The Rebel finds something new to sit on
The Gorillapod landed in my hands yesterday. Simple but effective concept. Haven’t found time to test it, but should work as advertised. I have come across many satisfied customers. Right now the Gorillapod is with Rajith in Ooty. Having used it in the field, he should have some real world experiences to share once he’s back. Meanwhile, here are some pics:
In the box
Legs bent (with 488RC0 head)
Also purchased the Opteka Battery Grip for my Rebel XT. Was initially wary for buying a third party product because of quality issues that I had heard of, but then I bit the bullet. The grip, no doubt, enhances the handling of the Rebel XT. But how well the electronics function, I have to wait and watch. For one, I noticed my batteries draining out much faster with the battery grip attached. Whether this is because of keeping the battery grip switch in ON position, I don’t know. Only further usage will tell if the Opteka is really as good as the original Canon BG-E3.
Update: I also purchased the Manfrotto 484RC2 Ballhead and rapid-connect system. The Gorillapod and the R84 were made for each other 
See pic:
Comment by rajith — August 6, 2007 at 2:23 pm
I am back
I was not able to make much use of the Gorillapod (thanks to my impatient friends 
)
Used it for some HDRs.. by fixing it to the handlebar of the bike most of the time its truly brilliant…