I actually bought the Pixi for my compact flash, possibly even for the little camcorder or the compact camera. Since I already insets a competing product which Gerde times wearing the camcorder despite higher price I did not expect much from the Pixi, since the support mechanism was rather suspect even smaller carrying capacity. The first test out of the box "light" equipment quickly showed that the Pixi can tolerate more. To make a long story short, the dwarf wearing all my DSLR's and even my full format with "normal lens", at least in the positions that I need really from time to time. I am positively surprised look forward this mini tripod work for considerably more than originally thought. For my Aufsteckblitz and Compactcam I must probably again which buy :-)). Given the low price and the great processing, I can recommend the best Manfrotto Pixi conscience