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| Joby GP2-00EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod for Digital SLR Cameras | 
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| Brand: Joby
Category: Photography
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $31.95
You Save: $8.04 (20%)
New (22) from $31.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  341 reviews
Color: Gray
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 1.8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 2 x 2
MPN: GP2-01P
Model: GP2-01P
UPC: 854630001025
EAN: 0854630001025
ASIN: B000HAVVFG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Tripod trying your patience? Try Gorillapod. July 26, 2008
I found this gem, the Joby Gorillapod GP1-0PEN at a silly tourist camera/binocular shop in my travels.
For roughly $20, I paired it up with my whimsically fun and cheap Norcent DCS-1050.
I was using a crappy tripod that came with a Barska spotting scope before this. Basically, anything was an upgrade. The spotting scope tripod worked better with my Canon EOS 20D. The Norcent has a really shallow tripod mount, causing me to use foam washers to keep a solid grip on all of the horrid tripod equipment I used.
Needless to say, it has given me a much easier time grabbin' onto parking meters, mailboxes, guardrails, handrails, and the occasional sleeping bum. Vacationers, photo-crazy mothers, and cheap burgeoning photographers with proper equipment will fall in love with Gorillapods. Serious photographers should like them too, but photography is worse than underwear for picky consumerism, one man's comfort is another's hell.
Keeping the "rubber grippies," clean helps this unit work even better. Keeping them dirty only means less surfaces to be able to grab onto. I've used pencil erasers and rough terrycloth with a touch of glass cleaner to keep them spit-spot and kung-fu gripped. Probably not manufacturer recommended but hey, its mine. I can (and will) buy another one if need be.
My only complaint is the length of the... tendrils... arms... tentacles... legs... appendages... yeah. If they were about one to two inches longer, I'd be down with that. Sure, less compact but hey.
I did experiment with the GP1-0PEN on my Canon EOS 20D, which isn't a HUGE camera, but really, no bueno. This model is meant for tiny ultra-compact cameras. In fact, from what I played around with, the "SLR" intended variant would probably have been doable if you only mount the camera body. No flash, no lenses, no batteries. Get the big SLR-Zoom model rated for over 6 pounds (GP3-01EN), not the 1.75 capacity standard SLR (GP2-00EN) one. In fact, the standard SLR-rated model is probably great for cameras between ultra-compact and SLR's. People need to read the packaging and recommendations a wee bit more it seems considering some of the complaints read here...
...great product, grateful I have one. I'll buy more.
KW
Great Item for Taking Those Self Photos ! July 26, 2008
This is a great little tripod. It is EXTREMELY manipulatable. You can bend the "legs" in an unlimited combo of spaces. They can be wrapped around poles, bend to steady things, and completely customizable. I highly recommend this item.
 A mixed bag July 25, 2008
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 Strange and uneffective July 25, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
From the picture I wasn't sure what to make of this gadget. When it arrived I excitedly looked open the box and uncovered something resembling a tech version of a monkey's paw. A tripod type device that screws onto your camera or various electronics via two interchangeable attachments. I tried it out on my Nikon digital camera. It held the device like it was supposed to but it looks REALLY tacky. More of a case of function over form. I just couldn't recommend it.
 Excellent, flexible mounting for lightweight gadgets July 25, 2008
Joby has put together an ingenious little product that provides a stable platform to mount a lightweight digital camera or serve as a stand for an iPod.
The Gorillapod is made up of a number of rubberized plastic balls that each are moveable. The result is a product that you can wrap around posts, chairs, trees, etc. You can also turn it into a plain old miniature tripod.
The package comes with three different connectors that snap into the Gorillapod. There's a suction cup (for mounting an iPod/iPhone), a permanent adhesive connector (for attaching to a device), and one with a standard tripod mount for attaching a digital camera or any other device that supports a standard tripod mount.
PROs
The Gorillapod is well constructed and very easy to stabilize. It is flexible but seems to hold the position it is set to. It doesn't take much work to balance it on its three flexible legs, and it's even easier to wrap it around something snugly. The suction cup has a little lever to lock it into place and was very well thought out. It attached itself securely to my iPhone 3G.
CONs
Not many but I do have a few. First it would have been nice if the Gorillapod folks came up with some way to keep all of the little connector pieces together. I know I will lose the suction cup connector or the tripod connector. It's just a matter of time! As good as it feels now, I wonder how rigid it will be after a few months of continually readjusting. It already feels noticeably loser than when I opened the package earlier this evening.
CONCLUSION
I am very pleased with the Gorillapod and plan to use it quite extensively. I am most excited about the fact I can mount my video light on it and be able to attach it to just about anything in a room. This particular version of the Gorillapod is designed for lightweight devices only, so be sure to look for one of the heavier duty models if you plan to use larger devices like a digital SLR.
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