Revolutionary new tripod - with a difference!

farnz · 09/25/06, 01:25 AM

If anyone's interested, I recently found and purchased for about £40 a revolutionary new tripod called a Gorillapod, which has been outstandingly useful.
The Gorillapod is designed to keep your camera steady by gripping just about any handily placed object, as shown in the picture gallery of the weblink at the bottom of this post.

slract01.jpg

It holds my D2 steadily enough to take 2 second exposures and has taken to life in my gadget bag like it's always been there, saving me from having to lug the Manfrotto about with me.

Since the Gorillapod copes with the weight of the D2 it should also cope with Ms and Rs but I'm not sure whether it could cope with an R9/DMR combination.
The secret of the Gorillapod is the gray, anti-slip discs that give purchase on virtually any dry surface, and the 'stay-putness' (a new word that needed inventing!) of its links
This model is the Gorillapod SLR but there is a smaller model that is designed for compact cameras.

Further details at this address: http://www.joby.com/galleryslr.html

Pete.

k_g_wolf · 09/25/06, 01:42 AM

MADE IN CHINA

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marknorton · 09/25/06, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k_g_wolf

MADE IN CHINA

Are you citing this as a positive or negative attribute?

farnz · 09/25/06, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k_g_wolf

MADE IN CHINA

According to the link below, Joby, the company behind the Gorillapod, is based in Santa Cruz, California. So, unless Joby outsources manufacture to China I presume that they're made in USA. It also seems unlikely that they're made in China because Chinese is not one of the available languages on the Joby website.

Do you have better information?

Joby Inc. Develops Flexible Tripod For Point-and-Shooters - Flashes, Tripods and Accessories

Pete.

marknorton · 09/25/06, 02:47 AM

Perfectly possible it's sub-contracted out to China and nothing wrong with that. The Chinese are masters at low cost mass production. Apple iPod, anyone?

dugby · 09/25/06, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k_g_wolf

MADE IN CHINA
Best

That's goodness....... if it were made anywhere else just add another one or two 0's to the price.

Don't forget the Great Wall of China ......is still standing..... built by the Emperor Nasi-Goreng to keep out the rabbits......

rob_x2004 · 09/25/06, 05:15 AM

Tries the same shot and pockets the cash ...

slract01.jpg

stuny · 09/25/06, 12:30 PM

Rob -

Aussie humor always makes me laugh out loud.

mrb · 09/25/06, 06:10 PM

I ordered a Gorillapod for my little LX1 and sent it back.
It vibrates like a spring

Riley · 09/25/06, 08:04 PM

nice but
lugging that fence post around could be quite distracting

Riley

09/25/06, 01:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
farnz Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/28/06 Location: London Posts: 2,074	Revolutionary new tripod - with a difference! If anyone's interested, I recently found and purchased for about £40 a revolutionary new tripod called a Gorillapod, which has been outstandingly useful. The Gorillapod is designed to keep your camera steady by gripping just about any handily placed object, as shown in the picture gallery of the weblink at the bottom of this post. slract01.jpg It holds my D2 steadily enough to take 2 second exposures and has taken to life in my gadget bag like it's always been there, saving me from having to lug the Manfrotto about with me. Since the Gorillapod copes with the weight of the D2 it should also cope with Ms and Rs but I'm not sure whether it could cope with an R9/DMR combination. The secret of the Gorillapod is the gray, anti-slip discs that give purchase on virtually any dry surface, and the 'stay-putness' (a new word that needed inventing!) of its links This model is the Gorillapod SLR but there is a smaller model that is designed for compact cameras. Further details at this address: http://www.joby.com/galleryslr.html Pete. __________________ Eur. Ing. Pete F@rnsworth Live and let live.

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