Many digital point-and-shoot users often overlook the need for a tripod. Often times Facebook photos are full of blurry pictures, and that’s just not professional. One of the most often used portable tripods is the Gorillapod. They’re great for fixing your camera in almost any position. But all that comes at a price.
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Short Version: Joby finally makes a GorillaPod capable of holding the weight of DSLR with a lens. And the Ballhead X isn’t too shabby either. The legs are a bit stiff, but that’s a good thing when you’re holding a high end video or still camera. → Read More
The month of May, named after the Greek goddess Maia, is National Photography Month. What better way to celebrate than to buy a whole bunch of “Happy National Photography Month!” cards at Hallmark. What? Hallmark doesn’t sell any such cards? Okay, Plan B: what better way to celebrate National Photography Month than with a CrunchGear contest! We have three lovely prizes to give away, each to a different lucky winner. Click on through for the prizes and contest details. → Read More
Gotta love Gorillapod. They’ve taken a concept, perfected it, and then ran with it in all kinds of ways that most people never expected. The most recent addition to the family is the Gorillapod Magnetic. → Read More
The crazy kids at Joby are at it again. Not content with the GorillaPod they made the GorillaMobile. But even that wasn’t enough bendable fun for them! Now they’ve release the GorillaTorch – a super bright LED flashlight mounted atop the iconic Joby bendy legs. But this one adds magnets to the feet, making it even more useful! → Read More
There are no new ideas left in the world, ladies and gentlemen. Today, Joby announced the Gorillamobile, a variant of their iconic bendable tripod thingies for mobile phones and other handheld gadgets. At first I was all “Oh yeah, that’s great!” And then I remembered Gorillapod Go-Go! suction cups and a small part of me died inside. → Read More
We actually have two reviews in one in this case; the Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom, and the optional ballhead mount. Do I recommend you trust your expensive camera gear to this device? Simply put, yes. I have a Nikon D300, and I put my precious on the Gorillapod with it’s 18-200mm lens on it, and it didn’t buckle. → Read More
Joby’s Gorillapod products have always been a lot of fun and at PMA 2008 in Vegas they debuted a new accessory for these popular bendable tripods — the Go-Go! (their punctuation, not ours) suction cup. The Go-Go! lets you attach most any small, hand-held device — iPhone, MP3 player, small digital camera — to the tripod for easy viewing. Yes, we know this sounds a little weird but with more and more content coming to mobile devices you’re going to want to be able to view it without having to hold it in your hand for long periods of time. The best application we could think of is for watching a movie or video clip on your iPod on a long flight by setting the Gorillapod Go-Go! on your tray table in front of you. You’re still going to have squint to see the small screen but at least the Go-Go! will give your arm a rest. (The only hitch is if the jerk in front of you reclines his seat all the way into your lap.) You can buy the Gorillapod Go-Go! as a package for $34.95 or purchase a pack of three Go-Go! suction cups for $11.95. For more info check out Joby’s website: www.Joby.com. Dan Havlik is Technology Editor at PDN Magazine and Editor of DemystifyingDigital.com. For more professional photography news, visit PDNonline.com. → Read More
