Slik SDV-20 Light Weight Video/Photo Tripod

Rating:
Summary: This thing is 15 bucks for a decent tripod. Buy it now!
Review: This is a decent tripod. I should have a Canon tripod, and they are almost identical. Unfortunately, I paid more than $35 for my Canon tripod. When this bad boys only $15 and if you buy two. You can get free shipping. I didn't really need another tripod, but when I saw was only 15 bucks. The one time I need to this things in a payoff.

Plus, this makes a great gift for anyone who recently is gotten a digital camera or digital video camera. They will think you're a big spender, when actually got out on the cheeps

So I recommend this tripod is good quality, not great, but it's $15 of dimension by the way that it's only $15. Yes, $15. That's crazy go nuts!

Have some fun and get it done

Rating:
Summary: Good Quality, Cheap Price
Review: When searching for a tripod, I wasn't looking for an expensive professional broadcast grade product but, on the other hand, I didn't want something so cheap it would fall apart at the seams, collapse and destroy camcorder or camera. I was hesitant about purchasing this unit for that very reason, I mean come on, $15, how much faith can I put in that? Ultimately my bugdet prevailed and I opted for the SLIK SDV-20. I was impressed by its solid construction for a tripod of that price. It's relatively lightweight and can only support up to 4 lbs, but that's all I needed. I use it with a Canon Powershot A95 digital camera and a Samsung SCD27 MiniDV camcorder, the latter only weighting a couple of pounds with battery. That being said, I wouldn't consider leaving this tripod unattended in windy or other adverse conditions as it is lightweight and can be top heavy when fully extended. All in all, it's one of the best $15 I ever spent.

Pros: Cheap, Lightweight, Easy storage(fits in a small to medium size duffle), Durable, Excellent height(almost 60 inches, 10 inches higher than like priced tripods)

Cons: Lightweight(can be top heavy), Pan and tilt adjustments not very smooth(when used with a heavier camera or camcorder), Only 1 quick-release attachment plate(could've used 2 for both my cameras), Quick-release attachment plate needs a flat head screwdriver to attach to camera(have to carry around the flat head screwdriver with the tripod to switch between cameras)