Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

This product is easy to use and a very good value for someone who is just beginning to expand their photographic endeavors.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

This is my first tripod and I love it! Its easy to use, very stable, and doesn't take up a lot of room.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

Living on the big island of Hawaii I have a great varity of weather conditions and photo ops. This tripod meets my utmost needs.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

I would recommend to others for light use

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

Cheap tripods have their place, but there are cheap fairly rugged tripods and cheap junk tripods. A description on a web page won't tell you much. Go to a store with lots of tripods, and play with them for a while. It will become obvious in a short time which to choose.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

This is a fine lightweight travel tripod for a small point and shoot camera.
I find the design and construction very good.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

I received this tripod as part of a package with a National Geographic backpack. While the backpack seems to show some promise, this item immediately is junk--indeed the ball head fell apart when I tried to fit its top to the base of my digital camera. It may have been my fault, but there were few directions--just a list of features. That may have been a blessing in disguise, because I doubt if the tripod would have been able to hold up my camera with its kit lens, let alone with a 55-250mm zoom lens.

How can I give this tripod a rating of no stars???

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

When snapping the locks the cheap plastic hardware breaks. Bought one on July 3rd - shot fireworks. Shot three - count 'em one, two, three pictures with it and found it broken. Took it back for replacement, and the replacement broke the FIRST TIME I touched it. Maybe I'm too stupid to use this product... but I don't think so. Cheap. Avoid.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

Not a bad little tripod but forget outdoor work, the little rubber feet keep falling off and if you strap it to the side of your back pack.. you will lose them (like I did this last weekend on a nature trip to take pictures). Shame on you National Geographic. You should know better. DO NOT take outdoor images with this. NG should stand for 'NO GOOD'. If you buy this make sure all the rubber feet are in the box and make sure you understand, though it says PRO on the outside of the box, it will tumble with a TRUE pro camera (Canon 1D or Nikon D3 for example). It shuddered with my 5D and would get nervous with a D40 or Rebel attached I am sure. P&S need only apply here. The tighting screws really complain with heavier cameras attached. A better buy would be a SLIK Sprint Pro GM. Note: Even the SLIK is small, but it is beefier than then NG. Best use for these with bigger D-SLRs is for short macro work where you take out the center pole and go LOW for a low point of gravity. Yes, you can push it a bit and use it like a regular tripod on your nature trip, but ONLY if you stay close and hold onto it at all times. I used it for some neat sunset infrared shots this past weekend too, with long exposures. But there were no kids or animals running around to knock it over.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

Nice tripod light weight and easy to carry around for hiking and camping. the only problem is it can't hold alot of weight and a little unstable when a heavy lens is on it.

Comments about National Geographic National Geographic Tundra Tripod with 3-Way Head:

I use it extensively in field work taking nature shots; It makes macro-focusing of the minute details of small flowers work wherein I cannot make this work holding the camera by hand.