i recieved my product last week from amazon, as a free gift from the following survey site: http://www.points2shop.com/?ref=uin1328432399 i must say it is well made so that it fits into an extremely small case, despite it being over a metre high when folded out. it has a normal screw, capabe of holding nearly any camera, however, the top bit has alot of screws and fixtures that i dont really know the reason for.. it is a brilliant product overall, and brilliant for anyone looking for a simple tripod.. :)

Great value for money. Good for beginners to support smaller to mid size cameras. IMHO if you have a DSLR it will not be good enough.

Hama Star 61 Is a nice, compact tripod for a normal, standard camera or camcorder.
The first time you use it, it's sometimes difficult but it goes really great.
There's also a bag for the tripod.
You can turn it to the highest point of the tripod (135cm).
There's a lever on the unit (for professional recordings).
So you can turn it above 360 with the lever.
An integrated waterlevel for a straight posture.

Hama Star 61 is a nice cheap well made tripod, great for all vid and camera work, also i use this for my spotting scope to view the stars and moon. I really like this tripod its a good buy if you're on a budget also ideal for binoculars and bird watchers.
I recommend this tripod to all on a budget, the only downside is there's no instruction manual needed for begginers who've never owned a tripod before and dont know what knob is for what, but its quite simple to operate.
A thumbs up from me.