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Tripod for "ground level" pix

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Tripod for "ground level" pix
Posted by ttrigg on Monday, October 18, 2010 10:35 PM

I don't know about the rest of you, but I've not been too satisfied about small tripods for that special ground level "eye ball height" photo. The smallest tripod I had found has stiff 3.5 inch legs. Have a look at this one!

It is called "gorillapod" by JOBY.

Lens is now 2 inches off the ground.

Need to set up on a "unique" location?

I found it at several places, Sears for $26, K-Mart & Target for $22, Wal-Mart for $19.

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Posted by wjstix on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:55 AM

That's neat!! I could see uses for that both in taking model photos and in railfanning - wrap it around something a nearby post or stop sign or whatever for some pics of a train going by. Lot less trouble than carrying a full tripod.

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Posted by Ray Dunakin on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 2:54 PM

I got one just like that last year, when I bought my digicam. Very handy little thing. I used it on Sunday to shoot some of the scenes of the Poway Midlands RR.

 

 

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Posted by ttrigg on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:49 PM

Before I get anymore emails asking if that is my backyard. No it is not. I took the pix when I went up to visit Bonnie's grave at Riverside National Cemetery.

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Posted by mgilger on Monday, October 25, 2010 7:54 AM

Thanks for the information. I just bought a new one of these from Ebay for about $10. It should be here by the end of the week.

Mark

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Monday, October 25, 2010 8:17 AM

I use a cloth bag half full of unpopped popcorn.

It makes a very stable base on any surface and you can carry it in your pocket.

Dave

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Posted by fontgeek on Thursday, December 2, 2010 6:54 PM

The threaded hole on a camera is a standard 1/4" bolt thread, so you could make a base as short as you wish using a bolt and a plank, the metal lid to a jar, etc.    But if you really want the camera to sit low, why do you need a tripod or stand at all?  Sit the camera on the ground and shoot.  There are tons of tiny tripods out on the market, and because of the standard threading used you can make a base out of almost anything.

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