Benro Theta - Auto leveling tripod

[doublevodka]

Looks interesting https://www.benro.com/en/campaign/theta.html specifically the Theta Max with a 20KG payload, could be useful for portable rigs and I know quite a few people on here already love Benro tripods

TBH I'm amazed none of the astro mount makers came up with auto leveling first

[SamAndrew]

For astro you tend to set a tripod up once, so eyeballing a bubble level is enough to get the job done. For normal photography I could see the appeal, where you might more intentionally setup on unlevel ground. To be fair the price isn't anywhere near as high as I was expecting  The photography market is a lot larger.

Who do you send the bill to when it gets confused and tips itself and your rig over onto the ground? 😁

Edited February 14, 2023 by SamAndrew

[Elp]

If you're doing EQ, the tripod doesn't need to be level, just polar aligned. Alt az it does if it's goto, manual you don't need to. Levelling takes seconds,  so I guess that's why mount makers haven't bothered.

[900SL]

Talk about over-complicating something!

Sorry, fail.