Tabletop tripods

Benro BK10

£24/$31 www.benroeu.com

Benro’s ultra-portable BK10 mini tripod weighs only 300g and is a mere 19cm long when folded; yet, thanks to a seven-section telescopic centre column, it can extend to give a 91cm-high shooting platform. Fold the tripod legs together, but keep the centre column outstretched, and you’ve also got a comfortable selfie stick that’s pretty useful for vlogging.

Use the BK10 as a tripod, though, and the combination of short legs and that towering central column makes things very top-heavy with a camera on-board, and the 1kg load rating seems optimistic. Realistically, you’ll need to stick to an action camera, a compact camera, or a camera phone for this tabletop tripod to be in its element. Benro includes a GoPro mount, as well as a basic clamp to hold