This Gitzo GT0545T Traveler Series 0 Tripod is an ultra-compact, headless tripod perfect for photographers who need to travel light. Traveler Tripods, with the 180 leg folding system pioneered by Gitzo, makes more efficient use of folded space by accommodating the center column and head in between the folded tripod legs. They are now even stronger with the state of the art Carbon eXact tubes, more space effcient with the compact ”Traveler G-lock”, and easier to carry with the supplied shoulder strap. With its slim leg tubes, it is the lightest Traveler tripod, but thanks to the stiff Carbon eXact tubes it is surprisingly rigid. It is a 4-section tripod with short closed length and short extended height.