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Love, love, love it! Purchased to use it with my FlipMinoHD. It's perfect. Tried wrapping around several things when I first opened the package and it works like a charm on anything. I hooked it on to the back of our bar stool, onto a street post, and then stood it up it different positions. Very easy to use, and really helpful when you need your hands free to video tape the kids. I could see using it with your digi cam as well during travels and group shots but haven't yet. Either way, this is the way to go if you are looking for a tripod. Glad I stumbled upon it on Amazon. Seriously neat!

The Gorillapod was a snap to assemble and affix to the camera base. I've only taken a few shots with the timed shutter and the images were rock solid. Joby GP1-EBEN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Blue)

Casual photographer, mostly of my kid so the grandparents can see her growing up. Wanted this so videos didn't make viewers seasick. Love it. It fits nicely in my pocket. The quick connect has a slight bit of play. It really does wrap solidly around branches, chairs, etc. for little things she finds or self-portraits. Tough enough a 2-year-old hasn't damaged it yet (3 months use as a toy). The quick connect might be a pain if you have a really tight-fitting case.

This thing works perfect. I can connect it to anything and the camera is safe from falling...

This tripod is just right- just stiff enough and just rubbery enough to stay where I put it. I really like being able to level the camera on uneven surfaces, and even point the camera vertically with no trouble. This purchase was well worth the money.

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This is a fun tripod. It will fit around almost anything. Holds my canon xsi without trouble.

I bought this for my husband after my brother-in-law recommended it. He has one and it worked great at Christmas for taking timed pictures that included all of us. It is sturdy and can withstand the weight of a digital SLR camera with interchangeable lenses. He has not actually used it yet but based on using the one my brother-in-law had, I know it will be just the thing for him to take time lapse pictures and anytime he needs the camera to be very still.

I remember seeing these tripods a few years ago and wondering why something like this would ever be useful. Then, the other day, I realized I needed some way to attach a video camera to the forward hand-guard and barrel of my rifle (for some action shooting footage). Probably not many people have this need, but this Gorilla pod works great for this purpose. One minor complaint is the head. As others have mentioned, it's kind of inconvenient to have to whip out a screwdriver or coin to really tighten the mounting screw, but it's needed to get the camera on tight.

By the time this thing is mounted with a Manfroto ball joint head and a DSRL with a mid-sized lens, the resistance of the joints cannot hold the wight and they buckle. However, if they were to construct the joints with such stiff resistance, as to hold all that weight, they would be so difficult to bend and maneuver into the desired shape, that its use would become impractical as well. The design is a nice idea, but self-limited and really only useful for light-weight pocket sized cameras.

The tripod was a gift so my son would have to really review the product. The thing that I didn't like was the price that I had to pay for shipping and handling. I was supposed to have shipping and handling free. Instead it cost me $20.00 which was later lower to #$10.00 I was not happy about this as I thought the cost was zero. I checked the cost of sending the tripod at a faster rate so it would get to my son before Christmas. When I found that it cost $20.00 I decided to take my chances and not pay the extra money. I wanted free handling and shipping. When I went back to the original page I thought that I was getting Handling and Shipping free. I would have not purchased the product if I had to pay any shipping and handling. I won't be getting anything from Amazon from now on.

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Love, love, love it! Purchased to use it with my FlipMinoHD. It's perfect. Tried wrapping around several things when I first opened the package and it works like a charm on anything. I hooked it on to the back of our bar stool, onto a street post, and then stood it up it different positions. Very easy to use, and really helpful when you need your hands free to video tape the kids. I could see using it with your digi cam as well during travels and group shots but haven't yet. Either way, this is the way to go if you are looking for a tripod. Glad I stumbled upon it on Amazon. Seriously neat!

The Gorillapod was a snap to assemble and affix to the camera base. I've only taken a few shots with the timed shutter and the images were rock solid. Joby GP1-EBEN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Blue)

Casual photographer, mostly of my kid so the grandparents can see her growing up. Wanted this so videos didn't make viewers seasick. Love it. It fits nicely in my pocket. The quick connect has a slight bit of play. It really does wrap solidly around branches, chairs, etc. for little things she finds or self-portraits. Tough enough a 2-year-old hasn't damaged it yet (3 months use as a toy). The quick connect might be a pain if you have a really tight-fitting case.

This thing works perfect. I can connect it to anything and the camera is safe from falling...

This tripod is just right- just stiff enough and just rubbery enough to stay where I put it. I really like being able to level the camera on uneven surfaces, and even point the camera vertically with no trouble. This purchase was well worth the money.