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Wrestling with the octopus

Advantages: A good quality product that is strong and durable
Disadvantages: Difficult to stop playing with it

My husband is a keen amateur photographer. When I first knew him he owned a rather cumbersome extendable tripod; awkward to carry around and difficult to assemble quickly. Since that time he has always managed without a tripod, but has often wished tha ...

dee7778 19.01.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom Tripod

A failure-pod

Advantages: light
Disadvantages: can't adjust height much

This Hama tripod was one of the first one I ever bought. As I started getting interested in photography I started buying additions to try and improve the quality of my photographs. What I should have done from the beginning was realise what I needed was a ...

Jennster85 10.06.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Hama Traveller 3 Tripod

The Hama Traveller compact tripod

Advantages: lightweight, easy to transport, decent height
Disadvantages: legs tricky to collapse, limited to vertical/horizontal head placement, only big enough for compac

What is it? The hama traveller compact is another small tripod of the variety that isn't designed for SLR cameras. What does it look like? The tripod is bigger than many of the other minature tripods available and stands between 22.5 and 43cm high - this ...

Huomenna 27.04.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Hama Traveller 3 Tripod

my large steady hand

Advantages: lightweight, fully adjustable
Disadvantages: the cost

...for each of my cameras, I have this Hama Star 61 Tripod for my DLSR, and I have the Hama Traveller Mini Tripod for my compact camera. I could also use this Star 61 tripod with my compact camera if I wanted to, but I don't really see the po ...

michelley26 25.07.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Hama Star 61 Tripod

Hama star 61 tripod review

Advantages: light, affordable, has most of the features you would need in day to day situations, quite tall
Disadvantages: not very rugged/durable

The Hama star 61 tripod is an affordable, light weight and very good value low end tripod. So should you get it? In short, yes. For the price (I got it for about £16 on amazon) it is an excellent choice for photography enthusiasts and beginners who wish ...

zedos180 10.11.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Hama Star 61 Tripod