Founded in 1995 and located in Zhongshan City, Guangdong, Zhongshan is also the world's largest tripod production base, with a complete related industrial chain, and many tripod brands were founded here. In the early years, Bainuo started as an OEM for foreign brands, and began to release its own brand in 2002, with the most advanced production line in China, with a plant area of 55,000 square meters, and can produce carbon fiber pipes by itself, which is one of the best in the photographic accessories factory. Benro has been the No. 1 brand in the share of professional tripods in China for many years, and also has a high reputation in the international market.
 
With the maturity of domestic manufacturing technology in recent years, the product quality has been greatly improved, and the price is quite competitive compared with foreign brands, it can be said that in the price of 1,000 yuan, the cost performance advantage of Benro is very prominent. Benro's huge product line can cover almost all functional needs, whether it is the pursuit of ultimate portability or high stability, or the pursuit of balanced and multi-functional consumers, Benro products have corresponding products, most of the prices are 500-2000 yuan.
 
There are nearly 100 tripods under Benro, the product models are relatively confusing, the division between the series is not clear, and there are many new and old models on sale at the same time, which brings some trouble to consumers. Generally speaking, models with the words "travel" and "angel", such as travel iFoto series, travel iTrip series, travel angel series, as well as the god dog SystemGo and Fengxing Angel series are positioned to travel portable, all with 180 degree reverse folding function, and the storage length is well controlled within 30-50cm, most of which can disassemble one of the legs and merge it with the gimbal to form a monopod, which is suitable for shooting while walking, and can also be used as a trekking pole, which is quite suitable for the positioning of travel.
 
Among them, the most recommended is the Shengou SystemGo series, which can be called a model of multi-purpose, System stands for systematization, positioning professional grade, load up to 12-18 kg, medium and large professional equipment is not a problem. In the case of ensuring the bearing capacity, portability is also taken into account, with a reverse folding function, the storage length is only 45cm, and it also has the function of splitting the monopod. The Shengou series models are divided into carbon fiber and aluminum alloy versions, priced at 800-2200 yuan. The biggest feature is that it has the function of transverse central axis, which can realize high-level overhead shooting or ultra-low-level upward shooting, and Benro has also developed a variety of adapters for this series, which can install multiple sets of equipment at one time, such as lamp stands, notebook stands, etc., on this transverse central axis, incarnated as a small workstation, living up to the name of "system". Among the major brands, the only products with the three functions of transverse central axis, split monopod and reverse folding are currently only the Shengou series, and the Manfrotto 190 series, which is nearly twice as expensive, does not have the latter two functions.
 
For users who pursue a high degree of stability, Benro has launched a "combined" series of tripods, sacrificing the bottom bracket for higher stability, which can carry 25 kg of equipment, priced at 2000-3500 yuan, similar to the positioning of the Futu Bao Pantu series, although it is still cost-effective, there are many alternative products on the market, and the equipment that needs to use this load-bearing level is generally valuable, and it is recommended to buy the RRS series three or Home Credit Systematic Home series with the highest stability.
 
Benro has developed nearly ten types of special camera tripods for the user group of recording videos, this kind of tripod is up to 160cm or more, up to 185cm, the tripod has a center or ground to increase stability, three legs are horse kicking pads, and the horizontal contact ground increases the contact area, compared with the photography tripod, the biggest difference is that the hydraulic gimbal is used instead of the spherical gimbal, the hydraulic gimbal can be adjusted damping, and it is more smooth and coherent when rotating up and down, left and right, which is very important for video recording, of course, this kind of gimbal cannot erect the camera. And the storage length reaches about 80cm, the weight of the gimbal is also large, and the portability is poor, which is not suitable for taking pictures.
 
The choice of Benro desktop tripods is also quite rich, among which the MK10 is positioned as a mobile phone tripod, which can be extended to 91cm, and the shrinkage length is only 19.5cm, with a Bluetooth remote control, the purpose is closer to a selfie stick, and the stability is insufficient, so it is not recommended to carry a camera. A0320 is a camera tripod, with two leg tubes and two bottom brackets, a full open height of 61cm, a reverse folding storage length of only 24cm, a considerable storage ratio, can carry 4 kg of equipment, but the weight of the central axis is too high can generally not ensure stability, when using as much weight as possible to reduce the center of gravity.
 
Benro tripod products provide a 6-year warranty, which is higher than most foreign brands, and the tripod bag that comes with the tripod is tough and sturdy, which has better protection than the cloth bags that many brands symbolically come with. Many tripod models have both carbon fiber and aluminum alloy dual versions, the weight gap between the two versions is generally about 15%, the rest of the parameters are exactly the same, the carbon fiber version is generally more expensive about 500 yuan, for the need for medium and large tripods, or often carry the tripod to travel photographers, it is recommended to buy a carbon fiber version. Benro also has a sub-brand MeFOTO, which focuses on fashion design, with bright colors and a more entry-level positioning, which comes from the same factory as Benro tripods.