As an alternative to the usual manfrotto 055 legs, I needed something light and found the Gorillpod on www.7dayshop.com, so thought I'd share my thoughts on it with you.
I used it on a recent trip to Barcelona with a 5D and 24-105, quite heavy kit, so I went for the largest available at around £30.
I also used an angle finder as they are often low to the ground and a cable release to avoid knocking the thing over!
I bought a little Hama head for convenience and weight, the combination was fine when the camera was in landscape orientation, but when in portrait, the head and pod just slowly moved downwards - a lighter camera would be fine ov course.
It was useful in churches where you can get it to hang onto pews and the like.
All in all , it's nowhere near as good as a real tripod, nowhere near, but ideal for travel shots when it's a bit dark or for HDR.
I can't see myself using it when I've got my manfrotto available, put it that way :-)
But on a day trip when travelling light, if I've got the camera, I'll have the gorilla too!
3 comments:
Hi Ade,
So you've joined the bloggers. Thanks for your email.
I also got a Gorrilla pod and after experimenting with it and various lenses I decided to return it to the shop. Like you say it may work for smaller cameras but I found it useless for mine (with 17-40 or 70-200)
I've bookmarked your blog.
All the best,
Paul
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