Joby GorillaPod Original Tripod - Charcoal

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Feel free to create and have fun! Choose your favorite elements of the kit to use every day, and mix it up too: you can even remove the GripTight PRO 2 phone mount and use a smaller mirrorless camera on the same GorillaPod stand! Joby’s Vlogging Kit combines the GripTight Pro 2 smartphone mount, waterproof Beamo LED light and Wavo directional microphone with a set of Gorillapod legs to create a one-stop-shop for mobile content creators.

The standard GorillaPod 3K Kit is still an excellent all-around option, and if you’re shopping on a budget is likely the one to go for. For demanding photographers and professionals, however, the more rugged 3K Pro may well be worth the premium. The 5 main products in the GorillaPod line up are named after their weight capacity, as measured in grams – if you measure in imperial, this can be a little confusing at first! I say ‘combined’, since often you’ll need to take into account a camera body plus lens, or even additional video equipment like lighting, mics, and monitors.If you’re using a large zoom lens, it’s also worth choosing a stronger GorillaPod model than the combined weight of your camera + lens, since the weight of zoom lenses often extend away from the centre point of the tripod. And if you're fed up of visits to the print shop grab a photo printerand you can make beautiful prints to decorate your home or just stash in a photo album to enjoy at your own leisure. The PodZilla comes in four colours – grey, teal, yellow and red – and is also available as a kit, bundled with a smartphone clamp. READ NEXT: The best cameras for vloggers The best Joby GorillaPod to buy in 2022 1. Joby GorillaPod 3K Kit: Best all-around GorillaPod

That said, the GorillaPod 1K does a fine job in securing devices weighing within its max carrying capacity to thin poles, posts and anything else you can find that fits the bill. i) Fixed– the GorillaPod head screws in directly to the tripod hole on the base of your camera. To remove your camera, you need to unscrew the entire GorillaPod. In fact, given that GorillaPods’ legs are held in place by friction alone, we’d recommend opting for a model that offers some headroom. For a camera and lens combination that weighs 1.5kg, look for a GorillaPod rated for around 3kg, as this will ensure maximum stability while out and about. Remember that if you plan on using your GorillaPod with more than one device or camera and lens combination, it needs to be able to support the heaviest configuration. Super compact flexible tripod stand for lightweight compact cameras, point & shoots and 360/action cameras.

Once you have the total combined weight, you can see how it lines up with the maximum capacity of each GorillaPod. Another great travel tripod worth considering is the VANGUARD VEO 3GO 235CB Travel Tripod. It’s very light at 1.2kg and still has an adequate payload, more than enough for a DSLR and a host of different lenses. The main selling point of this tripod, though, is the flexibility of the legs. This allows the tripod to wrap around and grip onto pretty much anything, anywhere, making it an extremely versatile tripod capable of things that full-size tripods cannot do. This, coupled with the 360° pan and 90° tilt, means you can get the camera into basically any position and angle. This is not only great for photographers who want to get those unusual, hard-to-get shots, but this design feature makes it a fantastic tripod for vloggers and videographers, too. Why? Well because the GorillaPod 5K Kit is the strongest of the lot, and is most likely to be able to provide the securest, most reliable support for any equipment with a 1/4″ tripod mount hole in its base… as long as its combined weight is under 5 kg (6.6 lbs), of course.