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Ulanzi F38 / Zero

Ulanzi F38 / Zero

Ulanzi · Unknown Support

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Used price as of Sep 27, 2026 · active listings

Synthesized from 24 reviewer sources · Analysis as of Aug 17, 2026 (41 days ago)

What do reviewers say about the Ulanzi F38 / Zero?

As of August 2026, among the 24 reviews we compiled, head type drew the most discussion: 88 claims from 20 of them, which we read as 59% positive, 33% neutral, 8% negative.

Reviewers are most positive about weight & portability (70% positive, 10% neutral, 20% negative across 20 claims). The most criticism lands on leg design: 44% positive, 29% neutral, 27% negative across 45 claims. Opinion is split on max load (9 positive, 8 neutral, 5 negative claims).

What are the Ulanzi F38 / Zero specifications?

Construction Materialcarbon fiber
Max Height Cm159 cm
Quick Release StandardArca-Swiss (F38)
Weight G1100 g

specs: claude-search

What do reviewers praise and criticize?

Head Type
52 pos · 29 neu · 7 neg
“And then there's another locking knob on the side that allows you to move the ball head around.” — Dustin Abbott
Height Range
16 pos · 27 neu · 9 neg
“I'll write down the maximum height, the minimum height of those tripods right here, somewhere there.” — NO limits ON
Portability
34 pos · 10 neu · 8 neg
“I thought I had discovered the best travel tripod until I discovered the elonzi f38 as a travel videographer I'm always looking for ways to make my camera bag lighter and my equipment smaller all while keeping it safe and for the longest time the peak design has been the standard and travel…” — Clay Perry
Mount Compatibility
29 pos · 22 neu · 0 neg
“there and I am good now another great feature that this tripod has that my other tripods also have are these quarter inch threads here this just allows you to mount other accessories like if you want to mount your monitor or mount a secondary camera or your phone or a GoPro you can just take an arm…” — Beasts Of Burden
Leg Design
20 pos · 13 neu · 12 neg
“you do plan on shooting Outdoors you have the ability to change the rubber feet that's provided with the unit to metallic spiked feet these will help you get better grip on grass dirt or different terrains where the rubber feet might inherently struggle one invaluable and nice touch is that both…” — Geeky Nerdy Techy
Foot Versatility
14 pos · 18 neu · 6 neg
“head and now I can take the column off and just put the tripod head without that long column and we can go really low to the ground now so now that we have this very short column we can get really low to the ground so I'm gonna show you sorry if I'm a little bit clumsy but a” — Skyler Ewing Photography
Price & Value
18 pos · 9 neu · 3 neg
“who is from Singapore he thought this was a you know a little expensive for a travel tripod but you're definitely getting a light tripod so is it worth the 260 dollars 270 dollars that it costs I'm going to say for the price Yes actually especially if you're comparing it to ones like Peak design…” — Digital Tech Reviews & Tips | Gabe Shakour

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Max Load
9 pos · 8 neu · 5 neg
“All right, let's talk weight capacity.” — Geeky Nerdy Techy
Weight & Portability
14 pos · 2 neu · 4 neg
“travel tripod and the uh the peak design is 1335 grams whereas the yulanzi tripod is actually 1140 grams and that is actually a noticeable difference when you are holding the two tripods the ulanzi is definitely noticeably lighter and that to me is a really big thing I mean the peak design is still…” — Mark Bennett's Camera Crisis
Setup Speed
11 pos · 3 neu · 2 neg
Handling
7 pos · 5 neu · 2 neg
Build Quality
4 pos · 4 neu · 3 neg
Stability
2 pos · 2 neu · 1 neg
“is that if you put a little ring on top of here that is basically the connection between the small thread and the bigger threads uh and I put this one up here like so and now I can put this in there and like so it's a little bit less stable absolutely true but if you are a tall” — Outdoorguru
Dimensions
2 pos · 2 neu · 0 neg
Material Quality
2 pos · 0 neu · 1 neg

What does a used Ulanzi F38 / Zero cost?

open_box$200

Prices as of Sep 27, 2026 — lowest active listing per condition.

Which reviews is this based on? (24)

Every claim above traces to these original reviews. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs.

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More on the Ulanzi F38 / Zero: Where reviewers split
Reviewer takes: build · foot versatility · generation context · handling · head type · height range · leg design · max load · mount compat · portability · price · setup speed · weight