Joby GP1-EBEN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Blue): Customer Reviews & Product Details

I have wanted a Joby Gorillapod for a long time. When I saw the price on this one I jumped for it. It works GREAT.

If you have a consumer-grade camcorder, such as the Flip MinoHD Camcorder 2nd Generation, 2 Hours (Brushed Metal), like I do, you probably should use a tripod of some sort to stabilize your shots. Obviously, if your camcorder is smaller than a deck of cards, you probably aren't going to lug around a full sized tripod. Luckily, mini-tripods exist, which are (almost) pocketable, and make steady shooting (even if you're holding up the camera) much easier.

The GorillaPod is a mini-tripod for cameras and camcorders with an interesting feature: bendable legs that conform to almost any surface. As you might imagine, it is very effective when placing your camera on uneven surfaces, such as rocks, blankets, and nearly anything found in nature. The extreme flexibility of the legs also allows you to clamp it onto vertical, horizontal, and diagonal handrails, chair-rails, guide-wires, and what have you. Indoors, chair backs make a great, impromptu stand.

Flat surfaces, however, are more challenging to deal with. Every "node" of these legs, including where the legs and mount attach, is posable, and there is no easy way to perfectly straighten them. This means that you have to manually adjust the mount to ensure the camera is level. That's a minor inconvenience for such a cool and flexible tripod. I've even found that I can use its legs to steady the camera even while I'm holding it.

Works great with my canon s90. I can carry it anywhere, extremely light, and it allows me to place my camera where I wouldn't otherwise be able to without it.

This Fexible Tripod was purchased for a gift to use as a stand for a 7" LCD TV and was smaller than I expected. However, the Tripod holds the TV better than I thought. I think this tripod most better suited for a camera or a digital recorder. Would like to order another one for my digital camera.

I bought this for the GF. It is surprisingly lightweight and is easy to carry around in her purse. She likes it a lot. It grips very well and is very sturdy. I definitely recommend this to anybody is looking for a small tripod for their pocket cameras.