I felt compelled to write this review and warn others--do not believe that this will support a larger DSLR with even a small zoom. I purchased this with the Joby ball head with the hopes of using it for wildflower photography while traveling. It would NOT support a D300 with 24-120VR lens--and this combo weighs much less than the 6.6 lbs claimed. No matter what I tried the gorilla pod collapsed, sagged, or tipped over. Absolutely a joke! I am not even convinced it would support a small DSLR like a D50. I returned it and instead bought a short center column for my regular tripod. Do not buy this expecting it to support an SLR. It did work nicely for my husbands prosumer super-zoom (Canon SX30IS) and I think that is the maximum size I'd use this for. So as advertised for a DSLR-Zoom I give it one star (zero if I could)--for a prosumer zoom it would get three or four.