I wanted a foot for my camera, not too big, not too heavy ... I was a little skeptical, even after watching a demonstration on TV, but hey, I started and I tried: well that's great !!! We can put the device on a flat surface or over rough terrain, and flexibility allows the tripod to take pictures almost anywhere! One downside: I thought that setting was "universal" and was adapting to all units ... this is not the case: it was not just that I changed the screws, because I could not fix it either my Sony SLR, nor my Canon compact ... (the screw was too large). Apart from this small detail: excellent !!!