Our Overall Score:
8.8/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Camera Accessories category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £54.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Joby or alternative products in the Camera Accessories category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit
JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit scores 8.7/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Camera Accessories. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Camera Accessories, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Camera Accessories? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit scores 8.3/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Camera Accessories category was £399.99, whilst the cheapest we found was £3.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Camera Accessories category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Camera Accessories category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Camera Accessories category. This was £46.72 from the 85 products we found in that category. So JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit actually comes in above average at £54.99.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £399.99 and the least expensive, which was £3.99. In total we found that of the 85, 16 were more expensive and 68 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit.
Prices of products from Joby
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Joby. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Joby, which was £52.03 of the 25 products we found. So JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit price is above average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Joby was £10.97 with the most expensive coming in at £179.99.
Prices of products from Joby and in the Camera Accessories category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Joby that sit specifically within the Camera Accessories category.
For this we found that the average price was £63.43, making JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit at £54.99 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £179.99 with the lowest priced item being £19.99. In total there were 5 items that were more expensive and 10 that was less expensive.
Reviews of JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit
JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit scores 9.4/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit is.
Overall score
JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit scores 8.8/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Joby so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: JOBY Gorillapod 1K Kit
- Brand: Joby
- Model Number: 1K
- Suitable for action camsMount size: 1/4″Maximum load: 1 kg
- EAN: 817024015039
- Description: Top features:- Flexible and versatile for getting creative with your shots- Find your optimum angle with pan and tilt control- Strong, stable and compact for use in diverse environmentsGet creative with your shotsWith strong wrappable legs, the possibilities are endless with the Joby Gorillapod 1K Kit.Grip, wrap, or stand the legs on virtually any surface for shots and footage from a totally original position that will make your content stand out. You can even mount flashes, speakers, or lighting, so you’ll find it easier than ever to get professional looking results without the hefty pricetag. Find your optimum angleIf you’ve ever struggled get that perfect angle for what you’re shooting, this will be a thing of the past. With 360° panning and 90° tilt, you’ll always be able to achieve the precise position to enhance your photos however you want them to look. Strong, stable and compactAble to hold devices up to 1 kg and with rubber foot grips for maximum stabillity, even on tricky terrain you can be confident your kit is secure with the 1K Kit. Whether you’re securing it to a lampost, standing it on some rocks, or hanging it upside down, the strong rubber legs will keep your camera safe.Compact and lightweight, the Gorillapod 1K Kit can be shoved in a backpack, handbag, or even in your pocket for use on-the-go, wherever and whenever you see a potential shot.
- Product ID: 21741088513
