I love taking night or long exposure photos; however, keeping your camera still is always the issue. There are tips and tricks to hand-hold and steady your camera, but often with long exposures, they're still not good enough.

-Small; light; and portable; -Integrated ballhead; -Wraps and grips around a whole range of objects; -Easily creates a stable; level platform both horizontally and vertically

-Pan without tilt a little bit awkward; -Unknown how the joints and rubber will perform long term

Manufacturer: Joby Model: Gorillapod Price: £20 www.intro2020.co.uk For compact digital cameras, the humble mini-tripod is a must, but they're limited to where you can use them. The Gorillapod breaks from the norm.

Versatility

Too flimsy for using with heavier cameras and DSLRs

Here at Gear Patrol, we really like taking pictures. That's why you see so much original photography here on the site (Yes, it's ironic to see a stock photo with this post, but how we gonna take a picture of our camera without our camera?).

Matty Graham reviews this handy camera support £40 The Gorillapod is lightweight, has a quick release plate and can hold up to 800g (the larger SLR Zoom can support 3kg). What makes this support special is the flexible legs that can be splayed like a tripod or wrapped around trees or posts.

Over the last few weeks, I've been using the Gorillapod Original to take macro pictures used on my food blog. Since my compact digital camera doesn't have image stabilization, the Gorillapod has been fantastic at steadying the picture. It's also great for taking group shots during a hike.

The Joby Gorillapod SLR is the newest addition to the Gorillapod lineup. Basically, it is a flexible tripod for versatility and portability.

A tripod is an essential accessory for anyone who cares about their photography. It's the only thing that can totally eliminate camera shake, even on very long exposures, and as I've noted before the action of setting up a camera and tripod has the effect of forcing you to think about your shot...

I bought this after passing it up for the less-expensive Dynex knockoff. After that one quickly failed, I forked over the extra cash for the Gorillapod. This small tripod has strong, easily maneuverable legs.

Solid and good grip

high price; awkward bubble level position

A fantastic tripod for those photographers that would like to get rid of the common photography problems such as motion blur or lack of focus.

An easily transportable and affordable tripod

Unfortunately it only reaches heights of about 6 inches

I use this product mostly to mount my wireless flash just were I want it, what can i say, it will stand, lean, hang, do pretty much anything you want of it.
With the flexability of the legs it seems limited in its support.

Compact; Easily Adjusted; Good Footing; Lightweight; Locks In Tight