Joby GP1-E1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey)
Joby GP1-E1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey) When your digital-camera camera needs support for unique photo shoots, an ordinary tripod might not be able to tackle the job. That’s when a gorilla comes in handy. Actually, you need a Gorillapod. The Original Gorillapod is the lightest and most versatile camera tripod available today. Featuring over two dozen flexible leg joints that bend and rotate, the Gorillapod will firmly secure your compact digital camera to virtually any surface anywhere and everywhere! Gorillapod is the ideal camera accessory for photographers on the go. Throw it in your pocket or backpack and you’ll be ready for your next adventure! While the Gorillapod serves all the functions of a traditional camera tripod – steadying your camera under low-light conditions, taking timed group shots, etc. – it is the only tripod malleable enough to provide you with the perfect shot while wrapped around a tree branch, hanging from a pole, or perched on a jagged rock. The possibilities are endless! Maximum weight load – 275g (9.7oz) Adapter – Universal -in tripod screw Size – 15 x 3 x 3cm (5.9 x 1.2 x 1.2) Weight – 45.3g (1.6oz)
Joby GP1-E1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey) Description
The Joby 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 1.6 ounces, or 45 grams, and can support cameras weighing up to 12.5 ounces, or 335 grams. Measuring just under six inches in length, the Gorillapod fits easily into any purse, backpack, or even jacket pocket.
Joby GP1-E1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey) Reviews
Awesome
Fantastic product. We bought this while looking for one of those mini tripods that you can velcro to another object and found this to be much better. The grip is strong and most situations can be accommodated. It’s a little pricey, but well made so very much worth the cost. Older, heavier cameras may tend to overwhelm it in some positions, but for the most part, it works great. If nothing else, it replicates a “traditional” tripod well, and the added bending and gripping feature really makes the difference. I no longer have to balance the camera on the hood of the car with sticks and rocks to get a good photo of us during our travels. Everywhere we go, somebody stops us to ask where to get one… it’s quite a spectacle.
I ordered an extra shoe so we can transfer the gorillapod from her camera to mine. If you’re in the market for a new camera, try and get one with the tripod mounting shoe somewhat centrally located on the bottom of the camera. My fiance’s camera has the tripod mount on one side so the camera wants to lean to the other side. Fortunately, the gorillapod is strong enough to resist this.
Probably the best of the supercompact tripods
As long as you don’t expect the world of the Gorillapod, it won’t disappoint. I’ve had a slew of small tripods for years (to match my succession of digital cameras; I’m tough to please). The Ultrapods are good, sturdy and stable, but not as versatile as this. For me, the biggest feature has to be the quick-release shoe. My full-size tripods have always had this feature, but I’ve never been able to find it on the minis. It’s extremely useful. No more struggling with screwing the tripod in when you need to take that quick picture, desperately trying to keep from cross-threading the plastic mounting threads common on today’s cameras. The Gorillapod snaps onto the camera in about three seconds. This won’t hold my camera as still as my 4-pound tripods, but it’s a heck of a lot lighter and easier to carry with me all the time. While Joby lists the maximum weight capacity as 12 ounces, my camera still works fine despite being a couple of ounces over that. If there’s one thing I don’t really like, it’s that it does take a bit of fiddling to straighten out the legs after use. But if you’re not obsessively neat, you probably won’t mind some slightly crooked legs. If you really want a bit more stability, see the Gorillapod SLR. A quarter pound heavier and twice the price, but when you need it, sometimes you need to bite the bullet.
