Large Flexible Tripod for SLR, DSLR and compact cameras – Black/Charcoal and light grey Malleable Stand Designed for your Digital Point and Shoot Camera – Latest Cool, Stylish and Compact Design For your favorite Camera, SLR, DSLR – Protect Your Investment – Best Lifetime Guarantee

I bought this as a budget alternative to the Gorilla Pod. I've only ever used the Gorilla Pod designed for compact cameras, so I can't offer a direct comparison, but I feel like this one is very sturdy and grippy. The joints are slightly difficult to adjust, but I think it has to be designed this way to support the added weight of a DSLR.I used it with my T4i, battery grip w/ 2 batteries, and an 18-135 STM IS lens and didn't have any problems with it sagging under all that weight.For me, there are two downsides to this budget tripod, but they are easy to fix:1. This one is partly my fault, but I didn't look close enough to notice that it doesn't have an adjustable ball head. Because of how stiff the joints are, it's sometimes difficult to get the camera level.2. The camera mounting bolt isn't part of the tripod, it just slides in from the underneath. When you don't have a camera mounted to the tripod, the 1/4 inch thread sticking out the top can fall out and get lost.Here's the cheap and easy fix I used to fix these two issues. I bought this inexpensive Neewer SLR ball head attachment:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008O2CAG8/ref=oh_details_o01_s02_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1It keeps the 1/4" bolt secured to the tripod, and allows me to easily level the camera while on the tripod. This isn't a very smooth ball head mount and would make some jerky video if you tried to rotate it while filming, but for still pictures and video it's a great budget setup.

I bought this because it seemed to be the cheapest tripod sturdy enough to support a DSLR. Which it does. Granted, I only have a prime lens. But it works!The rubber feet are wonderfully sticky. It's big and tall and sturdy -- doesn't seem like any legs are likely to snap off, which is what people complain about with cheap flex pods. Two things are annoying. The shoe is fairly small, so it has a lot of trouble balancing my camera straight. I have a Nikon D70 and it is much heavier on the right side of the camera. Even with the screw tightened up, I have to compensate with the legs to get the camera to sit level-ish on the tripod. Also, it has a game leg that is much looser than the other two. If the other two legs were to get just as loose, it wouldn't be strong enough to, say, wrap around a branch and still hold up the camera.

You have to either buy a ball head for it or carry a screwdriver. Other reviewers tell it better but it only has a screw on the mount plate with nothing to hold the screw in when your camera is not connected and the screw does not have a wingnut so you can't connect it to your camera by hand. Expect to pay about $25 for a decent ball head so you may want to do the math and just look for one of these that has a ball head already even though it may cost a bit more.

I have not used this item in the field yet, but I have played around with it with my camera and random objects in my house. I have a Nikon D5300, and this seems to hold it up great. I attached it to a lamp pole, and the little rubber parts (outside ring of joints) seem to keep it in place pretty well, and the camera is definitely supported. The joints are pretty stiff, which is probably why it stays in place pretty well.My only gripe is mentioned by others, which is that the screw that holds the camera isn't attached, but screws into a female piece when the camera is not attached. Therefore, it would be pretty easy to lose by dropping when putting the camera on/taking it off.I still say 5 stars though, particularly for the price. Saving that much money makes it worth dealing with the small annoyance of the screw.

I bought this to use with a DSLR (T5i for reference), but it is unusable for the most part. I use two lens mainly, the Sigma 10-20 f/4 and the Sigma 18-35 Art. The 18-35 is very heavy, I get that, and the 10-20 is no lightweight, but this tripod absolutely cannot handle either very well (cannot handle the 18-35 at all). Also, the screw thread to mount the camera is very difficult to use, compared to any other tripod out there. Its flimsy, you need to spread the legs completely apart (sounds bad, I know) and use a coin or something to tighten the tripod completely.I think this is Ok for GoPros or point and shoots, but not for DSLRs at all. Unless you're using something like a 40mm pancake lens, or a kit lens, its not going to be ideal.

Despite the fact that one of the legs detached from the center mount while it was in my camera bag, I would buy another one of these in a heartbeat. The addition of an inexpensive ball head as suggested by a previous reviewer is an EXCELLENT idea, glad I did this. A little epoxy took care of the detached leg; considering forcing the others off and adding my own glue, but they seem pretty tight.

Pretty neat tool especially when you don't want to pay gorilla prices. does the job, I use it with a canon eos 600d body, even with the macro lenses it remains steady. only thing that is really annoying is that the screw whispered is used to attach the body gets loose fairly quick so you have to pay attention when you dismount your camera.

I haven't gotten to use this to its possible full potential yet, but in messing with it I can determine 2 things - it is super hard to get the legs back straight, but it does hold up my Nikon D5200 without a problem. Buttt also a little difficult to get the camera screwed on, you pretty much need a flat head with you whenever you want to use it.