Joby JB01502-BWW GorillaPod 500 Tripod for Camera - Black/Charcoal

Bought this for my recent holiday to Egypt, worked perfectly..Highly recommend this product.Product is very well made, nice lightweight and sturdy, perfect for taking with you, putting into your hand luggage for a holiday away or a trip. I used this product to hold onto my action camera to get steady underwater shots whilst I going snorkelling..

Great bit of kit in

Really pleased with this; my wife is overseas and it makes using Skype so much easier not having to hold the phone for an hour! I've used the GoPro fitting to attach a 1/4" tripod fitting which makes it very versatile. It also easily holds the weight of one of my speedlights and this can then be place around the place to help for photography. It's very stable and you can adjust the legs to account for balance.

Bought this as my first tripod for the G7x II. First thoughts are that is works, as expected, well as a tripod. The joints are quite easy to bend yet sturdy. However, the ball joint is quite stiff and can be quite hard to rotate. The joint at the bottom (touching the ground) is made of a grippy rubber and is good enough to stop the tripod from slipping. Wrapping the joints around a pole can be useful to get higher shots and is one of the main selling points of this tripod. It can be a bit daunting to attach an expensive camera to high places, so I would recommend additionally securing the wrist strap to something as an extra safety measure.

I'm late to the party where the GorillaPod is concerned. As a photographer I was always a bit sceptical and possibly a bit too much of a purist where these things were concerned but I've become somewhat amazed by the many configurations and situations where this gadget can be employed.Of late I've been dabbling with timelapse photography and I've found that this device with a Gopro attached can be secured to a great number of fixtures - farmyard gates, tree branches, poles, etc.The only limiting factor is the length of the legs but for its size, price and ease of use it's a winner. Plus, the fittings to secure a Gopro or small camera in place are excellent quality and I've had no issues with them.I'm looking into purchasing another for a high end DSLR/lens setup.Highly recommended!!

Using with a gopro. Works well and easy to use. After some use (12 months or so) , legs tend to come loose (cracks in fixtures)

This is a well built, extremely simple to use and highly versatile tripod for the Go Pro. It can be shaped into almost any configuration allowing you to place it in the most difficult of places and yet provide a stable and secure platform for your Go Pro. The legs are flexible and solid, and the Go Pro is held securely in place. Really good product!

Had this 6 months +. Been around SE Asia for 4 months with me. Still intact, working as intended. Lightweight and useful. Very happy.