Tripod

Ringo Tripod water bottle review – It’s perfect

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REVIEW – When it comes to gadgets, I always prefer multi-purpose ones. I never really thought about my drink containers – until I saw the Ringo Tripod Bottle. I had to have it. What is it? The Ringo Tripod Bottle is a high-performance water bottle with a MagSafe lid that doubles as a tripod/phone holder. […]

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Smallrig FreeRover AP-100 carbon fiber tripod review – light and fast!

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REVIEW – I am, at best, an amateur photographer. I don’t have a lot of fancy equipment. I do have what I consider to be a good camera but my tripod was getting long in the tooth. One of the legs just flops around willy-nilly and I have to take apart the head numerous times

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MOFT Snap Case Movas and Snap Invisible Phone Tripod Stand review

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REVIEW – I didn’t order my iPhone 15 Pro Max until a couple of months after it was announced, and as a result, I lost out on all of the case review offers that flooded my inbox in the early days of the 15 series of phones. Luckily another offer came in days before the

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Da Vinci Eye review – record your art the easy way

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REVIEW – Recently I have been adding videos of some parts of my sample reviews to most of my reviews. When recording videos showing the features of smaller devices, I am finding that having an overhead stand with my phone mounted would be extremely helpful. I use my iPhone a lot for recording. This Da

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SmallRig FreeBlazer heavy-duty carbon fiber tripod kit AD-100 3989 review

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REVIEW – Having a tripod for your video camera is just another tool in the proverbial toolbox for filmmakers and videographers alike. But not all tripods are made alike. The SmallRig SmallRig FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit is one that is worth checking out. If you have used a standard video tripod before then the

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FlexTILT gives your tripod more flexibility

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NEWS – If a tripod is a photographer’s friend, then the FlexTILT Head 2 from Edelkrone will become their BFF. The FlexTILT is a CNC machined aluminum adapter that fits between your camera and the head of the tripod to provide more functionality. Where a tripod typically only goes up and down, the FlexTILT will

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The Fat Gecko Camera and Camcorder Mount will keep your weighty cameras safe

Fat Gecko Camera and Camcorder Mount

Another one of my passions is writing, filming and producing short films. I have only worked on one so far, but I have several more planned for the future. One of my scripts includes a scene in an SUV, where I need to mount sizeable and somewhat weighty video cameras at various positions on the

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The Manfrotto Befree Advanced Travel Aluminum Tripod with Ball Head aims to travel light

Manfrotto Befree Advanced Travel Aluminum Tripod with Ball Head

Getting back for a moment to the news stories about travel tripods, there is a new release coming soon to join the existing bunch of existing solutions. The Manfrotto Befree Advanced Travel Aluminum Tripod with Ball Head (Lever Locks, Sony Alpha Edition), is a relatively compact travel tripod measuring 59.1 inches when fully extended, but

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The iFootage Cobra 2 C180 Carbon Fiber Monopod is a nice addition to your photo/video gear

iFootage Cobra 2 C180 Carbon Fiber Monopod

Staying on the subject of monopods, I found another interesting one that I think is worth mentioning, and has its own place in the photo/video gear box. The iFootage Cobra 2 C180 Carbon Fiber Monopod is not necessarily considered a small footprint monopod for traveling or for easily attaching to a backpack, but its features

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The Velbon Ultra Stick Super 8 Monopod can stand on its own

Velbon Ultra Stick Super 8 Monopod

As I continue to chase down that perfect but elusive travel tripod, I am coming across many products with great potential. Even if they do not exactly fit my search criteria, they certainly are interesting enough, and possibly fit another need that could win them a space in my gear bag. The Velbon Ultra Stick

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The Benro 75mm Hi-Hat tripod keeps your camera as low as it can go

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When I am in the studio “messing around” with macro photography trying to use various objects to produce an amazing photo, I often use a tabletop as my platform. The object would be on the tabletop, and I use my DSLR mounted to a full-size tripod. This can be a pain sometimes when I have

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The Benro Aero 2 Video Travel Angel Tripod Kit is ready for your next adventure

Benro Aero 2 Video Travel Angel Tripod Kit

For those of you that have been following my news stories, you know that I have been on a quest to research and find a travel tripod that is the perfect fit for me. The next travel tripod that I am looking at is the Benro Aero 2 Video Travel Angel Tripod Kit. This is

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Manfrotto XPRO Over 4-Section Aluminum Monopod with 234RC Tilt Head Kit is ready for every opportunity

Manfrotto XPRO Over 4 Section Aluminum Monopod with 234RC Tilt Head Kit

Filmmakers, videographers and photographers alike always hope to have the right equipment on hand, when an opportunity for a once in a lifetime shot comes along. There are times when we either go to the most difficult terrain, or the tightest places to get our shot. On many occasions, I have found that a monopod

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