GorillaPod

[photodoug]

oh, so very gadgety-cool

http://www.joby.com/

http://www.joby.com/images/action06.jpg

[Richard]

oh, so very gadgety-cool


Looks neat. How much weight can it handle?

[Art Scott]

Kool looking but only handles 12.5oz...Hmmmmm:scratch

[nrChris]

Looks like this will be very useful for remote flashes though. I just built a pair of clamps for my remote SB800s, perhaphs I'll pick up one of these for that application. Kinda pricey at $22 from B&H though....

-CF

[GraphyFotoz]

Looks like a Alien!
DANGER...DANGER Will Robinson:lol4


Too bad it's not as strong as a Gorilla could be quite handy! :dunno

[Nikolai]

I handled one of those. It's fine for an occasional usage with an extremely light (sub)compact. However, frequent usage would quickly loosen the friction-based ball links.
Suffice to say it started to loosen up after just a half an hour of playing with it in the office. :dunno
Makes a very nice addition for any gadgeterian's desk, though..:):
HTH

[wlriv]

i have 2 'pods. one for the point and shoot, and one for the d70 - examples:

http://wlriv.smugmug.com/photos/106598164-M.jpg

http://wlriv.smugmug.com/photos/106598395-M.jpg

http://wlriv.smugmug.com/photos/106599905-M.jpg

i know the pic with the d70 is a bad shot, but its actually pretty sturdy. the site quotes the slr size 1.75 pounds.

here is their shot -

http://wlriv.smugmug.com/photos/94697371-M.jpg

their site www.joby.com (http://www.joby.com) says they have one for a flash coming out soon too.

[ABS]

Looks neat. How much weight can it handle?
I think it will handle 5 lbs...........

[ThatCanonGuy]

These have been around for years... I thought they were popular. Looks like Lowepro will acquire Joby (http://the-digital-picture.com/News/News-Post.aspx?News=1155&Title=Joby-Joins-Lowepro-as-a-DayMen-Company).

[Molotov Everything]

These have been around for years...

So has this thread actually. First post Mar-21-2006

[ThatCanonGuy]

Why don't I think to look at the date? :rolleyes

[ImageX Photography]

Why don't I think to look at the date? :rolleyes

Probably because it's unusual that someone bumps a half decade old thread just to add a useless post. :D

[ziggy53]

Probably because it's unusual that someone bumps a half decade old thread just to add a useless post. :D

Not useless, just incomplete. GorillaPod now has 2 models which support heavier loads:


SLR-Zoom, 3kg/6.5 lbs
Focus, 5kg/11 lbs

[Zerodog]

Not useless, just incomplete. GorillaPod now has 2 models which support heavier loads:


SLR-Zoom, 3kg/6.5 lbs
Focus, 5kg/11 lbs



I have 1 of each of these. They are very useful if you are creative mounting them. I use them for remote flash a lot. Hanging off a snowboard, a tree, just using to hold a flash higher with your hand. I use the Nikon flash stand/ plate right into the 1/4-20 screw in the top of the gorillapod. Or mounted to a QR plate and ballhead.