DIY horisontal mount improved.
Mar 16, 2016 11:56:39 #
In my post http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-374165-1.html
I was told that my DIY item is not fancy. I tried to make it better. It is still workable :P .
I was told that my DIY item is not fancy. I tried to make it better. It is still workable :P .
Mar 16, 2016 11:58:58 #
MMC wrote:
In my post http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-374165-1.html
I was told that my DIY item is not fancy. I tried to make it better. It is still workable :P .
I was told that my DIY item is not fancy. I tried to make it better. It is still workable :P .
Well done MMC.
Mar 16, 2016 12:03:03 #
Mar 16, 2016 12:59:52 #
Mar 16, 2016 13:33:55 #
MMC wrote:
In my post http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-374165-1.html
I was told that my DIY item is not fancy. I tried to make it better. It is still workable :P .
I was told that my DIY item is not fancy. I tried to make it better. It is still workable :P .
I would not worry about other folks comment over 'fancy' or 'whatever'. You DIY work for you? That is all that count.
Keep sharing.
Mar 16, 2016 14:15:36 #
You are right till I did not show my DIY item to somebody. If I have only positive feedback I am happy, if somebody says that it could be better I am looking for way to improve my item. It keeps my brain and my hands working. Thanks for looking and your comments.
Rongnongno wrote:
I would not worry about other folks comment over 'fancy' or 'whatever'. You DIY work for you? That is all that count.
Keep sharing.
Keep sharing.
Mar 16, 2016 14:17:33 #
Ask my wife. She will be happy to sell or give for free all my tools, materials and items that I made
:-P
St3v3M wrote:
So where do we buy one? S-
:-P
Mar 16, 2016 14:18:39 #
MMC wrote:
Ask my wife. She will be happy to sell or give for free all my tools, materials and items that I made
:-P
:-P
LAF
Mar 17, 2016 14:15:01 #
I totally admire this. Your work is neat and it looks like it could be a commercial product.
A cross-arm is super-useful if you don't want to move your tripod and reconfigure it. I have Manfrotto's four-head cross arm and am not totally satisfied. Still, it is better than moving my tripod's center column from vertical to horizontal.
In your prior post you have your arm on a ball head. I'm in the minority of shooters worried about slippage. My commercial arm, attached to a tripod, has to hold a geared head (no slippage), a two-way focus rail, and a FF camera-lens. A counterweight would be good but I don't want to go there.
A cross-arm is super-useful if you don't want to move your tripod and reconfigure it. I have Manfrotto's four-head cross arm and am not totally satisfied. Still, it is better than moving my tripod's center column from vertical to horizontal.
In your prior post you have your arm on a ball head. I'm in the minority of shooters worried about slippage. My commercial arm, attached to a tripod, has to hold a geared head (no slippage), a two-way focus rail, and a FF camera-lens. A counterweight would be good but I don't want to go there.
Mar 17, 2016 15:23:36 #
Thanks for looking, your compliments and comments. Can you post link to your commercial arm?
forjava wrote:
I totally admire this. Your work is neat and it lo... (show quote)
Mar 17, 2016 16:29:49 #
Here you go: https://www.manfrotto.us/catalogsearch/result/?q=cross+arm
What I did not say:
* Got a Bogen tripod for its crank center column; trying to figure out the mechanical fittings ... hoping to diddle the tripod legs less often
* The load gets bigger than you'd think so a strong tripod and head are needed
* A related issue is changing the camera (sensor) orientation conveniently, between landscape and portrait
What I did not say:
* Got a Bogen tripod for its crank center column; trying to figure out the mechanical fittings ... hoping to diddle the tripod legs less often
* The load gets bigger than you'd think so a strong tripod and head are needed
* A related issue is changing the camera (sensor) orientation conveniently, between landscape and portrait
MMC wrote:
Thanks for looking, your compliments and comments. Can you post link to your commercial arm?
Mar 17, 2016 16:29:51 #
Don't know how to delete the repeated post...
Here you go: https://www.manfrotto.us/catalogsearch/result/?q=cross+arm
What I did not say:
* Got a Bogen tripod for its crank center column; trying to figure out the mechanical fittings ... hoping to diddle the tripod legs less often
* The load gets bigger than you'd think so a strong tripod and head are needed
* A related issue is changing the camera (sensor) orientation conveniently, between landscape and portrait
Here you go: https://www.manfrotto.us/catalogsearch/result/?q=cross+arm
What I did not say:
* Got a Bogen tripod for its crank center column; trying to figure out the mechanical fittings ... hoping to diddle the tripod legs less often
* The load gets bigger than you'd think so a strong tripod and head are needed
* A related issue is changing the camera (sensor) orientation conveniently, between landscape and portrait
MMC wrote:
Thanks for looking, your compliments and comments. Can you post link to your commercial arm?
Mar 17, 2016 17:07:39 #
Thank you for link. Unfortunately I can not compete with Manfrotto.
:oops:
forjava wrote:
Here you go: https://www.manfrotto.us/catalogsearch/result/?q=cross+arm
What I did not say:
* Got a Bogen tripod for its crank center column; trying to figure out the mechanical fittings ... hoping to diddle the tripod legs less often
* The load gets bigger than you'd think so a strong tripod and head are needed
* A related issue is changing the camera (sensor) orientation conveniently, between landscape and portrait
What I did not say:
* Got a Bogen tripod for its crank center column; trying to figure out the mechanical fittings ... hoping to diddle the tripod legs less often
* The load gets bigger than you'd think so a strong tripod and head are needed
* A related issue is changing the camera (sensor) orientation conveniently, between landscape and portrait
:oops:
Mar 17, 2016 18:18:17 #
You might out-design them and offer them your intellectual property.
Make a feature table that compares yours and theirs. Do something unique and critical, based on input from camera people like me. I see your effort as a good start on a workflow problem whose solution is worth money.
Make a feature table that compares yours and theirs. Do something unique and critical, based on input from camera people like me. I see your effort as a good start on a workflow problem whose solution is worth money.
MMC wrote:
Thank you for link. Unfortunately I can not compete with Manfrotto.
:oops:
:oops:
Mar 18, 2016 09:27:40 #
Where did you get the telescoping mechanism? That's pretty sweet. I could see some other uses for that. The creativity juices are flowing now.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
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