Grypton
I have been eyeballing this little tripod for a while since I purchased the Canon PowerShot G9. It’s a perfect companion for this camera. This model is the Targus Grypton XL and I purchased it at Wal-Mart for $17.97. It’s rated at up to 3.3lbs capacity, so it will hold my video camera also. It’s not quite enough to hold the SLR with a lens, but I can’t really imagine wanting to use it for that purpose. The flexibility of this tripod will allow me to set it up on just about any surface. The tripod also has a quick-release plate that mounts to the bottom of the camera for a rather secure camera connection. The name-brand equivalent of this tripod sells for $40 and it’s not rated for quite the weight this one is. This should be fun to play with :)
John, I’m so happy I found my way here from Paul Lester’s photoblog. I saw this Grypton advertised a few months back in Outdoor Photography mag, and fell in love with it. In the ad, it showed a nature photographer wrapping it around a tree limb to stabilize his camera. What a great product! Makes me wish I’d invented it.