- Flexible, wrappable legs allow you to secure the Gorillamobile to virtually any surface
- Rubberized ring and foot grips provide enhanced stability on slick or uneven surfaces.
- Three types of slim-line quick release adapters stay attached to your devices and let you quickly and securely attach them to the Gorillamobile.
- In an instant, switch between your phone, PDA, MP3/video player, gaming device, GPS unit and compact digital or mini video camera.
- A lock ring provides extra security to ensure your mobile device is safely attached.
Product Description
Gorillamobile
Billy Radcliffe @ 8:44 am
The Gorillapod tripod is a very good tripod in general for cameras – the flexibility of it makes it much more useful than a standard tripod and it is compact (6.5″) and light enough to take with you just about everywhere. The ball-and-joint construction allows it to be wrapped around tree branches or put in other places where a standard tripod just wouldn’t work. The only downside is that the ball-and-joint can’t support as much weight as a standard aluminum tripod, so I would not recommend it for devices that are much heavier than a pound. Standard cameras are fine, larger video cameras will probably not work.
This particular model of the Gorillapod is a little more versatile than the regular Gorillapod because it has a variety of attachments included to use with different devices. It includes 1 standard 1/4″ screw tripod mount, 2 adhesive mounts, and one suction cup mount all of which fit into a slot (or shoe) on the tripod. All of these mounts are about the size of a nickel. The camera screw mount makes it compatible with just about any camera, and it is small enough to just leave attached to the camera so it doesn’t get lost. The adhesive mounts are for permanently affixing the mount to a device that does not have a screw hole, such as a micro-projector, a handheld game console, a media player, etc. The adhesive works well, but it is not perfect – it must be allowed to dry before using, and even when dry there is a concern that it will not stick, especially with heavy devices or under rough conditions. I would recommend securing the mount with a superglue adhesive to be absolutely certain. The suction cup mount is almost worthless; it works only on very smooth and absolutely flat surfaces and even then can be knocked off fairly easily. It might be fine to use with a phone or similar device on occasion, but certainly not under any conditions in which the suction cup failing might result in damage to the device, since there is a fairly good chance of that happening.
So if you are looking for a tripod to use mainly with a camera but which can, on occasion, be used with other devices this is definitely the one to get. But you must be willing to adhere a mount to your other device permanently if you want to be 100% certain that the device will stay on the tripod.
J. Fergus @ 10:59 am
I bought this on a lark thinking that I wouldn’t use it all that much. Not only do I use it all the time, but it has made the video feature on the iPhone suddenly an important application. Well constructed and versatile.
Fabio Segura @ 12:49 pm
An amazing gadget. Perfect for a gift. The new extra features, like the suction and adhesive cups are great. I was first afraid it wouldn’t be able to handle my very heavy camera, but It did !! Go for it. Now I can use it with my cell phone at the office as well, it great to have it hanging from the monitor or around my cubicle.
Chris @ 2:22 pm
I fricken love this thing. I got it to use with my Droid when I’m recording and when I get it back my camera, but now I found I can use it to also fix my shaky hand problem by wrapping it around my forearm… it’s the most convenient thing I ever bought. I HIGHLY recommend this
Top Reviewer @ 3:01 pm
This is a fantastic little tripod. It is strong, it easily holds the adjustable positions you can set it to and is very light making it a breeze to take with you anywhere. The best portable tripod I have ever seen, or owned.