Great tripod for the price. It is light and easy to carry. Has a satisfactory hight and range of motion. Not super stable because of the weight - but the trade-off is well worth it. I definitely recommend this product.

Light, portable, not costly, has built in leveling and amazing stability. Not sure what else you could possibly want. Paying more is usually not "better", just paying more. This tripod will do it all.

This probably one of the worst products I've ever bought. So disapponited. Firstly the tripod that was sent to me was a used one but sold to me as NEW. You could clearly see that it was a returned item. Had scratches all over. I don't mind used items but what I don't like is paying for a new item but shipped a used one. Secondly, the tripod is horrible. It makes this squeeking sound when you go up and down and not only that but it also does not turn smoothly as it's supposed to when you use the camcorder. Imagine you record something important and you have all those squeeking sounds when you turn up and down and sideways? I'm guessing it's ok for people who will be using it for small digital cameras but not dSLRs. I wouldn't use it with my E-510. It might collapse down when used with Zuiko 70-300mm lens.
Just horrible product overall. But as they say "you get what you pay for". This tripod is going right back at amazon.

You can definitely tell that this tripod was not meant for professional use. Other tripods I have used we're easier to adjust and didn't move after tightening. This tripod feels a little cheap, yes, I only spent $20 on it, so I guess I couldn't expect more. This tripod did great for my wife's photo class, however I think we'll be needing a better one if she continues pursuing photography.

I bought this together with my Nikon D60. I can tell you right off the bat it is a piece of junk and a waste of money. At first I was somewhat impressed and the sturdiness of the body and its build quality seemed decent, but the head is such junk that it does not screw to my DSLR properly and the camera is left slumped and wobbly. Because of this you can not take a simple, straight photo, and feared constantly for my camera. It doesn't even let you adjust the tilt vertically up or down. This is complete junk, worth spending the $20 toward a better tripod.

Very easy to use and nice bag and handle. Quick release is a good feature.

One of my friends suggested this to me. I just wanted a tripod that does decent job with a digital camera. I even wanted to use it for my camcorder too. Yes, this tripod is not for the camcorder, if you expect smooth movement. But it still does enough to take good videos. The material used is cheap, but the features it came with are pleasing especially for the <$20 price. The extra things I found were 1) A properly positioned handle, 2) Two bubble levellers, 3) Adjustable rubber feet and 4) Extra cushion on the legs. Impresseive! Also it came with the free carrying case. Yes, I agree you may need to be careful while transporting it since the material doesn't look very strong. But I wouldn't expect anything more for its price. If you feel that you are risking your expensive camera/camcorder I am sure you would go for an expensive and stirdy one.

I did not want to spend a lot of money to get a tripod for just ocationally use for my Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ-18 digital camera, which I also bought thru Amazon. For only $20, this tripod has everything I can ask for, and is well made for the price. It is light weight and easy to setup. I am very pleased with the purchase!

The product is excellent. This is my first tripod, and I am completely satisfied... an instruction manual would have saved me about 10-20 minutes (considering that I have had no experience with tripods), but other than that I have nothing but praise for this product.

Great product for indoor and/or light duty use. Not for heavy duty or rugged work because of plastic gears and mechanisms. Comes with a soft vinyl carrying bag. No user manual supplied though but easy to figure out if you are technically inclined.

This tripod is stable enough to hold my Rebel XT, but not tremendously stable. The movement of the legs is semi-fluid and the quick release latch gets stuck sometimes. But hey, it was $20.

This will be a good starter tripod to let me know whether or not I want a more expensive unit.

While this product is labeled as a digital tripod it is certainly not for use with a DSLR. The quick release mechanism, while it sounds like a good idea, is not (unless you want to keep it attached to your camera at all times). The product is poorly made but the design concept is good. On the positive side, it is light and portable. The leveling bubbles are a nice touch. On the negative side is the instability of the quick release mechanism. If you put a DSLR on it, it will wobble. The wing nut controlling the horizontal rotation did not function and returning the product for this is not worth the grief. Do your self a favor and spend a little more money for a more substantial product. You'll be happier in the long run.

I got this tripod with doubt, whether it was worth for $20.00 . And to my amazement it was. Not extremely sturdy, but works good enuf for me as a beginner. Excellent resource for starters. Definitely, recommed it.

This is the perfect tripod for the casual family photographer! It is light weight yet strong and sturdy, easily adjustable, and collapses down to a convenient size. The carrying case makes it easy to tote along on vacations, kids recitals, anywhere.

This product was not intended for the larger SLR or Digital cameras. The head is plastic and not stable enough to hold the weight of your high dollar cameras. The concept and the Production are correct. This tripod needs to be upgraded to a light weight aluminum to hold the larger SLR and Digital cameras. It works fine on the smaller three through eight mega pixel cameras that are light weight cameras used with the timer and on automatic.

This product is an all around excellent product. It's lightweight, easy to use and has many features and functions to be able to get a variety of camera angles. It was intended for our video camera but fits for our digital still camera as well. I highly recommend this product!

The price is cheap, it kinda feels cheap, but it works great. It's pretty much aluminum and plastic, very light, has a handle on the side that can be useful, comes with a handy carrying bag, and has a hook underneath in case you need to add some weight to it. I use it for my dslr until I can buy a really nice one, and it does it's job just fine. The picture shows a metal and plastic handle, but the handle is all plastic so you know. If you're looking for a cheap one, this'd be the cheap one to get.

3 of us on an art club bought this tripod coz its like $10 plus shippin, a tripod less than $20 , how could u go wrong with that, yeah its kinda flimsy and made out of plastic , but if u treat it gently it would take you to the roughest shooting location and be able to utilize it.....

and for those peeps who broke some part of it , one of my buddy did too, because he havent use a tripod before, so he forgot to loosen up some parts of it , before rotating whatever.....

i recommend this product, but once again operate it gently, cause its made of plastic......

This tripod is very convenient and has all the functions you need from a tripod. I like the design of the hook in the center where you can hang a heavy bag to increase the stability.

I purchased this as a gift. My son is very pleased with it. It has more features than the one he owned previously.

This is no fault of 47th. Street Photo, but this tripod is junk. The price is so cheap that I selected it for my wife because she is interested in photography and I thought it would be a good starter model. I planned on replacing it with something better if she ended up actually using it.

The plastic on the tripod is very cheap and brittle. She tried to turn the crank to extend the camera upwards and the plastic gear broke off some spokes, rendering useless the ability to raise and lower the camera. Also, the camera doesn't seat into the top very well. It's wobbly. When you turn the camera on it's side to take a portrait picture, I was actually afraid it would come loose.

With the shipping, all I did was add $22.00 to the price of the new tripod I will end up purchasing. Bottom line: They just shouldn't make things this cheap. Do yourself a favor and pay a little more for something that will last longer than 2-3 days.

Cheap plastic handle on the crank broke off on less than one turn. Luckily I was inspecting it before mailing it across the country as a gift. Inspection of other parts shows poor assembly, fit & finish and very rough (SHARP) edges. PLEASE put your hard earned money elswhere.

I loved the price and the tripod is great for all my projects. I say take your time and learn to work all the different positions and this tri-pod will pay for itself over n over again Top Notch!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a great tri-pod no matter the price. Allows you to take great pictures, and is very light and compact,I'm glad I went with this then a more expensive one.

I am planning on sending this tripod back as soon as I get back home. I bought it right before a trip to Paris, and first set it up while I was out sightseeing. It's nice and light, and easy to carry around, but it doesn't hold the camera tightly enough. I tried shooting a few pictures at night, but the tripod was so wobbly, that they were blurry. Also, when I adjusted the tripod to take a vertical picture, my camera almost fell off the top and onto the ground. It's a cheap piece of junk.

I couldn't be more pleased. All the features of more expensive tripods, but well-built nonetheless.

I bought this product reading the reviews. I was looking for a tripod for my KODAK Easyshare camera and was wondering whether this tripod would be compatible with it..and it was! Its a great product with great features.I had never used a tripod earlier and this proved out to be a good experience for a "first timer".

I find it very convenient and easy to use. No problems in adjusting height and securing it tight. No screws to tighten. Our earlier tripod, though worked good for some time, the screw tightening turned out to troublesome.

It has all the features that I would expect for an inexpensive tripod and functions well. Would definitely recommend for those who need a tripod on the go and don't need to worry if something happens to it.

If you are looking for a simple but elegant one, this is the best product for the price. It's not very sturdy like the expensive one, but serves the purpose for everyday use!

for the price. more stable than a tripod i bought previously and the price was the same.

This tripod has all the features compared for the price we pay. I would say as one of the best tripod in its category.

I needed a cheap & lightweight tripod for my DSLR while traveling, due to a shipping delay, I bought a similar tripod from Ritz camera for $40 to get me thru a Denver trip. Once I returned this tripod was waiting, not only did it have all the features and similar build as the $40 tripod from Ritz, it had more! The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is the slight instability at max height extension which makes camera suject for vibration and slight motion from even a slight breeze, but there is a hook present where you could secure some extra weight if desired. This is an unbelievable value!!!

Great value! Unless you are a professional photographer I doubt you'll need any other tripod.

Even if I had paid three times as much for this tripod, I would have still considered it a good deal. The build quality is great and the price is even better. I anticipate using this for many years of 35mm photography.