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Gorillapod

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• 1 year ago

There have been many times when I have wanted a tripod while taking photos, but I did not want to carry around a bulky tripod since I only use a compact camera.

Last week I ordered a Gorillapod - a compact and lightweight alternative to a traditional tripod - and I was able to try it out this weekend.

Unique Design

The main difference between the Gorillapod and a traditional tripod is that the Gorillapod is designed to wrap around (or stand on) an existing object. This allows the Gorillapod to remain small and portable - when folded up it is not much bigger than my camera and comfortably fits inside a camera bag or even a pocket. The flexible joints along the tripod legs allow the Gorillapod to be quickly set up, but still be very stable. In fact a number of people watched as I wrapped the Gorillapod around fences and branches.

The only criticism I have so far is that the Gorillapod does not make it easy to set the camera up in a portrait position as opposed to a landscape position, but this is only a minor inconvenience.

Photo Examples

I used the Gorillapod to take a number of long exposure photos of a stream at Muir Woods and they came out well. Check out the Muir Woods album for more examples.

I would definitely recommend the Gorillapod if you are looking for a basic tripod that is lightweight and portable. Note that it comes in three different sizes and a new Gorillapod Solo model was just announced.

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