Comments on: MonsterPod Digital Camera Tripod http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:54:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mike http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-39679 Mike Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:47:37 +0000 #comment-39679 Many thanks! Great review and thanks for the photos too - These are like the only pictures of the MonsterPod I could find which showed what it actually looks like! Sorry about your digital camera tho. Cheers, Mike Many thanks!

Great review and thanks for the photos too – These are like the only pictures of the MonsterPod I could find which showed what it actually looks like! Sorry about your digital camera tho.

Cheers,
Mike

]]> By: Roel Mooiweer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-31689 Roel Mooiweer Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:37:00 +0000 #comment-31689 Hi Julie, I feel sorry for your camera! I have a similar MonsterPod, with the same orange stuff. It works fine with me on practically all surfaces. But with low temperatures (did I see snow on your pictures ?) and also with very hot temperatures, one has to be careful. It is necessary to put quite some pressure on the MonsterPod when attaching on rough surfaces (the orange stuff has to take the shape of the surface). Then try if it sticks well. As a security measure, I have a small cable on my camera which I attach to the item on which I stick the MonsterPad: just in case........ So far It has not been necessary, but you never know. Hi Julie,
I feel sorry for your camera!
I have a similar MonsterPod, with the same orange stuff.
It works fine with me on practically all surfaces. But with low temperatures (did I see snow on your pictures ?) and also with very hot temperatures, one has to be careful. It is necessary to put quite some pressure on the MonsterPod when attaching on rough surfaces (the orange stuff has to take the shape of the surface). Then try if it sticks well.
As a security measure, I have a small cable on my camera which I attach to the item on which I stick the MonsterPad: just in case…….. So far It has not been necessary, but you never know.

]]> By: JSR http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23705 JSR Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:14:34 +0000 #comment-23705 <p>I found a really cool device online. I'm considering getting it, and it seems much better than the Monster Pod or gorilla pod. I was wondering if anyone has ever used it. It's called The Smart Pod (http://thesmartpod.com/) . I would like to hear from anyone who has one. </p> I found a really cool device online. I’m considering getting it, and it seems much better than the Monster Pod or gorilla pod. I was wondering if anyone has ever used it. It’s called The Smart Pod (http://thesmartpod.com/) . I would like to hear from anyone who has one.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23704 Julie Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:24:03 +0000 #comment-23704 <p>I've seen those GorillaPods and wondered how well they work. Do you have one?</p> I’ve seen those GorillaPods and wondered how well they work. Do you have one?

]]> By: Bismarck http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23703 Bismarck Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:25:13 +0000 #comment-23703 <p>Oh my my, thats a Fuji F30! What have you done? :( I love that camera, mine looks like yours now that it has that big ding on the side. Take care of her, the F50 does not even come close to what that little camera does! :)</p> <p>Oh, here's a cool little gadget you might dig:</p> <p>http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=13047</p> <p>and</p> <p>http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=11727</p> <p>cheers!</p> Oh my my, thats a Fuji F30! What have you done? :(
I love that camera, mine looks like yours now that it has that big ding on the side.
Take care of her, the F50 does not even come close to what that little camera does! :)

Oh, here’s a cool little gadget you might dig:

http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=13047

and

http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=11727

cheers!

]]> By: chriszzz http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23713 chriszzz Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:12:20 +0000 #comment-23713 I wouldn't trust something like this to hold up my camera. Too iffy, if you ask me. I just use a small collapsible tripod that extents up to 4 feet, folds down to about 1 ft, fits into a bum-bag or daypack easily, weights 10 oz, and holds my digital camera just fine. And it never topples over or drops my camera onto the ground. It does not do SLRs or big-ass prosumer cams, but holds 10oz cameras just fine, and of course, you can put it anywhere you want instead of hunting for a suitable surface. You can find them on the net for around $10-20. I wouldn’t trust something like this to hold up my camera. Too iffy, if you ask me.

I just use a small collapsible tripod that extents up to 4 feet, folds down to about 1 ft, fits into a bum-bag or daypack easily, weights 10 oz, and holds my digital camera just fine. And it never topples over or drops my camera onto the ground. It does not do SLRs or big-ass prosumer cams, but holds 10oz cameras just fine, and of course, you can put it anywhere you want instead of hunting for a suitable surface.

You can find them on the net for around $10-20.

]]> By: thenightfly42 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23712 thenightfly42 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:48:10 +0000 #comment-23712 Sounds pretty weak. I have a similar item sitting in my Amazon shopping cart that I keep putting off purchasing - the Gorillapod flexible tripod, which relies on wrapping ability rather than stickiness. Perhaps it might serve you better? Sounds pretty weak. I have a similar item sitting in my Amazon shopping cart that I keep putting off purchasing – the Gorillapod flexible tripod, which relies on wrapping ability rather than stickiness. Perhaps it might serve you better?

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23711 Julie Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:18:39 +0000 #comment-23711 Nope. It works the same indoors and out... The instructions on the packaging even say "Versatile: Use in hot or cold weather. The representative for the company wrote back that the model in the video is their OLDER version that could only hold 10oz. The new version (supposedly what I have) can hold 20oz. Ummmm.... yeah. Nope. It works the same indoors and out… The instructions on the packaging even say “Versatile: Use in hot or cold weather. The representative for the company wrote back that the model in the video is their OLDER version that could only hold 10oz. The new version (supposedly what I have) can hold 20oz. Ummmm…. yeah.

]]> By: moofrank http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23710 moofrank Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:12:07 +0000 #comment-23710 While it still sounds like a fairly dubious product, I wonder if at least part of the issue is temperature. In your pics, I see snow. Does it seem to work better indoors? Moo, Frank While it still sounds like a fairly dubious product, I wonder if at least part of the issue is temperature.

In your pics, I see snow. Does it seem to work better indoors?

Moo,
Frank

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23709 Julie Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:42:17 +0000 #comment-23709 Tyler & Hollywood: Nope and Nope. I read the instructions thoroughly before trying the MonsterPod. The color of the PodGoo in the CNET video doesn't even match mine. Mine is Orange. In the video it is Red. It's like the material is not even the same at all. The company saw my review and basically just wrote back "Sorry, not sure what happened". I followed up to ask them about the differences in the product shown on their site and the one they sent me. We'll see what they say.... Tyler & Hollywood:

Nope and Nope. I read the instructions thoroughly before trying the MonsterPod. The color of the PodGoo in the CNET video doesn’t even match mine. Mine is Orange. In the video it is Red. It’s like the material is not even the same at all. The company saw my review and basically just wrote back “Sorry, not sure what happened”. I followed up to ask them about the differences in the product shown on their site and the one they sent me. We’ll see what they say….

]]> By: Hollywood http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23708 Hollywood Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:18:56 +0000 #comment-23708 Hi Julie, I'm a long time reader and first time posting!. I know someone who has a similar product to this and she says that hers told her to knead the goo before she tried to stick it on anything. Keep up the great work. -Joey Hi Julie,
I’m a long time reader and first time posting!.

I know someone who has a similar product to this and she says that hers told her to knead the goo before she tried to stick it on anything.

Keep up the great work.

-Joey

]]> By: trophyofgrace http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/02/27/monsterpod/comment-page-1/#comment-23707 trophyofgrace Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:48:45 +0000 #comment-23707 Julie, I can't believe that thing fell off and dented your camera! Arrgghhh! However, are you sure the goo didn't need kneading or anything of the sort before it is applied to the bottom of the pod, or is it just not flexible at all? When I saw the CNET video, that's the first thing that came to my mind, just knead the goo a little bit. The warmth from hands always seems to make stuff like that stickier, but I'm not sure. Julie, I can’t believe that thing fell off and dented your camera! Arrgghhh!

However, are you sure the goo didn’t need kneading or anything of the sort before it is applied to the bottom of the pod, or is it just not flexible at all? When I saw the CNET video, that’s the first thing that came to my mind, just knead the goo a little bit. The warmth from hands always seems to make stuff like that stickier, but I’m not sure.

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