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Joby Gorillapod | 
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| Brand: Joby
Category: CE
Buy New: £9.29
New (17) from £9.29
Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 363
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 0.7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 1.2 x 5.9
MPN: GP1-01P
Model: GP1-01P
UPC: 854630001001
EAN: 0854630001001
ASIN: B000EVSLRO
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Flexible tripod designed for digital cameras weighing up to 9.7 ounces (275 grams) | | • | Fits into your purse, backpack, or jacket pocket | | • | Innovative segmented leg design to ensure secure mounting | | • | Standard universal 1/4-20 screw for attaching your camera to the tripod mount | | • | Lets everyone get into self-timer shots |
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Product Description
Clever and robust, the flexible tripod Gorillapod from Joby will transform your digital camera in a true ruggedize tool.Indeed, way more flexible than those classical, rigid tripods, the Gorillapod does not need a plane surface to take perfect pictures. The flexible feet can be deformed to adapt any obstacle or even to enroll or hold any support on a small surface.The Gorillapod can adapt any situation and will thus be the perfect companion for your digital camera!Universal interface: 1/4-20.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Brilliant! July 25, 2008
Ross Whiteford
The GorillaPod is amazing. So far it has held up my camera perfectly when sideways, on uneven surfaces and even upside-down! The legs rotate 360 degrees and can bend and twist into near any shape you would ever need to use. It fits on the camera with a small screw (so if you have a small hole in the bottom of your camera this is what it's for). Extremely fast service, product in perfect condition, the only thing I could complain about is the locking switch ,designed to inhibit the quick release switch, would not turn. However it was debateable how much I would of used this feature. Thouroughly deserves 5 stars.
 gorillapod go go July 20, 2008
C. M. Holt (London, England)
not a bad product, but could be improved.
suction pad is only for a tripod-screw-less mobile phone for example and isn't exactly strong.
would have been nice to have a suction pad for a window instead.
grippy feet are good for wrapping around things but no good on your car's dash - unless it's made of wood or leather! slides all over the place on mine, so useless for a gps as illustrated in the advert.
carry some blu-tac with you perhaps! :)
great product, great price July 18, 2008
A. Learoyd (ENG)
Fast delivery and best price on the net. Great product, will be good for travelling
There's good news and bad news!! July 14, 2008
Mr. G. Bridgeman-clarke (Rayleigh UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I needed a small tripod on my holidays and whilst taking a fixed legged mini-tripod which was great on flat surfaces I wanted to try out this adjustable leg variety on my compact digital camers.
Ther pluses were that the legs were manageable and it is easy to attach your compact and then use the legs wrapped around, say the rear of a chair or bannister to get a shot where a fixed legged tripod could not. I used that a few times, but, since I use a Canon G9 compact, which is one of the heaviest compacts (if not the heaviest) the legs would not stay put foe longer then a few seconds. It was ok for a 2 second delayed shot but when I used the timer for 10 seconds to do a landscape shot I would need to be on my guard to catch the camera otherwise the legs would give way. I did use the tripod with a thinner Nikon compact and that worked ok. Problem was on the pack which cane with the tripod there is no indication of weight limit and I assumed that this tripod would support any compact - some of the pictures show it supporting a SLr which I think is somewhat misleading.
The good news therefore is that if you have a small Gorillapod should satisfy your needs. The bad news is if you use a high-end or larger compact, or use an additional flash unit, then the Gorillapod is lacking in support and either stand close or use the camera with any additional flash unit.
Much better than you might expect. June 25, 2008
Kevin Leah (Sussex, UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
There are four versions of the Gorrilapod
* Gorillapod GoGo for PDA, phones - max weight 275g
* Gorillapod Original for compact cameras - max weight 275g
* Gorillapod SLR - for light weight SLRs/DSLRs/Prosumer - max weight 800g
* Gorillapod SLR Zoom - For heavier SLRs/DSRs or Cameras with heavy lenses - max weight 3000g
This is a review of the SLR Zoom model - some other reviewers seem to be referring to the wrong model. Make sure you purchase the right model for your camera.
Unlike it's smaller siblings, the SLR Zoom does not come with a quick release mount. This is perfectly usable when you use the Gorillapod as a tripod. However I recommend getting hold of a quick release tripod head to accompany the Gorillapod.
The big differentiator of the Gorillapod though, is it's ability to be used as more than just a tripod. The flexible legs can be wrapped around objects to allow you to mount the camera in unusual places. For this reason you really need to make sure you get a ball head quick release tripod head - this will allow you to position the camera at any angle, regardless of the angle of whatever you have wrapped the Gorillapod around.
I have used my Gorillapod SLR Zoom with my Nikon D300 with an 18-200mm Lens - about 1.5kg. It's rock solid used as a tripod - I have not experienced any problems with the legs splaying out with the weight.
It's rock solid with the legs wrapped abound an object like the back of a chair or the top of a fence.
One word of caution, when you cut the string to release the Gorillapod from it's packaging, make sure you don't lose the tiny thread adaptor - you need this for the tripod head.
Thoroughly recommended- a great all round piece of kit - ideal for travelling too.
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