Pro Tripod by Peak Design
- Jul 14, 2025
- 4 min read
Professional tripods co-developed with Jimmy Chin to be faster, stronger, smaller, and delightful to use for photo or video.
Peak Design, in collaboration with renowned adventure photographer and filmmaker Jimmy Chin, has launched its latest groundbreaking project on Kickstarter: the Pro Tripod by Peak Design. Building upon the revolutionary design of their award-winning Travel Tripod, the Pro Tripod family re-engineers every aspect to deliver unparalleled strength, stability, and speed, all while maintaining a remarkably compact form factor for professional photographers and filmmakers.
Project Overview
Name and Creator: Pro Tripod by Peak Design (co-developed with Jimmy Chin) by Peak Design.
What It Is: The Pro Tripod family (available in Pro Lite, Pro, and Pro Tall models) represents Peak Design's answer to the demand for a professional-grade tripod that doesn't compromise on portability. It is a meticulously designed, high-performance tripod system engineered to handle heavy professional camera rigs in the most demanding environments, seamlessly transitioning between photo and video workflows with innovative accessories.
Key Features
Radical Architecture for Unprecedented Stability: Building on the original Travel Tripod's space-saving design, the Pro Tripod features six-sided, non-circular carbon fiber legs and a flanged carbon fiber center column. This geometry eliminates wasted space, allowing the tripod to pack down to an incredibly small diameter, while simultaneously offering significantly increased strength and stability (up to 40.1 lbs capacity).
Precision CNC-Machined Construction: Unlike many tripods that use die-cast parts, the Pro Tripod boasts a fully CNC-machined center hub and tighter tolerances throughout, ensuring superior rigidity, durability, and a smooth, precise operation.
Advanced Pro Ball Head with Fluid Panning: All Pro Tripods include Peak Design's new Arca-compatible Pro Ball Head, which integrates a built-in fluid panning platform with its own separate locking knob. This allows for smooth, level panoramic shots even on uneven terrain, and features an upgraded quick-lock mechanism for instant, secure camera attachment.
Seamless Photo-to-Video Conversion: An innovative, optional Tilt Mod accessory (available as an add-on) instantly transforms the Pro Ball Head into a fluid pan-and-tilt head, eliminating the need to carry a separate video head. This, combined with the ball head's inherent leveling capabilities, provides pro-level video movements with minimal bulk. An optional Pro Leveling Base is also available for those wishing to mount their own video head.
Lightning-Fast Deployment & Ergonomics: Redesigned aluminum leg locking cams allow for quicker, smoother operation, enabling users to open all three leg locks in a single action. The CNC-machined leg angle adjusters offer a satisfying push-button operation and lie flush when packed, ensuring snag-free portability.
Integrated & Thoughtful Details: The Pro Tripod cleverly integrates a stowable phone mount within the center column, along with a new folding hex multi-tool for on-the-go adjustments and maintenance. The rubber feet are also removable and can be swapped with optional spike feet for superior stability on varied terrains.
Three Sizes for Every Professional Need:
Pro Lite: The most portable and lightest, while still offering significantly more capacity than the original Travel Tripod.
Pro: The balanced option, offering excellent stability, height, and portability.
Pro Tall: The maximum height and stiffness for demanding studio or landscape work, at the expense of slight portability.
Built to Last, Guaranteed for Life: Like all Peak Design products, the Pro Tripod is built from weather and impact-resistant materials and is designed for easy serviceability, backed by Peak Design's lifetime guarantee. The company is also certified carbon neutral and committed to rigorous environmental and labor standards.
Rewards
Pro Lite Tripod:
[Wait & Save] ($619 USD):
Includes: One (1) Pro Lite Tripod. (Offers the highest discount, e.g., 23% off MSRP of $799.95, with estimated delivery between November 2025 and February 2026).
[Get it ASAP] ($709 USD):
Includes: One (1) Pro Lite Tripod. (Available for US shipping addresses only, offers a lower discount, e.g., 11% off, with earlier estimated delivery in October 2025).
Pro Tripod:
[Wait & Save] ($659 USD):
Includes: One (1) Pro Tripod. (Offers the highest discount, e.g., 25% off MSRP of $899.95, with estimated delivery between November 2025 and February 2026).
[Get it ASAP] ($799 USD):
Includes: One (1) Pro Tripod. (Available for US shipping addresses only, offers a lower discount, e.g., 11% off, with earlier estimated delivery in October 2025).
Pro Tall Tripod:
[Wait & Save] ($729 USD):
Includes: One (1) Pro Tall Tripod. (Offers a significant discount, e.g., 27% off MSRP of $999.95, with estimated delivery between November 2025 and February 2026).
The Idea
Concept: The core concept behind the Pro Tripod is to solve the long-standing dilemma for professionals: choosing between a highly stable, but bulky, traditional tripod and a portable, but often less stable, travel tripod. Peak Design's goal was to apply their revolutionary space-saving design to professional-grade equipment, creating a line of tripods that are exceptionally stable, highly portable, and incredibly versatile for both still photography and fluid video work.
Inspiration: Inspired by the demands of top-tier professionals like Jimmy Chin and the ongoing feedback from their loyal user base, Peak Design meticulously re-examined every component of tripod architecture. Their motivation was to develop a family of tripods that truly empower creators by providing rock-solid stability for heavy gear in any environment, while simultaneously being delightful to use, quick to deploy, and compact enough to carry everywhere. The Pro Tripod embodies their commitment to pushing the boundaries of design and engineering to create tools that seamlessly integrate into the workflow of the most demanding photographers and filmmakers.
