Hi, can someone advise how sturdy the camera stand is. Would it work with DSLR camera or is it more suitable for point and shoot?
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As heavy a tripod as you can carry, with as sturdy a head as you can afford.
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The stand is clearly design to be used with a point and shoot camera. Nevertheless you can use it with a DSLR if you must. I have done it. What you need to do is to tilt the vertical shaft in the direction of the base "feet" in order to move the weight to the center. This is possible due to the fact that the shaft connects to the base trough an articulated joint. Then you'll have to correct the angle of the camera itself tinkering with the upper spherical joint (this is the hard part). Finally you'll need to use a remote or a cable (or use the time delay feature) to actually shoot the pictures, because the whole ensemble would be kind of shaky. So, yeah, it can't be done but if you can spend a few extra dollars, buy a tripod to go with this product and your life will be much more easy
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Yes, I believe it should work well with the weight of a DSLR camera, lens and flash. It is a heavy duty design and quite durable.
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Yes, just make sure it is secured, I have used this tripod to support my Canon power shoot, and Canon T5i and couple of my Canon film cameras with no issues.
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If your camera has a regular tripod connecting point http://www.takegreatpictures.com/content/images/threaded_hole_tripod_mount.jpg it should be fine. I want to mention that this tripod is light so if you have a very heavy camera, it may still shake depending on the wind conditions. Other wise, for a point and shoot, this is actually a pretty good buy. A good judgement would be, if you are going for more professional look, professional tools (including a really good tripod) are necessary. But of for regular shots, this tripod works just fine!
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Yes! It may not be stable as a professional tripod but will hold your camera for a nice picture. I recommend it!
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I use it for my DSLR with a 100-400 telephoto lens and it has no problem. I used to have a real heavy 4x5 view camera (steel construction) which I would not have put on this, but I think any typical DSLR-lens combo would easily be held by it. It is pretty sturdy.
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This mount will not be a good mount for a DSLR size camera. It works fine for a small point/shoot compact camera, but it is not sturdy enough to hold a 2 to 4 pound camera steady. I bought it to mount to a rifle scope and after some slight modifications it works ok for that, but my camera is a small Casio high speed camera. There are no adapters that come with it. WYSIWIG. There is a 1/4-20 mounting screw on the perpendicular bar that attaches to the bottom of the camera.
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I used it for a go pro and a point and shoot Nikon my guess is it will be ok as long as you dont go nutty with the bigger interchangeable lenses its pretty sturdy
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The tripod is very sturdy. It's kinda heavy so I would say it probably will hold that much weight.. I bought a huge lens & keep it attached at all times.
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Yes. However, it is pretty lightweight, so a DSLR camera won't be as stable as it would with a more heavy duty tripod. In my case, I'm using the tripod to hold a pocket video camera (Kodak Zi8) which is very light, so this tripod is perfectly suited.
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I wouldn't think it is beefy enough for a DSLR. I would go with a different unit for that.
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I would think that this is suitable for a point and shoot camera, but not a heavier SLR
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It will NOT support the weight though, I already tried it with that camera and the plastic leg locks broke. Don't risk your camera on this cheap tripod.
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Sorry, I am using it with a DSLR camera so I don't know. However, it is built very sturdyand a nicely build product.
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I would use something stronger for your DSLR for sure. This thing is great for a lightweight Go Pro, but I wouldn't put anything heavy or expensive on it. In theory it would work though.
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No. It's not very sturdy. I put a Canon T5i camera with a long throw lens (about 4 pounds) on it and it was very noisy and struggled. I was not very happy with this product and would only recommend it for people wanting to display stuff like jewelry or other VERY light items.
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I don't know yet. I have just attached it to my camera rig and have only been out once. That said, I have a heavy rig - Canon 7D with grip , using my Canon 70-200 L, and it seemed sturdy enough. Won't know for sure until there is a failure, which will probably lead me to test it over a mattress or something like that.