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Joby Gorillapod Focus | 
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| Brand: Joby
Category: Photography
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Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 11
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 3.6 x 3.6 x 11.3
MPN: GP8-01EN
Model: GP8 Focus
UPC: 854630001278
EAN: 0854630001285
ASIN: B001GCU0MY
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| Features:
| • | Sturdier aluminum-reinforced sockets support professional equipment and help you get a steady shot in virtually any environment. | | • | Flexible joints bend and rotate 360° to form the perfect shape. High-quality, injection-molded plastic ensures snug joints that stay firm. | | • | Rubberized ring & foot grips provide extra gripping power to grapple wherever you want to go. | | • | Bigger and better means you can shoot with heavier cameras, lenses and video camcorders up to 11 pounds. | | • | Adapter screw allows you to mount both the standard 1/4-inch cameras and other 3/8-inch professional cameras, tripod heads and video cameras. |
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Product Description
Flexible Tripod
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 21
 A great tripod for its intended use. July 20, 2010
G. Robinson (CO)
This tripod is obviously deigned to be used with a head and a balanced QC plate to the camera. This takes the Arca plates but you need the right one. Arca has several plates for long heavy lenses and you need to get the camera balanced on the head then on the tripod. A plate like the Acratech 6" (152 mm) Long Arca Style Quick Release Plate for Lenses. so that the heavy lens can be part of the balance.
The Gorillapod i flexible and mounts where you can't get others. The legs are kind of stiff but i you need the weight you need the strength.
Surprisingly useful and way easier to set up as well as less expensive that the alternates. Nikon 200-400mm f/4G AF-S SWM SIC ED IF VR II Nikkor Super Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras at 7.4 lbs would still be light enough to work with many DSLRs but not with the supplied mounting plate. A lng plate would be needed to allow the center of mass to be moved well in front of the camera to account for the lens.
I got mine for table top and micro work with my Casio Exilim EX-F1 6MP 12x Zoom 2.8-Inch LCD Pro Digital Camera with CMOS Shift Image Stabilization (Black) and old D70 primarily training and forensics. I use a Induro PHQ 1-Way Panhead head on it. See the reviews. (BTW Amazon screwed up the heads are 5 way! AFAIK there is no such thing as a one way head!)
The Joby BH2-01EN Ballhead X for Joby Focus Flexible Tripod is OK but lacks the precision needed. Neither is really useful for video unless the camera is locked and the object moves.
Overall great for the ecological niche that it occupies.
Finally a well made Joby product... that works July 2, 2010
Harry M. Shin (Livermore, CA USA)
1. I use the tripod, probably more than the typical photographer due to my interest in panoramic photography. Thus, I've had occasion to use many types of tripods over the years (Bogen, Manfrotto, Gitzo... the traditional aluminum vs carbon fiber etc... etc...). Furthermore, one must understand and accept the premise that no one tripod is going to be appropriate for all situations.
2. With that being said, if you need a table top type tripod or a flexible tripod, then this is a no brainer purchase. Unlike the cheaper / smaller Joby tripods (which I have purchased in the past-> bad choice), this unit was well made, sturdy / solid, and most importantly is set up to utilize a ball head. The ball head issue is critical in my opinion because this will allow one to more securely hold their camera in place as well as more easily set up the camera for a shot. If you buy the cheaper Joby products that don't allow one to utilize an independent ball head, you're camera may sag at that junction point (it's somewhat difficult to explain but trust me on this one).
3. Now there may be folks wondering if they do need this bigger unit; it is definitely bigger than the lower end models (but definitely still compact compared to a regular tripod)--> I would advise that IF you shoot with any camera (s) other than a true small point / shoot, then just get this unit. As many have noted in their reviews, Joby overestimates the weight capacity of their units and thus don't waste your money on the cheaper models. Just get this one unit, which then should last for hopefully a long time and you'll experience a solid little tripod that actually works. In terms of the extra costs of buying a little ball head--> just get one, because you'll always be able to use that ball head with other tripods down the road. Various companies make nice little ballheads (velbon, really right stuff, the joby one looks fairly decent etc...)
A step above Gorillapod SLR Zoom June 25, 2010
Justin (St. Louis, MO United States)
I've been looking for a flexible tripod to hold my Canon 7D for some unusual shots and I think the gorillapod focus fills that need quite perfectly. Originally I almost settled on the Joby GP3 Gorillapod SLR-Zoom Flexible Tripod for Digital SLR Cameras model but it just look too flimsy and plastic to me. This focus pod is definitely head and shoulders above the SLR Zoom in terms of build quality. The joints on the focus pod is mostly metal and give you a lot more confidence in trusting your expensive gear to it.
For my personal use, the focus pod can easily hold my 7D with 18-85mm zoom lens when used on a Gitzo ball head. However, my 28-300mm zoom proved to bit a bit too much for the combo but that's pretty much expected. When straightened (which can take a while since the joints are quite stiff) and tripod head removed, I can easily stow the pod in carry-on luggage. It does however lean on the heavy side so I think it's a bit of an overkill for point and shoot cameras. It's also a great tripod to carry around since it's much more compact then even 4-sectioned traveling tripods. I use Gitzo GC3320 Tripod Holster for Series 0, 1, 2, and 3 Tripods (Black) as a belt buckle for the pod and it works amazing.
An import tip: you do need a regular tripod head to use the gorillapod. The threading on the pod won't fit into regular camera sockets. I recommend getting a ball head with level indicators to help you level your shots. However if your SLR have in-camera level indicator (such as in the 7D) then you can probably get away with a simpler head.
Amazing tripod June 6, 2010
B. C. Flippo (Montgomery, Alabama United States)
This works just as described. An amazing tripod that can adapt to hold onto just about anything! It's a liitle stiff when you haven't used it in a while, but it will loosen a little bit as you adjust it. It never gets loose feeling and feels like a solid support for all my digital SLR's with zoom lenses that I care to mount. It is also a heck of a lot easier to carry around than my monster big tripod and therefore it is available and used much more in the field than the big tripod which I leave at home more and more. A very good buy!
 Knockle buster April 25, 2010
Herman J. Muller
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This gadget looked very functional and it may be in the lower lighter weight camera range. The one I have is the so-called hayvy duty one anf can mount a SLR with a medium range zoom lens. The problem with this gadget is the hand strenght needed to get it to wrap around anything to mount it. This Gorilla pod takes gorilla strength to handle and a female hand can not do it. Once mounted, it will do the job but is it worth it to struggle with something that supposed to be a snap.
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