I love how thorough this is. I'm considering the Ulanzi with the Arca head. You've helped reinforce where I was leaning.

Thank you. First review I’ve seen that shows reversing and shortened columns. Sale made

Mark, thanks for excellent views of these. I love comparison videos, because it give more circumspect look. What sticks in my mind most here is that the Peak Design has “less jiggle” with center post. Cheers sir! 🙏🏽

for me, the main problem is the F38 base plate. there are two rubber strips and they fall off easily resulting in scratches in the camera. I'd prefer their previous model head which can take arca swiss compatible plates but Ulanzi couldn't send a replacement for the head and instead suggested using a video head with an extra center column. legs are lightweight and compact but with five sections and the last two sections at 15, and 12 they become super thin. is not standing situations with light wind.

I think I gotta go with the regular ulanzi f22 just for compatibility sake. Wish the designed a click in mounting system for regular arca Swiss plates.

Thanks for the amazing video as always Mark. You are a godsend to the photo and video realm. I just bought the 75mm 1.2 Viltrox per your recommendations. I am so stoked! ❤

Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it.

I wish peak design would add the pan feature to their head! I just bought the ulanzi f-38 tri-pod and I wanted to buy the peak design but I wanted the ability to pan, and for how much peak design is asking for their tri pod you should get the pan function like 99.9 percent of all other heads. Cost me 254 us for extra column and f-38 quick release base and plate. My set up is under 7 lbs, with lil dougie's cousin wilbur hosting a sigma 16mm 1.4 sony as well. I follow you Mark for all my camera needs. Thanks so much for your product thoughts and insight!

Thanks for this video.

thanks for this comprehensive review, and for bringing up the sustainable and ethical production of PeakDesign- that is one of the main things that sold me on buying their products when I bought my first tripod from them, and now my camera bag as well :)

The ball head clamp on my Ulanzi is not strong enough to hold my gimbal on it now - I can't see a way to tighten it with the allen key unfortunately. I think the Peak Design ball head clamp might be the better design here.

Great comparison, thanks!

Thank you for sharing~

Would be perfect if you could so a review on the fotopro x-aircross 3 aswell. I think these three are the best options for travel tripods at the moment.

Just got the ZV E10, 11mm 1.8, dji rs mini 3 and I will be travelling soon, you read my mind! Thanks for the constant stream of great content Sir.

I have had the peak design for approximately 3 years and as a result of my experience with mirrorless and DSLR I have found the peak design flimsy when upright and it has fallen over quite a few times. The base of the legs are minimal. There are sturdier tripods around nowadays

I got the the Ulanzi F38 and the Ulanzi U-190 Mini Fluid Head for $300 in a sale that you told me about. So it's your fault, yes you are the blame that I got this great deal on a wonderful tripod. Thank you, however for quick shooting I am using the IFOOTAGE 71" Aluminum Monopod, Cobra 3 A180F to plop down, get the shot and keep moving without all the tripod setup. When I need something more steady the F38 is the way to go.

Mark is peak design.

Tripod? Yes please

I love f38. and f22 for that matter. The only problem with f22 is that the top handle doesn´t hold the 3 kg of my rig. But I digress. I have this 3kg rig with a f38 top plate under, that goes onto the f38 bottom plate on my current tripod. The only problem is that my rig is long from unstable with the f38 top plate under it! I looked into using a kessler kwik stand under the rig, but then I need the corresponding kwik v2 receiver. Apart from using the kwik stand (which is arca swiss) on the PD tripod, do you see any stability solution that can match my favourite, which is the Ulanzi tripod?

im very fan of your videos sir from philippines 🇵🇭

Hi Mark, I have a question about the load capacity. You mentioned that the Ulanzi tripod only supports 6kg, but the website says it can support up to 18kg, which is a significant difference. I bought the tripod, but I haven't received it yet. Is there a difference? Did I buy the same one you have in the video? Thank you in advance

''I have big manly hands'' hilarious

Nice video, do you mean 8,3 inches in circumference? not Diameter? Thanks

I used to be a Peak Design fan. I like rewarding ingenious designs, for a fair amount. But their prices are decided by a Smuag the Dragon, and whether the designs will be compatible from one year to the next is a crapshoot. For that price, the tripod should be steady as a rock, and it looks far from it.

Hi from Brazil Mark, big fan of your vídeos! Could you make a vídeo about desktop tripods?!

Hey Mark, you should add Benro Cyanbird to this comparision. I believe it beats both of these.

Thanks Mark, do you ever struggle with the F38 plate screws getting loose? I’m not as manly as you, but the F38 plates twist on the base of my camera sometimes. Any ideas?

Have you tried the HEIPI W28

If I bought one of these tripods, I couldn't afford to travel until next year! They are both expensive, Mark, which is fine if photography is earning an income, but not on the menu for this hobby photographer. Great presentation, as always.

Could you please also provide a test whether PD (Peak Design) plate fits onto Ulanzi Zero Y with Arca tripod head? Thanks

Ulanzi F38’s biggest weakness is the F38 part. Because it does not accept Arca Swiss baseplates on cameras. Big miss since Arca Swiss is the industry standard. So I had to swap it out with another head- which defeats the budget argument for it.

NICE review, wht is your opinion about the Heipi ?

Could you please provide a test if Ulanzi F38 plate (with Arca 38mm side) fits onto PD (Peak Design) tripod? Thanks

“My hands are huge and manly…” You got a like just for that. 🤣

😂😂😂 thanks mark great vid

That's really cool. I was looking at both. How do you compare it to your vlog stick MT34? Do you think I could use the MT34 to take pictures with a a6700 and 11mm to 56mm lens (≈ 250g)? I'm going to go travel for a while and I don't want to take more than one tripod. I want one I can do vlogging with but also landscape photography

How come Peak Design (PD) plate or Arca standard plate does not fit onto Ulanzi F38 tripod? I thought they are both 38mm wide.

It’s $251 on Amazon

I would really appreciate it if you’d take a look at the Heipi. I’m torn between the Ulanzi and Heipi.

Can you please clarify something. I have seen the tripod marketed as the Ulanzi as well as Colman. Are they one and the same product or are they different? They have the same spec and have the same model number.

Your music is anxiety inducing. Is there going to be a battle between tribes? 30 second of that was enough.

What is difference between F38 and the Zero-Y Ulanzi?? OK I want the F38 quick release but your link goes to the Zero

Call me cheap but IMHO Peak Design products are WAYYYY... overpriced for what you get. I own Gitzo, Manfrotto and Ulanzi legs. I've had the Gitzo's for 15 years and whilst they are fabulous the prices today are at questionable value levels.

Both are still too pricey for me. I prefer the Sirui T-1205 :D

Great review on both tripods, Mark. Question……are any of these TSA compliant for international travel? 🍻

I also would like some pancakes

Redundant Mark. Coming over to pick one up now.

It's the lifetime warranty for me

I Would LOVE to win that tripod Please!🔥🔥🔥🔥

Sooo what you’re sayin is the ulanzi is the better product. Got it.

VS the benro theta

Those both look huge still today...or Mark is a very petite man.

The hex key holder on the Peak Design is dumb. Just as you demonstrated in the video, it's way too easy to knock out the key. Also, mine fell out (unbeknownst to me) when the tripod was strapped to my bag and I was riding my bike. Bye bye hex keys. Wouldn't be the end of the world if the camera plates had a notch to use a coin or something else flat, but, alas...

Sounds a little like a Ulanzni Advertisement, but I like your videos. And FYI twice I wrote to peak design and twice I got only a we will get back to you we are busy. So Im definitely not happy with peak design.

Just got the Ulanzi. It is pretty nice, but the center column is total garbage. Does not slide up or down easily, has play in it so it rocks back and forth. Does not slide up and down smooth or easily.

So biased lol

Hey mark! Have U heard of lumix G9ii ? what's your thought on that?