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Joby GP3 Gorillapod SLR-Zoom Flexible Tripod with BH1 Ball Head with Bubble Level for Digital SLR Cameras | 
 enlarge | Brand: Joby
Category: Photography
List Price: $89.95
Buy New: $78.19
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Rating:  13 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 6.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 12 x 2.4 x 1.8
MPN: GP3-BHEN
Model: GP3-BHEN
UPC: 854630001346
EAN: 0854630001346
ASIN: B002FGTWOC
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Adaptable Screw: attaches to cameras with 1/4" or 3/8" tripod thread | | • | Flexible Joints: bend and rotate 360 degree to form the perfect shape | | • | Ring & Foot Grips: provide extra gripping power to grapple wherever you go |
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Product Description
Lightweight Ballhead
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 13
 It'll Hold July 30, 2010
Andrew
I was skeptical at first about how well the GP3 would hold a dslr but now I believe. I have a Nikon D60. It's not the heaviest camera around but my Nikon 18-200 lens and the battery grip (which holds 2 standard batteries) adds not only to its' weight but its' height as well. The GP3 is able to hold it steady even when the lens is fully extended. The mounting plate is small enough that I can put my camera back in my camera case without removing it. The rubberized feet on the GP3 seem to do a good job of not slipping on smooth surfaces as well.
 King Kong of Minipods July 22, 2010
Steve in AZ
I don't have a digital SLR yet, but I do have a rather heavy superzoom digital. Sometimes I need to get my camera up close and personal to something low to the ground or on a table where a regular monopod or tripod would be too tall and holding the camera in my hands would ruin the shot.
Enter the Gorillapod which has worked beautifully for just such shots. I went for this configuration with the ball joint mount to increase the possible angles of attack in my photography and I'm glad I did. The way the articulated legs are constructed, I've been able to get my camera into all kinds of positions I could only get handheld before if I could get them at all. You may have seen pictures of the Gorillapod wrapped around tree branches and other objects and I'm here to tell you that's a completely practical application of the versatility of this tripod.
It's very well constructed, easy to use, and lightweight making it easy to tote around to use about anywhere cameras are allowed.
 Glad I bought, but . . . June 29, 2010
Robert E. Glasscock
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's easy to reach the Gorillapod's 6.5 lb weight limit. My 40D plus a zoom lens like the 38-135mm, or larger, plus a Speedlite 580EX II and a wireless receiver and I'm at or over the limit. Plus, good luck on the Gorillapod's (small) ball head holding the camera in portrait orientation (sideways) without drift. It holds somewhat better in portrait orientation without the Speedlite and with a lighter lens like the 50mm. Somewhat.
Works fine in landscape orientation (normal camera position) on relatively level surfaces. But when wrapping the legs around an angled object, you're back to depending on the (small) ball head to keep the camera level -- which again is difficult to do without drift when trying for portrait orientation.
So far I've not found the Gorillapod as practical or versatile as I'd hoped and imagined. So I've used it far less than I anticipated. I've heard exactly the same reactions from a friend who bought his Gorillapod a week before I did.
Am I disappointed? Maybe I was expecting too much. Yes, it's easy to carry and I will use it (or try to) in some situations. Is it overpriced? Not really, in my opinion. Will it replace your tripod? Not even close. Is it essential? No. Helpful? Yes.
Frankly, I imagine I'll ultimately use it more often to position a Speedlite than to hold my camera. For THAT, it's terrific. Will hold a shoe mount multiclamp, Speedlite and umbrella -- as long as there's something to wrap the Gorillapod's legs around. You can quickly set your light in some interesting positions, depending on the environment.
I love this tripod/ball head combo. June 17, 2010
Jim
I bought one of these in a hurry so I could bring it with me on a trip to visit with my daughter and family when my 2nd grandchild was delivered. I own a couple of full size tripods (a Manfrotto and a Velbon), but did not want to be lugging these around and manipulating them in a hospital. This tripod w/ball head worked great for taking in-hospital photos of my newborn grandson et al, and for a number of other photos I shot on the trip in question (e.g., shots I took during a long walk with a friend in a wooded area alongside a river).
The Joby GP3 is a heavier-duty tripod than what I need for my Panasonic Lumix FZ28 digital camera (as well as a couple of hand-held prosumer HD camcorders I own), but I wanted the ball head, wanted to err on the side of caution as far as sturdiness is concerned, and think that someday I will step up from my "bridge" camera (the Lumix) to a digital SLR. My son-in-law is a professional photographer and he tried the GP3 with one of his gi-normous digital SLR's with a giant zoom lens attached, and the tripod and ball head held the monster stably and my son-in-law was impressed and said he may have to pick up a Joby GP3/ball head combo.
The tripod/ball head combo is as portable as can be. When hiking in the woods I carried it attached to my camera which was slung 'round my neck, and it never got in the way when I was walking and when I took a few hand-held shots, and I barely noticed the extra weight. When carrying it in and around the hospital, I simply bent one of the legs in such a way that it held to part of the handle of my camera bag and it was as unobtrusive as can be.
I also own an original Joby tripod which I use for Flip and Vado mini-camcorders, and when I had a problem with that Gorillapod's locking mechanism (a mechanism not found - or necessary - on the GP3), I emailed Joby and received some of the best customer service I've ever received (I say that as someone who once managed customer service reps). That excellent customer service experience convinced me that Joby stood behind its products and was an ethical, trustworthy company, and so I had no problem paying what I would say is a price on the high side for this tripod/ball head combo.
The ball head itself is as smooth as can be and is easy to adjust. The flexible tripod legs are not as easy to adjust as are the flexible legs of the original Joby tripod, but that is to be expected given that the original is only meant to hold up to 11.5 ounces while the GP3 (AKA the SLR-Zoom) is meant to hold up to 6.5 POUNDS. It just takes more force to adjust the flexible legs, but they adjust just fine and adapt well to tree limbs, chair arms, the rails of hospital beds, backyard deck rails, fences, etc. They are also easy to re-straighten if you straighten each leg one movable part at a time (a procedure that takes much less time than it sounds like it might take).
I consider the Joby SLR-Zoom/ball head combo a great addition to my modest collection of digital photography supplies and accessories, and am glad I sprung for it. I want to add that one reason I wanted this ultra-portable tripod was so I could take more photos using my camera's timer (so I can get sharper photos than I typically can when hand-holding the camera, and occasionally include myself in shots; unfortunately my Lumix is not designed to be used with a shutter release cable), and this combo is ideal for that.
Good for a DSLR June 12, 2010
W. Lackner (Washington, DC)
We needed a travel tripod for a Canon XSi w/kit lens. The Gorillapod works as advertised, very flexible but it holds its shape where you leave it. Gave it 4 stars for build quality because it had some oily stuff on the ball head - no big deal though.
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