December 24th, 2008 by 
Photo-John
Mini Tripods
Every photographer needs a mini tripod. Mini tripods are easy to pack, easy to keep around, and they’re especially good for point-and-shoot cameras. A mini tripod may not be able to support ten pounds of camera and lens. But they’ll make self-portrait, group shots, and spontaneous nighttime photos possible because they’re so small and easy to keep around. Every photographer should have one. A couple of excellent mini tripods are the Joby Gorillapod and the Ultrapod.
The Joby Gorillapod is made of articulated ball joints with rubber grips around each ball and grippy, rubberized feet. You can use it as a normal three-leg camera support or you can adjust the flexible legs to mount your camera on a tree, a bike, a rock, or whatever. |
 Price: about $25 |
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The Pedco Ultrapod is made of plastic so it’s very light. It folds up very small and the larger model can support any point-and-shoots, small DSLRs, and compact digital video cameras. It has a Velcro strap on one leg so you can attach it to tree branches, fence posts, etc. |
 Price: about $20 |
Related Content:
Digital Camera Holiday Shopping Guide
Tripod Reviews
Official Joby Web Site
Official Pedco Web Site
More Cheap Holiday Gifts For Photographers:
(one a day until December 25th)
 Mini Tripods |
 Memory Cards |
 Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop |
 Fingerless Gloves |
 Memory Card Wallets |
 Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloths |
 Holga Toy Camera |
 The Pod |
 Camera Strap |
 Gift Certificates |
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December 18th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Hi, John…
Betsy Brill here, Professor Kobré’s wife and executive vice president of EVERYTHING at http://www.lightscoop.com.
Thanks for the write-up!
Thought you and your readers would want to know about a great SALE on the Lightscoop at Adorama, our EXCLUSIVE online reseller.
Happy holidays!
December 18th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Now, that looks like the PERFECT camera accessory which I had been dreaming about. Reasonably priced too. Thanks very much John for posting this article!!!
December 21st, 2008 at 8:35 am
This is a great idea John! Now I can just point my wife to this link for ideas while still keeping a tiny little bit of surprise in Christmas.
December 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Man, this is great! I always carry my cleaning cloth in my linty linty pokets