I have before I bought the GorillaPod Tripod gekauf me such a low cost provider, and was thus not in most cases satisfactory. The joints broke away, bent even under the light weight of an iPhone 5 / 5s and broke after a certain time even. This cheap product not even cost 10 less. Turning now to the Joby GorillaPod: Invest the few euros more in a better product to classes. The Tripod remains in position even when the weight of a DSLR (in my case, a Nikon D3300 with 18-105mm lens), is a good size and well loaded.