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… → 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 makes Gorillapod tripods, those weird, bendy tripods that can attach to trees and railings and let you get a shot from anywhere. One of the biggest complaints, however, was the inability to pan and tilt your camera while attached to the Gorillapods. The Professional Ball Head is a tripod head for the DSLR Gorillapod – or any tripod for that matter – that offers 360-degree panning… → 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… → Read More
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