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Joby Gorillapod Focus GP8 Flexible Tripod for Digital SLR Cameras

The Gorillapod Focus was built for the professional photographer. It can support an amazing 11 pounds, providing the stability of a standard tripod at a fraction of the size and weight. Sturdy machined aluminum sockets with an anodized gunmetal finish offer incredible flexibility while ensuring a rock-solid hold in almost any environment.Cleverly designed to help capture hard to get images like time-lapse, available-light, night-time or long-exposure, the Gorillapod Focus helps photographers refine their imaging skills. It is the biggest, strongest Gorillapod yet!Sturdy machined aluminum sockets, featuring an anodized gunmetal finish, allow flexibility over 360? of rotation while maintaining their stability and ensuring longevity. Rubberized ring and foot grips provide extra gripping power to grapple wherever you want to go.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Finally, a Gorillapod that will hold up my camera – usually
Gorillapods are great, but you need one thats one-model stiffer than what Joby says. For example, get this one if you have a D300, and dont expect it to hold it up very well with a 600mm/2.8 lens on it. But it will hold it up with medium size lenses. My previous one, one model down, was not strong enough for me to be comfortable putting a D300 on with anything heavier than the 18-200 mounted. Just be careful – its easy to dump your camera with this thing if you’re not.

3 Stars Current Reviews are not for Gorillapod Focus
FYI, all these reviews are not this model. The Gorillapod Focus has just recently been released. This is the pro model for pro cameras with long lens and holds up to 11 lbs. I have not tried this or any other model, but only noticed these are not reviews for this model. (Please disregard my rating as Amazon would not let me post without giving one.)

5 Stars Awesome tripod for SLR cameras
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2003A56BA7LHM The gorillapod foucs is a great tripod for slr owner’s with large zoom lens. I use a Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body only) and have a Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens attached to it. Even with the lens fully extended the camera doesn’t shake or drop down. The tripod is also very light weight which makes it ideal for travel.

The only CON of the product is that the legs are a bit stiff and makes it a bit hard to wrap the legs around an structure. If you can live with that this is the best travel tripod for slr users

4 Stars Great Minipod, but mounting could be Improved
Pod works great, good for propping against rocks and trees,very stiff stays in place well . However screw mount needs much improvement . A very good pod to take along on hikes and had to get to areas like rocks and uneven terrains .

5 Stars Tripod Missing Three Legs
Sadly, It’s been over a month, and still no Gorillapod. Perhaps I should tie a banana to the mailbox? Picture on the website sure looks cool, though!!

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