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Sunpak - PlatinumPlus 5858D 58" Tripod - Black

This Sunpak PlatinumPlus 5858D 620-585BB tripod stabilizes your camera or camcorder when taking self-portraits, family photos and more to ensure sharp, detailed images. The 3-way pan head enables simple adjustments, so you can frame shots to your liking.

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Junk

on March 12, 2014

Posted by: gilhouse

from Portland, OR

My fault, the blame is mostly mine, thinking a $19 tripod would be anything more than cheap plastic junk. I saw the "Sunpak" label and thought I was buying a different model. Sunpak makes other, sturdier models for about $10 or $15 more -- not sure the specs on them, but they are usually light gray and black, as opposed to all solid black, like these. I didn't pay close enough attention to the details on these tripods and accidentally ordered four of them for my middle-school film class. They have all lost a part or broken in some way within one week. Yes, a middle-school film class can be rough on equipment, but my tripods usually last at least 6-12 months, not 6-12 days.

My Best Buy number: 0968240463

What's great about it: cheap

What's not so great: broken within one week

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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JVC Camcorders with YouTube Export Capability

I currently have a top-line JVC Everio hard drive camcorder ($599 new two years ago). I do a lot of web and online video posting for my sport of dog agility and am now interested in purchasing a JVC camcorder that has YouTube conversion capability.

Which JVC model(s) will work best for my needs? (Preferably under $350)

And do these JVCs use flash memory cards, or are there hard drive versions available?

Thanks!

I've never tried to directly export to youtube -- I always go through iMovie first. But yes - these JVC's use SD cards for storage.

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Portland, OR