Gorillapod

“who has one?

how ya likin' it?

is there a better product on the market?”

“nope, I like mine.”

“awesome. thatll be my next gear purchase

im gonna have so much stuff waiting for me when i get home, its gonna be like christmas

new tent, steripen, backpack, gorillapod

woot!”

“how durable is it? has it started to wear out yet? any problems?”

“http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=787&memberId=12500226&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226&langId=-1


IMAO I like this one, I have 7 diferent pods and i have used this one the most with no problems.

OR this one i have also i like..

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=606&memberId=12500226&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226&langId=-1”

“i think i'll go with the gorilla pod

their site says for my camera (olympus stylus 720 sw) i should get the gorilla-pod slr, which is for cameras up to 1.75 pounds. my camera is a 6 oz point and shoot. the gorilla-pod original should work just fine
last edited: 3/29/08 9:42:14 PM”

“I have two of the gorillapods, the small one for my point and shoot and the big one for backpacking and my SLR. I find that they are the best lightweight tripod for backpacking. They are very durable, you can wrap them around a tree, log, stump, whatever. Waterproof.

I took this one in Glacier with a pod.



And here's a flip on this pic, I used the gpod to hold my flash, makes for quick stuido-like lighting when you're in the field. I was in Austin and didn't want to haul my real tripod with, a bogen with a pistol grip aka heavy, so I brought the gpod. My friend wanted a "shadowy" portrait so I used the gpod to hold my flash to camera left on top of a closet door and got this:

”

“first pic: did you shop those colors?”

“you'll like it.”

“Yes and no. It is a technique called HDR. You take three pictures at the same small aperature (like 8-11) at three different f-stops, usually at least 2 apart. Basically you get a normal photo, a photo showing the shadow details, and a photo showing the highlight details. Then you combine them in a program called Photomatix and voila, instant awesome photo. Best if you can shoot in RAW.

HDR version:



Non-HDR



See the colors are correct, there is just more detail in the two photos. You need to keep the camera still for an HDR, very still, so the Gorillapod works great in the backcountry.”

“Here CB, I took this one just for you, that's 8.2lbs it's holding, $2000 lens, $400 flash, $1500 Camera, $100 UV filter, $180 vertical battery grip all on a $40 GPOD and I'd trust it any day.



PS, the note in the photo is for you.
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“i like how you made the camera look like the gorrilla pod

i dont like that you have to log in to flickr to see a larger picture”

“People steal my photos. I found a dentist used a picture I had of a little kid in his Yellow Pages ad. Since then I have restricted views of the larger sizes to people who are listed on my Flickr account as a friend or family, so having a login won't get you to my bigger pics unless your account is listed as a friend to mine. Now that I'm making some money with photography doing weddings, kids, engagements, etc, I have to protect what makes me my money ;-)”

“i hope you sued the dentist, or at least made him take the image down”

“Pull his #&%!$ing teeth.:)”

“I did sue him, but in the process we found out that he paid a graphic designer to make the ad, and that idiot found it along with all of his other work on the internet. He was a penniless student and hasn't paid me in full yet as well as a dozen other people my lawyers notified.”