from Velbon
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Velbon. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Velbon, which was £70.62 of the 8 products we found. So VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod price is above average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Velbon was £26.99 with the most expensive coming in at £178.00.
Prices of products from Velbon and in the Camera stands category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Velbon that sit specifically within the Camera stands category.
For this we found that the average price was £70.62, making VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod at £136 actually above average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £178.00 with the lowest priced item being £26.99. In total there were 1 items that were more expensive and 6 that was less expensive.
Reviews of VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod
VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod scores 8.3/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod is.
Overall score
VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod scores 8.7/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Velbon so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: VELBON Sherpa 300 Tripod
- Brand: Velbon
- Model Number: 10167667
- Suitable for DSLR camerasMount size: 1/4″Max. height: 1.70 mMaximum load: 4 kgWith carry case
- EAN: 4907990411310
- Description: Top features: – Compatible with a range of cameras for versatile photography – Durable aluminium body for stable shooting – Compact & lightweight for easy transportation Compatible with a range of camerasIdeal for everyone, from beginners to more accomplished photographers, the Velbon Sherpa 300 Tripod offers support for compact cameras through to DSLR and video cameras up to 4 kg. A one-touch panhead with quick-release platform allows for one-handed operation and versatile image composition.Durable aluminium bodyThe Velbon Sherpa 300 Tripod’s aluminium construction ensures a lightweight yet durable design. Non-slip feet keep the tripod steady when you’re shooting. Multi-angle legs can be moved into a range of positions and a removable central column lets you invert the camera head’s position for macro work.Compact & lightweightWeighing in at 1.96 kg and folding down to just 63 cm, the Velbon Sherpa 300 Tripod offers a compact and portable design that’s ideal for travelling and days out. It’s easy to set up and pack away thanks to its clip lock legs.
- Product ID: 13248633403
