Vanguard VS41 Flexible Mini Tripod by Vanguard
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Digital camera reviews of Vanguard VS41 Flexible Mini Tripod
Digital camera Review: Great for trips
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought the tripod and took it on two vacations. It is great. It fits in your pocket and was handy to have around for pictures using a timer and for pictures at night.Digital camera Review: Great item, but not for medium size cameras
Summary: 3 Stars
I used to have a tripod just like this that worked great with my Nikon SLR a big camera (not digital). Then I kept using it with different compact cameras including the not so lightweights Canon Powershot A80 and then the A640 which got stolen with the tripod. I bought a Canon Powershot S5 IS and this tripod, and unfortunately it is not strong enough to hold the camera. I have to pretty much put two of the legs all the way forward in order to balance the weight and not have my camera fall lens first.
I haven't tried this specific tripod with other cameras, but it seems that it could hold a regular compact one.
Digital camera Review: Great little mini
Summary: 5 Stars
Great minipod. Rubber non-slip feet. Flexible legs. Fits in your pocket. No need to say more. Basically, if you need it, you know what it is and what to do with it.Digital camera Review: Great little tripod for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great little tripod for the price.
It's best for a point and shoot small camera but it will even work with a DSLR if you are careful.
If you want something a bit better and more versatile, check out the GorrilaPod:
Joby GP1-01EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey)
This can be attached to the edge of a chair or a pole, etc.
At any rate, it's nice to not have to put your camera directly down on a surface and you can use this to get a level shot no matter how the surface is. I also use it to get a bit of elevation when recording videos of myself at my computer, etc.
Digital camera Review: Great little tripod, feet can stain surfaces
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this tripod to help take close-up photos of food. It's inexpensive and generally works very well. It attaches solidly to my ultracompact digital camera (Panasonic Lumix FX9) and it's easy to get it to stand. The legs are a bit springy so I usually have to hold it in place with a hand, too, to get just the right angle, but the tripod ensures the camera doesn't move for longer exposures, which is what I cared about. If you were trying to use it to take multiple shots from the exact same angle, it might pose problems, as the legs won't hold totally still at any very tilted angles.
The main problem I have with this is that the rubber ball-feet are very soft rubber and apparently are very soluble in oil, because I was using it on my butcher-block counter top (sealed with wax & oil) and it left black smears everywhere. After that I used it on a tablecloth and it smeared black all over that, too. I wrapped each little foot in some cheesecloth with a twist-tie to hold it on and now it's great, but it's a bit silly that I have to do that. I'd have paid a few extra bucks for feet made of some other material, maybe silicone, that wouldn't have that problem.