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Posted at 8:47 AM on Thursday 12/18/08 by
Ben
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MeritLine.com has the Flexible Mini Tripod for Digital Cameras for $7 with free shipping. It has a universal 1/4-20" screw that attaches to your camera. Weighs about 275g. Check out our review on a similar item. [BizRate]

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      Solow - Posted 8:50 am PST 12/18/08 (2911 Posts)  Report Spam

      Not sure what a mini tripod will do.

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      frankburnz - Posted 9:00 am PST 12/18/08 (922 Posts)  Report Spam

      probably does the same thing it does as a normal tripod... only smaller.

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      TheMax7 - Posted 9:03 am PST 12/18/08 (1173 Posts)  Report Spam

      It will do things a regular one can't do, like wrap itself around a tree branch or pole. or even your own arm. Handy little pod, small and portable.

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      wallclock - Posted 9:04 am PST 12/18/08 (74 Posts)  Report Spam

      Cool !

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      padedu - Posted 9:06 am PST 12/18/08 (97 Posts)  Report Spam

      These are awesome! I can stick my camera anywhere and take a pic of the whole family. However, I got mine for $1 at the dollar store!

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      jpezzznuts - Posted 9:20 am PST 12/18/08 (521 Posts)  Report Spam

      Some digital cameras don't have tripod screw mounts (original Sony DSC-T series comes to mind). Make sure you check to see if your camera has one before purchasing. If not there are snap on tripods out there as well.

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      Caribou - Posted 9:44 am PST 12/18/08 (119 Posts)  Report Spam

      For mini-tripods, I like the Ultrapod better. "Flexible" sounds good until you're actually trying to unfold the thing and get it to stay solidly positioned. And the velcro strap on the Ultrapod is handy for attachment to a railing, etc.

      Costs a few bucks more, but more useful.

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      Ghost Rider - Posted 9:48 am PST 12/18/08 (3335 Posts)  Report Spam

      Don't risk your camera on cheap tripod..

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      nolonemo - Posted 10:26 am PST 12/18/08 (972 Posts)  Report Spam

      Various users report that these knock-offs are not as sturdy or reliable as the orignal Gorillapods (which cost 4 or 5 times as much).

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      njb - Posted 11:05 am PST 12/18/08 (2826 Posts)  Report Spam

      the original gorillapod could not hold my old tiny olympus 400. a cheap knockoff did not even last one day.

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      Sensuous - Posted 11:43 am PST 12/18/08 (220 Posts)  Report Spam

      Agreed #8, no way I'd mount my $400 digital camera on a $7 tripod, especially from MeritLine.

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      fubaconat55 - Posted 12:46 pm PST 12/18/08 (251 Posts)  Report Spam

      agreed. might as well tape your camera to a stick.

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      Chrisman - Posted 5:47 pm PST 12/18/08 (3166 Posts)  Report Spam

      These things scared the hell out of me in 'War of the Worlds'

      (I had to bust out the line, it's been a year or so!!)

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      togwotee - Posted 7:59 pm PST 12/18/08 (112 Posts)  Report Spam

      These are not as useful as the ads would make them appear.

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      sillylily921 - Posted 9:50 pm PST 12/18/08 (61 Posts)  Report Spam

      my sister has this and it works really well for her camera. it's really neat because you can bend it to what you're trying to use it on

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