Vanguard VS41 Flexible Mini Tripod

by Vanguard

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 1 x 3 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009RUCH
• Item model number: VS-41
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (161 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #27 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Tripods & Monopods > Complete Tripod Units
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Carry this ultra-lightweight mini-tripod wherever you roam. It's small enough to fit in your pocket, and perfect for setting up at a moment's notice while travelling. It's designed for use with small point-and-shoot digital, APS, and 35mm cameras. it features three flexible wire legs and plastic ball feet.

Specs include:

• Extension height: 4.3 inches
• Folded height: 5.1 inches
• Weight: 0.1 pound (less than 2 ounces)

Product Description

Vanguard VS41 Flexible MiniTripod

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

139 of 140 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it and here's why, March 8, 2006

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Manish Laxmikant - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vanguard VS41 Flexible Mini Tripod (Electronics)

Update: I've got two more in my cart, ready to add to my next order (for free Super Saver shipping) They're strong enough for a Canon Digital Rebel.

All these reviews are great - I actually bought a different mini-tripod at first but ended up making this my SD550's travel companion. Here are my reasons for liking it a lot:

- I was able to position my camera right on my dash for intervalometer shots (Powershot S2IS) and it actually stayed put while I was driving. The feet are rubberized just well enough and spread far enough to keep the camera in place.
- I carry it in my pocket. Since the legs are flexible, it doesn't get awkward or damaged when I sit down
- With the legs together (and a bit spread out at the bottom) it makes a great pistol grip for little cameras.
- It's the perfect trade-off between using a bean bag and a mini tripod - the legs stay put however you shape them, and mine has seen a lot of bending and still works great
- If I'm shooting at a low speed and risk blurring the shot, I put the tripod legs on my chest for extra stability. It's not much, but your chest is less shaky than your hands alone, and gives you that extra stop for indoor pictures
- While it's light enough to carry around, it also has a bit of weight to balance the weight of small cameras not making the setup too top-heavy.
- Unlike straight-leg tripods, you can make the feet grip a vertical edge, like a cube partition

70 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super handy and better than I expected, January 27, 2006

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A Customer "customer12345657" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This is incredibly useful for the price. It's the cheapest mini tripod out there and the design is brilliantly simple.

It can be adjusted finely even though it looks clumsy. Just start with the legs fanned out but straight, and if you need to adjust the camera angle a little push the appropriate leg so it bends inward.

It's more sturdy than I expected. The rubber feet prevent slipping and the flexible legs can easily hold a typical camera without bending under the weight. Maybe it's not for those 15-pound cameras with a 2 foot lens attached, but if you have one of those you probably aren't looking for a four-dollar tripod.

It has a very small clip on the mount so you can hang it one a bag strap, but you can also just bend the legs around the strap.

The only thing this tripod doesn't do is shoot upward at steep angles. The most I can manage to get out of it with the most extreme pose is about 40 degrees, and with a larger camera balance issues might limit it to less.

One design drawback is the mounting screw is fixed. You don't get a little thumb knob to twist when mounting the camera, you have to rotate the whole tripod. But it's so small and the legs squeeze together so close that it's easy to do.

For four bucks, it would be hard to ask for more.

69 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mini Tripod works with both my digital camera & my Flip Camcorder, June 14, 2009

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ruel (California, USA, Earth) - See all my reviews

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Length:: 2:07 Mins

This is my quick video review of this mini-tripod which I bought from Thememstore here on Amazon. It looks exactly like the one pictured here on Amazon as the "Vanguard VS41 Flexible MiniTripod" but the box says "Vidpro" and there is no logo branding on the tripod itself. Great super cheap price but it doesn't feel cheap. It's worth buying.