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GoPod - anyone seen or used?

Postby stubbsy on Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:30 pm

Has anyone ever seen or used the GoPod which looks half way between a monopod and a tripod. Looks an interesting compromise between hand held flexibility and tripod stability, but it isn't cheap US$415 from Adorama)
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:35 pm

Peter,
Not a joke here again, I tried it nearly 18 months ago in the US, one of my buddies got it, look very funny and it's not ease to use, I went back to the monopod instead of.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:36 pm

Figured you'd have had a play with one birddog. Costs nearly as much as a Gitzo 1325 :shock:
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Postby wendellt on Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:43 pm

i like the image:

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therefore i am a monkey man because i don't have one

the 4th illustration looks abit phallic

not for me too obvious.
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Postby Glen on Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:45 pm

Stubbsy, looks like a magnet for the photo nazi's. Go into your local Westfields with that :lol:


I agree Wendell, the 4th does look phallic
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Postby kipper on Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:52 pm

Looks like a shoulder mount?

Hmmm....now you mention it. I don't think it looks phallic but those do look like legs over his shoulder......
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Postby MCWB on Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:01 pm

 ROFL! Why bother using a monopod, just mount it on your... :lol:
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Postby wendellt on Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:08 pm

It's american marketing at it's finest

Sex Sells!
Power down there!

it looks like bondage gear, yeah go into westfield strapped up and the photo Nazi's may take an interest.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:09 pm

Geeze... the product looks like a massive extension of the phallus doesn't it?

Hell, it could be a sex toy depending on which sex wore it...

Interesting (albeit ugly) concept.
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