LOHA Flexible Camera Tripod for DSLR, Mirrorless and SLR Cameras - Ball Head Bundle, Bendable Leg Support

This product was doing fine in terms of usability and flexibility until it just broke off the other day. I never use to excessively or bend it for fun. I shoot maybe once every 2 weeks and I do not change positions too often either. In less than 2 months, 1 leg has broken off. Outside of it being broken now, it was not bad.I only ordered this because I wanted to give this a try over the most common gorilla pod but I don't think its worth the little money you save.[UPDATE]: They were very professional in terms of dealing with their customers and they honor their lifetime warranty. They also offered me a chance to get my full money back instead of getting a brand new one. Thanks Loha Life.

I would say that I am pleasantly surprised by this little tripod. I love the ball-head in that you can easily adjust the camera and use the included built in level to make sure your camera is perfectly lined up. The legs do provide good grip to surfaces and the mounting plate does lock in securely and provide confidence that the camera will stay in place.LOHA does claim that it can hold 6 pounds, which is one of the reason I purchased it over its competitors. As soon as I received it I wanted to test this claim, so I mounted my Canon 100-400 4.5-5.6 L USM ii (3.4 lbs) to my canon 80D body (1.6 lbs.) = 5 lbs and I can pretty safely say it did not support the weight in the traditional tripod stance, as shown in their picture. The legs could not support the weight of the combination or deal with trying to balance the off-center weight. I think that if the legs were wrapped around something then the tripod may be able to support the weight, but that is putting a lot of trust in a plastic head, so use your best judgement.I did test this tripod with my sigma 18-35 1.8, and that weight with my camera is around 3.5 lbs. and it did support that weight but I wouldn't trust it to support anything more than 4 pounds in a free-standing position. I would recommend wrapping the legs to something if your lens body combination is over 3 lbs.

We have a JVC HD Everio, and this works wonderfully with it. All the legs are stiff, but can be bent without too much difficulty to make them whatever shape you need. All the ball joints are either nice and stiff or adjustable, with a way to tighten them down. The camera mount has an included level that appears to be accurate, but it could be hard to see if your camera is much larger than ours.I would be content if I stopped here, but I need to stress how POSE ABLE this thing is. Whatever angle you need, it's got you covered. It might not be able to hold the head up as well with a much larger camera, but again, with the one I am using I can set this thing up and aim it like a laser. The legs are rubberized, which I didn't realize when I ordered it. This means you can wrap it around a pole or something and it will grip perfectly. I'm very pleased with this thing.I haven't used it for too long, and I will update if the quality starts to degrade, but so far this is the best little tripod mount I have.

The stand supports my mirrorless camera well and adjusts to many different angles. It didn't like the sand in that send got in between the joints but after rinsing it off, it's back to new! It's exactly what I was looking for for a backpacking trip and a beach trip. It provided sturdy long-exposure shots for low-light and night-sky. My dog, who hasn't chewed on anything that's not toy up to this point, unfortunately found the rubber perfect texture for his mouth and chewed on it a little so it's not perfect anymore but surprisingly still performs perfectly and that's all that matters.

I ordered this tripod November 28 2016. Today, January 9 2019 one of the legs fell off. So 772 days with this tripod.I don't use it everyday, I use it occasionally and when I travel. And I've never really positioned it so that I bended the legs all the time, most of the time they were straight or i just bend the bottom half. I really loved how easy and straight forward this tripod was to use. It has a balance bubble so your photos/videos aren't sideways. I also liked the ability to lock in the tripod plate and you can easily turn the knob to un-lock it and pull the plate off. The tripod material grips easily to any surface.In terms of its advertisement, it is flexible, the ball head works fine never popped off, lightweight and the mount screw works with all the camera I used with it. It does advertise for a lifetime warranty so I'll see if I could get a replacement.The only negative comment I have for this tripod, is the leg just fell off by itself. This may not be a reliable tripod. Where it broke, (see pic) shows how it couldn't have been broken by bending it from regular use. If the middle of the leg fell off, yeah it could be because of my use over time but it broke at the top of the leg. When you have an expensive camera on the tripod, you wouldn't want that camera to break just because the tripod leg falls off. So consider that aspect when purchasing. But it was still great nonetheless.Overall I would give the LOHA Flexible Camera Tripod for DSLR, Mirrorless and SLR Cameras - Ball Head Bundle, Bendable Leg Supporta 4.5 star because it did great with 2 years of use, until the leg somehow fell off.update: I messaged LOHA through amazon on 1/9/19 and the LOHA Customer Support responded on 1/12/19 and asked for details to send a replacement asap as part of their lifetime warranty program. Replacement received on 1/18/19 (pic incl). thanks for honoring your warranty program LOHA Life.

I've had this for about a year now and use it mostly for self-portraits. It lacks the height of a standing tripod, but makes up for it by being able to attach to most surfaces, so once you get clever you can find the height and angle you're going for and get a lot more dynamic pictures. It's very flexible and secure and everything feels sturdy.My friend asked to borrow this for lectures she teaches via Skype, and she loved it so much I bought a second one for her birthday. Definitely a great product.