With its 4 leg sections and metal yoke, this tripod offers a stable shooting platform with an added feature: a tilting center column. By raising the center column all the way up, it can be tilted up to 90 degrees off axis to enable shooting straight down or at any other angle between 0 and 90 degrees. When the column is in its upright position, the center column functions as a standard tripod column.The twist lock legs extend smoothly and firmly lock into position with a twist on the locking collars.The top of the center column has a user changeable 1/4 x 20 or 3/8” stud to mount any tripod head. The legs can be set wide for low shots, as low as 21”