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Gorrilapod SLR - Zoom a heavy-duty version, designed with the serious photographer in mind. It attaches to SLRs (with zoom lenses!), video cameras, and your own tripod head, and can help a monstrous 6.6 pounds (3kg)! BH1 Balhead for Gorillapod SLR Zoom The Gorillapod SLR-ZOOM Ball Head. Designed to work with the well loved Gorillapod SLR-ZOOM model, the ball head affords users the skill to easily tilt and rotate their cameras, while the Gorillapod provides unwavering help on nearly any go up. The ball head is capable of a full 360-degree pan and 90-degree tilt. When locked into place with its indexed adjustment knob, the ball head, like its eponymous Gorillapod, can help up to 3 kg (6.6 lbs). The ball head also includes a quick-release bubble level clip that can remain attached to a camera for unforced, second setup, ensuring a perfectly level photo every time. Built with the serious photographer in mind, the Gorillapod SLR-ZOOM Ball Head facial appearance a precision-machined aluminum housing and an all-metal ball for toughness and smooth movement. While it is optimized for use with the Gorillapod SLR-ZOOM tripod, the ball head is equipped with a ordinary 1/4-inch adapter and can be used atop other tripods as well. It will be available both separately and bundled together with the Gorillapod SLR-ZOOM.
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 Brilliant addendum to my bag |
| Review Date: December 14, 2009 |
| Assessor: ksuwildkat, Monterey, CA |
I read the reviews here complaining about the weight not being supported but I have had no issue so far. I use a Pentax K200D with a array pack and while I have not used my largest lens "in the field" with this, I have tested it and once I got it balanced, it did fine. Im not sure I would try lynching it off the side of my car with a huge lens on but I feel more than comfortable with my lighter lenses.
If you are traditional with the Gorillapod concept there is nothing new about this one other than being larger and having a ball head. The legs are huge enough to wrap around a normal railing/post you would find in most touristy places. Larger than a stop sign pole but less vital than a street light pole.
Attaching it to weird places is much simpler due to the quick release on the ball head. You can position the pod, slide the camera in, test the load and then either adjust or start shooting.
My ball head is quite stiff to the point that if it has been unused for more than a day or two I have to push hard to get it "fluid" again. Not a terrible thing in my attitude.
The quick release plate is small the level residency is brilliant. I have gotten in the habit of leaving it on and using it to level my shots hand shooting. The connector is a screw and really needs to be tightened with a split up so keep one handy.
If I had a nag it would be that being paid the legs straight for Storage space space can be a pain. It seems like being paid one straight makes the others bent. This is not a "carry in a pocket" tripod and leaving it attacked would not be a excellent thought. I got mine on sale and I am not sure if I would have paid full price for it. Its a fantastic manufactured goods but the full price seems a bit excessive.
I have not explored the world of wild connections much but for me where the Gorillapod really shines are those low angle shots. I can make my "real" tripod get as low as the Gorillapod but it means reconfiguring to flip the center post and shooting upside down. 20 minutes vs 1 minute with the Groillapod. It doesnt replace a full tripod but it does a lot of things better and quicker. Highly not compulsory. |
Does the job!
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| Review Date: February 19, 2010 |
| Assessor: Paul, Northwood's of Wisconsin |
I took a couple pictures with my iPhone of my Canon XSi with my 55-250mm lens and hood on the Gorillapod. I seem to have deleted the pictures, but will look for them and hopefully I can post after the fact. It was very solid, legs had no harms supporting the weight and I wasn't worried in the least. The rubber feet do an brilliant job of keeping it in one place. I used this tripod to take a number of pictures and it was so simple to get it in just the right spot, thanks to the ball head and level!
A friend of mine has a cheaper brand and is always complaining about how the joints in the legs don't hold position. If anything, the Gorillapod joints are nearly too tough to go, but I consider that a necessity! I reckon having to delicacy the tripod into a solid and stable position is a excellent thing. I reckon the small extra you might pay for the Gorillapod is worth the peace of mind when you're setting $1,000, or more, worth of gear on top of it! I was able to take benefit of a promo and got this at a very nice price. Look around for promo's and make this a real bargain! |
Very Functional
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| Review Date: February 15, 2010 |
| Assessor: B. Gong, Pasadena, California. |
| When moving a tripod doesn't make sense, too bone idle to carry one a tripod, or just one of those tripod less days, this manufactured goods comes in handy. I've coupled the joby with a 5D Mark I with grip and 70-200 F2.8 IS lens and the joby held up pretty well. I was impressed. The legs were, beyond my expectation, stiff. Very gathering and fits comfortably in any camera bag. Not a cure all manufactured goods but for the space requirements, this works very well. |
Very, very versatile! Used in ways I didn't reckon I'd use it!
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| Review Date: April 2, 2010 |
| Assessor: JJS, Pennsylvania |
This is an awesome small tripod that works fantastic. I'm using it with a Nikon D90 with array grip (including 2 batteries) and it holds the weight just fine. The ball head on this tripod is sturdy for the application. I wanted a small, lightweight tripod that I could carry easily when I was mobile without having to take my larger Manfrotto tripod with me. This unit is very small in size and easily clips onto my SlingShot 202AW camera bag. The ball head has a quick release plate that attaches to your camera and there is a level on the back side for convenience. It's a 1/4" thread screw with a flat-blade notch for tightening. You might want to carry a split up or other coin with you to tighten this screw. A further method I found that works well if you DON'T have a coin is to get the screw finger-tight with the back of the quick release plate (side with the level on it) pointed to "10 o'clock". Then just turn the quick release plate to "12 o'clock" and it tightens up. Turn the quick release plate counterclockwise to loosen the screw.
Using the tripod is simple with the adjustable legs. Each "nub" has it's own skill to twist and pivot within it's mount so you can really twist this thing around a number of items for fantastic shots. I recently wanted to take a photo of me and a bunch of friends lined up a staircase in a trip home so I wrapped the Gorillpod around the top of a dining room chair for a make-shift tripod mount and was able to get the shot. Very nice. I used it to take pictures of a sunrise by wrapping the Gorillapod around the corner of a patio deck and was able to get the shot. It just sets up so quickly that it's hard NOT to want to use this thing more and more.
I read reviews where users said that being paid the legs straight after bending them was an issue but I didn't find it hard at all. As I mentioned above, each nub can pivot in it's own mount so just work the legs moving one mount at a time and you'll get them straight in no time. It seriously only takes less than 30 seconds. But, even if it took longer it's still worth it because the Gorillapod allows you to get really creative in taking photos. You're not held to take photos from the same vantage points as your right amateur...you're held to capture angles not seen before and this tripod beyond doubt helps achieve that goal.
I urge this unit 200%. Absolutely worth the money, it's lightweight, build quality is solid, and the ball head is smooth but tight. Fantastic buy for the money and you won't be disappointed. |
fantastic gadget
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| Review Date: February 12, 2010 |
| Assessor: CL, Denver, CO USA |
| I bought this for my hubby who has a cannon SLR with one of those huge zoom lenses and he hasn't really used it a ton but so far so awesome. I was doubtful that it would be sturdy enough for the weight of his camera and lens but it seems very durable and so far holds it up in all kinds of crazy positions. |
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