I have to say I REALLY love the look of this tripod, however the legs are a bit skinny for the quite big shade. Unfortunately I've had the back leg fall off a couple of time -- I think the screwy-in bit is just a bit lose or doesn't quite fit. I think I might just glue it in. So not sure if this is a problem with all of them or I just got a bit of a weird one. Still love the look of it though! =)