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The Joby GP2-01P Gorillapod makes taking digital photos more fun than ever. Designed with self-timer photography in mind, the Gorillapod lets you mount your camera just about anywhere you want so that you can include everyone in your automatic shots. All you need to do is use the universal 1/4-20 screw to attach your camera to the standard tripod mount, then wrap the three flexible segmented legs securely to a nearby tree branch, fence, park bench, or anything else that's convenient. Say goodbye to holding your camera at arm's length to take a photo of yourself and your friends--now you can be free to pose however you like! Durable and innovative, the Gorillapod weighs just 5.8 ounces, or 165 grams, and can support cameras--such as DSLRs--weighing up to 1.75 pounds, or 800 grams. Measuring just 9.8 inches in length, the Gorillapod fits easily into a purse, backpack, or even a roomy jacket pocket.
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 A fun accessory; tough too |
| Review Date: October 21, 2006 |
| Reviewer: James T. King, Chagrin Falls, OH USA |
This thoughtful piece of interlocking spheres, reminiscent of a toy my kids used to have - I played also - , makes a great companion for the Canon G3 I have, given both its weight and remote control functions. I first saw the smaller model but wanted a wide enough base to shoot vertically at stars for ex. This hit that sweet spot for me. Also, the unit's rigidity allows it to become a "handle" wielding the camera-head, hatchet-like.
I am expecting it to outlast the earth it's on, given its polymer base.
I would like to have taken this next step from the toys of twenty years ago! This is design engineering at its best. |
Excellent Utility Toy
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| Review Date: September 8, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Geoffrey F. Beneze, Tempe, AZ USA |
Joby GP2-01P Gorillapod (large model)
We've converted exclusively to digital, so the 1 kilo weight limitation is not an issue for my family's use. Since I'm generally the pack mule for the group, I like the size and weight. My primary uses are when we're at the family's ranch, when hunting or other "way out" areas that make carrying a "real" tripod less than optimal.
Comments from the previous reviewer indicated that he'd has some problems getting the 'pod to attach to larger diameter objects. I've used it out in the boonies to "grab" a large variety of goodies, rocks, tree stumps, ledges, even a telephone pole. My daughter has since made it her mission to attach the unit (w. camera) to everything she encounters. This has included light standards for street lights, all the variety of street sign poles (thick and thing), road markers |
THIS THING IS GREAT! A QUANTUM LEAP!!!
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| Review Date: February 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: G. Crain, Houston, TX United States |
Like some other reviewers, I've lugged 5-pound, complicated-to-get-just-right tripods around for decades. Never again. This thing holds my Nikon D70 just fine. It barely breaks a sweat when I put my completely manual, circa 1970s Nikon FM on it.
I have a Sigma 70-250 mm zoom, and it holds the FM and the lense just fine. I have not put any large telephoto lenses on my D70 because I can't seem to get the vaunted telephotos available for it (that's a whole other story).
Nor have I wrapped this GorillaPod around any telephone poles or fenceposts. I've never needed to, and probably won't.
But for steadying your camera, and for timed shutter release shots (usually the family and me), it is unparalleled. It's light, seems bulletproof, and absolutely ingenious.
Strongly, strongly recommended. |
"Uh...what IS that thing??"
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| Review Date: September 5, 2007 |
| Reviewer: John Benz Fentner, Jr., |
Aside from the fact that it does just what it's supposed to, the best thing about the Gorillapod is that people (mostly attractive wimmin for some reason) constantly wander up with a puzzled look and ask "What IS that thing?" Big help for us old, fat, bald guys. :)
That said, this is not a replacement for a full size or desktop tripod. It's for doing all that stuff that your other devices won't (or can't 'cause you left 'em behind because they were too heavy and clumsy to lug around).
For instance, on a couple of Key West trips I've used it to mount the Nikon D50 and later the D80 on: fences, marina railings, boat railings and masts, parking meters, umbrella posts, a cash register, park benches and lamp posts at Mallory Square and entirely too many bar rails. On a recent trip to a wild animal park I used it on fences, cage bars, tree limbs, and several car doors. In Maine this summer I shot waterbirds from a stone piling, the Portland Harbor from a pipe on the roof of a parking garage and the park and bay at the east end from a mount on a cannon barrel.
It's also very handy for long exposure night shots, dark rooms, sunsets, etc., that normally scream for that tripod you left at the hotel. To say nothing of when you crank that 300mm zoom out to the stops and the pulse in your hand blurs your shots.
The SLR version mounts to the camera body and you can buy additional mounting plates so it's easy to swap from one camera to another with a push of a button. The SLR Zoom version mounts to the long lens for better balance but doesn't use the quick release mount.
It's great little tool but be careful with it. It's not as stable as a regular tripod when it's just sitting on its legs (although it's easy to balance)and you can overload it with a heavy camera/lens/flash combo. Keep that strap around your neck if you can. |
A great accesory for photographers!
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| Review Date: February 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: W. Jason, Miami, FL |
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