Customer Reviews

AMBICO V-0615 Extendable Mini Tripod

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3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I bought this tripod on a whim after reading a review about the tripod holding a big canon camera. I got it last week and it is truly a very small tripod that holds BIG cameras!
I have a Panasonic FZ10, which is no pocket camera and it holds it steady with no problem!
You must do a little balancing with the part that holds the camera to get it straight, but that takes 20 secs!
I was actually surprised how small it is! And you can fold 2 legs to have all legs straight to store it.
It does not come with a carrying case, but it will definitely will fit in a camera bag.
Very cute, definitely I highly recommend it for the traveler and whoever wants a very tiny little tripod!!

I bought three of these sight unseen, on speculation. While they are nice and small and relatively inexpensive they are also unbelievable cheaply made. One of the units had a leg snap off the very first time I tried to twist/deploy the leg, seconds after pulling it from the package. The "axel" around which the leg pivots is only a tapered screw (like a wood screw) screwed from the opposite side and into the plastic of leg. Thankfully the price was too inexpensive to really bother returning it. Ya gets what ya pay for.

This little Tripod is awesome! From the picture I saw when ordering it, I was not sure if it was going to work for me. When I opened the package I literally laughed I was so excited.

It measures about 3 1/4" when sitting up on its own, and about 4" when folded up. It totally fits in my little camera case.
It is very light weight, but feels sturdy. You can swivel the camera up or down and it locks in tight to hold it still.

It will go everywhere my camera goes!

Very cool tripod! Small enough to fit in my camera bag. Big enough to hold my digital camera steady. J&R shipped the tripod to me extremely fast. Great service. Super price. I highly recommend.

This tripod works really well. I bought this tripod for a Canon Powershot S400. I wanted something small yet sturdy. As others have said this tripod is very small; easily pocketable. This mini pod, when folded, is about 4" x 1" x .5" (nice and flat); it fits perfect inside the Lowepro MX 25 camera bag (similar to D-Res 25 bag) I bought to fit all the accessories (extra battery, extra CF card, battery charger, cables and of course the S400). The tripod has telescoping legs that come out another 2 inches or so...which are key for those shots I want to mount the camera rotated at 90 degrees (I extend just two of the legs so that the tripod doesn't tip over from the weight of the camera; curse Canon for that tripod mount off center of the camera!) I bought it from jpptechnologies with no problems; bought on Tuesday, shipped on Wednesday, received on Monday (NY to CA in 4 days).

This is miniature tripod that's really compact, slips in your pocket. It therefore is a compromise between function and portability. If you've had problems balancing your camera on a rock or log, this will help. If you want something that has more functions, get something bigger.

It's perfect for buttressing against a pillar, wall, or tree for sharper low light pics (see my uploaded photos under customer images).

The legs can telescope out for tallness and the head can rotate for flexible picture taking (again, look at my uploaded photos).

The compactness is perfect for travel and for those low light night scene moments where a tripod is absolutely mandatory with a compact camera.

The tripod now lives in my camera bag as a permanent companion to my camera and memory cards. It was a little awkard to position at first, but for it's size, it's perfect!

I agree with what others said about this great little tripod, however I wanted to add alittle more info. The legs are stiff and they extend. I bought this tripod to use with my Canon G3, which is a heavier camera with a left of center mount. In order to use this tripod with the G3 you must adjust the tripod so that the main support leg goes under the camera placing the adjustment knob, unfortunately, in the front. It's pretty stable however, I'd have to second guess using it in a precarious location, like a steep cliff. Considering this, I think the tripod is great, and recommend it to anyone who wants to always have a tripod in there camera bag.

Maybe OK if you have a small camera, but it's too flimsy to support an SLR. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing (it's small after all), but Vanguard VS41 Flexible MiniTripod is at least as cheap and is sturdy enough to do the job (plus, it's better looking in my opinion).