Review on 📸 Joby GP1-A1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey): The Perfect Camera Companion for Ultimate Versatility by Christian Young

I use it on Flip DVR. It's a lightweight recorder, but feels like it's overpowering the gorillapod. The main problem is that three hands cannot press the surface firmly. This is a big problem when mounting on a smaller, fairly smooth surface. You can tighten them initially, but there is no "compressive force" so they slowly yield to gravity. Examples: 1. Chair back - I glued the legs to a rectangular dining chair. The impact with the chair slightly dislodged his legs, causing him to lean back, resulting in the loss of the shot2. fridge handle. I glued the legs to the fridge's long vertical handle. It took him many tries to stay, but he wasn't pinched. It was dangerous 3. Bike handlebars - I tried to mount it on my mountain bike's steel handlebars. Will not work. After six meters he fell over because he couldn't zip up and couldn't hold on. As a standalone tripod it works perfectly. Legs are difficult to straighten precisely and tend to spread apart on smooth surfaces. Examples: 1. On a granite countertop - the smooth surface meant I had to balance my flip precisely around the center of gravity and as I moved it around the counter the legs moved apart. 2. On a tiled floor - see above. Finally, it is VERY prone to transmit vibration to flip videos. When I put it on a tile floor, the vibrations from people walking noticeably alter the video. GENERAL: JUST OK - 3 stars. I expected more for the money.