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Pull each leg downwards to open and automatically lock it in any position with no screws, knobs or levers to tighten or loosen.

While designing the 458B Neotec Pro Photo Tripod, Manfrotto's design team consciously ignored how most tripods work, and thought instead about how a tripod should work, from how easily and quickly it should be set up to how effortlessly it should close. At the heart of the Neotec lies an innovative mechanism which, hidden safely inside the leg and without any external levers or knobs, pushes outwards on the tubing to lock the leg in place at any extension. The mechanism exerts more locking power the heavier the weight pushing down on it from above. The Neotec offers stable and strong support that can take the strain of constant use and safely bear the load of professional camera equipment. Manfrotto added new features like a built-in, low-angle adapter and a convenient handle for more comfortable carrying. They also incorporated the key features that have made their professional tripods so successful.

Fast and easy to use, the 458B has the innovative Neotec rapid opening and closing mechanism. Just pull each leg downwards to open and automatically lock it in any position, without screws, knobs or levers to tighten or loosen. Then to fold it back up again, press the mechanism release button and push the leg closed. Combined with the 458B's high load capacity, great min-max height range and its full range of professional features, this makes it the ideal tripod for location work under pressure. The 458B has a built-in carrying handle; a two-section center column for low-angle or normal shooting and four set leg angle positions. "Upside down" leg construction also stops the worst of the mud you're standing in from ending up inside the tripod.

Manfrotto 458B Neotec Pro Photo Tripod Key Features

Leg lock release button for closing the tripod or shortening each leg for perfect positioning

Neotec Rapid Opening and Closing Mechanism

The fastest tripod in the world! Awesomely fast and easy to use, the 458B has the innovative Neotec rapid opening and closing mechanism. Pull each leg downwards to open and automatically lock it in any position with no screws, knobs or levers to tighten or loosen. Then to fold it back up again, press the mechanism release button and push the leg closed. Release at any intermediate point to lock the leg, or push it all the way up to close.

Two-Section Center Column

The two-section center column switches between normal and low-angle work, without forcing you to remove camera and head every time you need to change position.

Four Set Leg Angle Positions For A Solid Footing At Any Height

Four pre-set independent leg angles give the tripod great positioning flexibility and versatility, and allow all intermediate heights from the stated minimum to maximum levels to be reached. Stability is assured at all 4 angles by the spring-loaded step mechanism.

Patented top spider allows horizontal setting of the center column for unusual angles and macro work

Built-in Bubble Level

The built-in, carefully hand-set bubble spirit level helps make sure your horizons really are horizontal.

Patented Top Spider Allows Horizontal Setting Of The Center Column

The patented Neotec Pro Photo Tripod has a unique design which allows the center column to be used horizontally as an extending arm, or vertically (both right-way-up and upside-down). When used horizontally, it can be turned through 360 degrees around the tripod, and is useful for macro work, low angle shooting, extreme balance points and off-center work. This also makes the tripod a helpful accessory for chair-bound photographers, who can sit beside instead of behind the tripod, therefore much closer to the camera viewfinder.

Sleek Design

With its simple lines, uncluttered by protruding parts that could get caught up in clothing or camera straps, the 458B Neotec is not just a professional workhorse, practical both during transportation and in use, but it's also a sleek object of design in its own right, mixing the best of Italian engineering with the best of Italian design.

Very Flexible Camera Positioning

Each of the legs can be set to a different angle of spread for more flexible, versatile positioning and to help keep camera equipment well-balanced over the tripod's center of gravity.

Detachable carrying handle included; Carrying strap can be used to support a counterweight

Built-in Carrying Handle

The included carrying handle makes the tripod more comfortable to transport and stays conveniently and unobtrusively attached during use. The strap can also operate like a hook to hang weights from in order to increase the stability of the tripod during shoots in extreme wind conditions.

Broad Working Height Range

The Manfrotto Neotec Pro Tripod is capable of providing a stable platform for cameras up to 17.6 pounds at a maximum height of 5.1 feet, while it is also capable of a minimum height of just 3.9 inches.

458B Neotec Pro Photo Tripod Specifications

Material/Finish

Black Anodized Aluminum

Column Type

Rapid

Maximum Height with extended center column

61.4 inches

Maximum Height

51.6 inches

Minimum Height

3.9 inches

Closed Length

25.2 inches

Leg Sections

3

Set Leg Angle Positions

25°, 43°, 73°, 90°

Head Mount

3/8-inch screw

Maximum Load Capacity

17.6 lbs.

Weight

5.3 lbs.

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