Tripods

[KimAshton]

can anyone recommend a good and small tripod?? I didn't have time to buy one before i went to FL and now I am going to disneyland and I know I need one for the fireworks???

I forgot which one people recomended that wraps around things??

 

[jann1033]

i think you are thinking of the gorilla pod...the manufacturer is joby i believe. don't have one but some seem to like it. i just bought a giotto tripod mt series i really like so far but they cost more than the gorillapod.( hpmanufacturing is the website for giotto in the us if you want to see them)

 

[MarkBarbieri]

How small is small? The gorillapod is a popular option for an itty-bitty tripod, but it's so small that it needs to be put on something. For a small packing, ground standing tripod, I like the Gitzo GT1550T.

 

[boBQuincy]

The GorillaPod works well but is only about a foot tall.
For a carry around tripod I like Velbon's Maxi 347 series. Like some other things, tripods have three main characteristics: sturdiness; size & weight; price.
You can pick two of these and the third falls where it may, which is another way of saying there is no sturdy, small, inexpensive tripod.