Customer Reviews

Sima Universal Mini Tripod w/Camera Clip

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

 

 

This mini tripod will surely do the job of steadying your small digital camera. The standard screw mount has a quick release so that you may turn the knob to quickly tighten or loosen (3 turns) the camera from the tripod. This releases the quick release attachment from the tripod, freeing the camera. The small attachment piece is tightened or removed by hand.

The ball head allows omnidirectional movement and has a notch for 90 degree (straight down) subjects. This is handy for macro photographs or vertical orientation of your camera. When using it with my Cannon A95, it wanted to tip over in this position unless I held the leg. That's okay. The ball head, being the only joint for camera angling, also means that panning (horizonatal rotation) is not truly achievable. But this is a tripod for serious point and shooters, not professional field work. However, there are other minis that do.

It is a cooperative supporter that does the job with competence. It is very light and compact, easily fitting into your pocket. The legs are extendable, adding another 2.25 inches to the original 5 for 7.25 inches total height.

The build quality is where the tripod could have been better. The legs are riveted to the hinge and won't stand up to neglect. Except for the ball joint and screw top, the pieces are plastic but seem strong enough. Another plastic piece is a clip that screws onto the mount to hold a cell phone camera, pictured above.

User Tips: I found it useful to remove the leash, and oil the 2 release screws. And of course, using the 2 second delay for the shutter release (if your camera has it) prevents your finger pressure from budging the camera during exposure time.

With a little care, the three legged mate should out-serve its cost with sharp pictures and great convenience, making it a very good value, worth an easy recommendation.

Sturdy, light, cheap, and small. I like the quick release thing too.

The trypod fits nicely in my camera case. It's great for setting up on the hood of the car and taking a picture of both my wife and myself, proving that we were both on the same vacation.

I purchased this stand specifically for the top portion - a simple way to put my iPhone onto a tripod. But before I had even tried to mount the clamp onto something more interesting, the piece of plastic developed cracks. Turns out that you screw the plastic clamp part directly to the supplied tripod. Metal vs. Plastic isn't much of a fair fight. It hasn't completely been useless and if your only intention was to use the clamp on the small supplied tripod, that works okay. It does grip the iPhone without scratching it and the clamp has a decent enough hold to do the job. If you can find something else for a few more dollars, go that direction, but if you just need a cheap little stand, that is what this is.

This mini tripod is a real bargain. For its price you get a really lightweight tripod with a moving base which is sturdy enough to hold medium-sized cameras. It had no trouble holding my Canon A620 nice and steady. The quick release base is a matter of preference I suppose, but I liked it and it looks fairly well made. It also has a thingy that can snap your cell phone to take pictures with it. The snapping area has a soft rubber coating to avoid scratching your phone.

Excellent quality; easy to use;compact; good value; I highly recommend this product

I bought this for use with my Galaxy S II. The group performs well and is functional. The tripod portion is a bit flimsy however. You can remove the grip, and mount it to a full size tripod though. I was worried that the gripping force would be too , but is adequate. The mount works in portrait and landscape mode. For the price, it deserves 4 stars.

I have used this tripod only a few times, but it has come in handy. It saves lugging around my full size one. I mainly use it to steady the camera in close areas when I take pictures of my models or something lower to the ground that the full size won't reach down to. I found it quite steady when I use both a standard pocket sized digital camera, and with my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 camera. With the Panasonic, I have sometimes put it on a timer so I can minimize any chance of shake, after all, these are small tripods and not meant to be as steady as a larger full sized one, although I find this to be quite steady. The only thing I find as a negative is that the tilting of the head only goes down in one direction, between two legs. I would have preferred an adjustable tilt, as when the Panasonic is on the tripod, it falls forward if I want to take a picture looking down, and I have to hold on to the leg in the back. However, this is only the case if you have the legs in the shorter position, when extended, it is very stable, and I don't have to hold it, but sometimes I like to get the camera closer to the ground. But this is not too much of a problem for me to do this, just letting other know about it.

Things I like about it are: nice rubber feet help keep it in position, it doesn't slide about; a long handle for tightening the head, and it seems able to hold even the heavy Panasonic camera; and it has a strap. I use it to wrap around the handle of my camera case, and the tripod slips into the Velcro patch in the back. I have included a picture of that in case your interested; the legs slide out smoothly and hold their position and it is quite light and compact.

Very light tripod.

It is only 6 inches tall. Ok for small cameras. easy to carry.

I'll say it is a fair product for the price, i won't give it 5 stars because it could be a better product.. but as i said for 15 bucks it does what it's supposed to do. Not good for big cameras like the canon S3 IS .. but it did a good job with my Kodak easyshare cx7430.

My advice is just as simple: if you want a fair product for 15 bucks this is it!