MAKE | Modopocket – pocketable tripod-like accessory

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By Phillip Torrone
Posted 2008/02/14 @ 7:00 am
Category Photography & Video

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6 Responses to Modopocket – pocketable tripod-like accessory

Darrel VanHorne on February 14th, 2008 at 7:54 am said:

Uh, that tripod has four legs.

Weird.

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chad on February 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am said:

also the modo steady — its 3-in-1 shoulder support stabilizer ( like a steadycam )and table tripod
list is around 185.00 — link to bh site for pics http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=search&A=search&Q=&ci=0&sb=ps&sq=desc&ac=&bsi=&bhs=t&shs=585&at=Brand_Bogen+%2F+Manfrotto&basicSubmit=Submit+Query

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AsIf on February 14th, 2008 at 9:02 am said:

And for â‚¬20 this will replace a screw and flat washer (or maybe just setting a camera on its own base)?

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Daniel Rutter on February 14th, 2008 at 9:18 am said:

Apparently you can tilt it forward and backward, but there are lots of little tiny tripods with more flexibility than this, plus things like beanbags with a tripod thread attached and so on. If this thing was able to support a DSLR then that’d be something, but like every other teeny tripod, it can’t.

(Well, it probably can if it’s set up flat, but big deal – that just gives you a camera an inch higher than it’d otherwise be.)

There’s really no decent super-tiny tripod alternative. Maybe the old eye-bolt with a cord attached that you can stand on and put in tension to help steady your camera, but that doesn’t work terribly well. Those strong spring clamps with a basic ball head attached work well, though – you can use them to easily attach your camera to a park bench, thin branch, car window frame or what have you, and there are screw C-clamp types that can hold quite heavy cameras, at the cost of being slower to use.

Clamps are far more portable than any real tripod, but they’re too big for a pocket.

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wichenroder on February 14th, 2008 at 9:19 am said:

..why?

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macegr on February 14th, 2008 at 9:55 am said:

The GorillaPod fixes most of the problems, though it’s not really pocket sized (but neither is a DSLR).

Here’s an idea: a tripod consisting of thin flexible tubing wrapped around a cylinder of ShapeLock wrapped around a heating element. Press a button to soften, mold into desired shape, let cool to set in position. Maybe not practical, cool to think about.

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