Sony A57 straps The included head is a

The included head is a generously sized ballhead unit with an independent pan lock and drag control

9 feet high

Runs on a pair of standard AA batteries

geartrain-aligned revolving adapter that will flip your camera exactly 90 degrees

minor wear on the diaphragm blades

Sony A57 straps The included head is aThe Sony A57 is a DSLT camera with a 16mp APS C sensor, tilt swivel screen, and a pretty decent EVF. What is an SLT camera? Excellent question. The T stands for Translucent, referring to the translucent mirror that transmits most of the light to the sensor, and bounces a small portion up to the viewfinder housing, where a traditional phase based system runs the autofocus system. The result is a camera that's built for live view, but with phase detect