p.1 #1 · Impressive BH-25LR and Gorillapod SLR performance
I was confined to my home (babysitting my young son) and was bored. As I had both available, I thought I'd play a little.
40D is 740g. BG-E2N is 280g. 70-200/2.8 IS is 1600g. Kenko Pro 2X is 185g. RRS L plate for the 40D + grip is 130g. RRS MPR 113 is 55g. Total is 2990g. That's a practical 3Kg.
BH-25 LR is up to max 4Kg. So far, so good. But the Gorillapod SLR is only up to 2.7Kg. Also, a 400mm lens (effective 640mm) is, I'm sure, not exactly what the manufactures had in mind when designing them.
I used LV as a sort of MLU and a 10 seconds delay. Shot in JPEG.
p.1 #2 · Impressive BH-25LR and Gorillapod SLR performance
I tried to make it difficult. In order to achieve maximum exposure time I lowered the ISO to minimum (ISO 100), closed the lens to the minimum without encountering diffraction (f/22) and used the maximum focal length I had (200mm lens and 2X TC). Resulting exposure time was 1 second.
Don't know what about you but I think it is very impassive.
p.1 #7 · Impressive BH-25LR and Gorillapod SLR performance
Yakim Peled wrote:
Sorry but I didn't understand the question. Can you please re-phrase it?
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Well, the Gorillapod is supposed to be a master at holding on to things - tree limbs, railings, poles, etc...giving you a tripod where no other tripod would work...I was wondering how steady it can hold that rig when it's not using the three legs for support, but rather with the legs wrapped around something. I've seen some impressive stability from the Gorillapod in these instances, just not with that much weight.
p.1 #9 · Impressive BH-25LR and Gorillapod SLR performance
Jman13 wrote:
Well, the Gorillapod is supposed to be a master at holding on to things - tree limbs, railings, poles, etc...giving you a tripod where no other tripod would work...I was wondering how steady it can hold that rig when it's not using the three legs for support, but rather with the legs wrapped around something. I've seen some impressive stability from the Gorillapod in these instances, just not with that much weight.
p.1 #10 · Impressive BH-25LR and Gorillapod SLR performance
That's impressive! I may have to pick one of these up. Does the pod articulate enough that you could just put a QR clamp on it and adjust well, or is the head a good idea? (I have an L-bracket too, so verticals aren't a problem.)
p.1 #11 · Impressive BH-25LR and Gorillapod SLR performance
The head a VERY good idea as it enhances its usefulness considerably. Before buying the head I tried it but found it functionally lacking. Just think about setting up a tripod on uneven ground. Possible? Yes. Difficult? You bet. And in this case you can't even change the leg length to compensate for some of the unevenness.
p.1 #12 · Impressive BH-25LR and Gorillapod SLR performance
i guess I'm not sure I'd call that impressive. Actually, looks kind of soft to me.
In the absence of vibration, any support works well. Be interesting to see how this would work if there was some vibration present or a breeze even slight.
I'd use this thing for holding a flash, but I'm not going to put my camera on it.
