Prep for Spring, New Ground Pod
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:48 #
goldenyears wrote:
Tether the camera so you can focus and shoot standing with a tablet computer. I thought I'd be joking if I suggested you also use a remote-controlled gimbal, but then I discovered they are available.
I have thought of both . But I find I don't really enjoy computer games.
Apr 13, 2021 07:43:40 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Looks good. I'm guessing your pistol grip makes more cummfy to shoot laying down & is used with shutter focus, yes/no?.
Apr 13, 2021 09:27:43 #
WDCash wrote:
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If you had the 80 or 90 D you would not have to lay on your stomach !
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Apr 13, 2021 09:40:32 #
When I first read and looked at your adaption for ground level shooting my mind immediately when to your last sentence.
"Now the challenge will be getting back up from laying on my stomach on the beach"
The conclusion: 'leave this to you younger folks'.
"Now the challenge will be getting back up from laying on my stomach on the beach"
The conclusion: 'leave this to you younger folks'.
Apr 13, 2021 10:02:05 #
tcthome wrote:
Looks good. I'm guessing your pistol grip makes more cummfy to shoot laying down & is used with shutter focus, yes/no?.
I have an altered right arm/hand. Crushed in a fall. Elbow and wrist are frozen. So my right hand can not reach my face/ hold a camera in a normal way. The grip is an adaption I built to allow me to look through the VF.prior to the grip I could only shoot watching live view on the lcd.
So I can not do backbutton focus and use the shutter button, on a remote switch, to start sf and release shutter.
When shooting of a tripod and possible the ground pod it theory I could do bbf with my left hand but it seems more trouble then it might be worth.
Apr 13, 2021 10:06:53 #
imagemeister wrote:
If you had the 80 or 90 D you would not have to lay on your stomach !
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Larry,
If the dog hadn't stopped to take a leak he might have caught the rabbit.
I have an articulated lcd on the t3i and did use it occasionally while holding the camera down low. But I prefer looking through the vf.
The articulated screen was a consideration when I was choosing between the 80d 90d and 7dii. In the end I decided I could live without it.
Apr 13, 2021 10:07:42 #
ncribble wrote:
When I first read and looked at your adaption for ground level shooting my mind immediately when to your last sentence.
"Now the challenge will be getting back up from laying on my stomach on the beach"
The conclusion: 'leave this to you younger folks'.
"Now the challenge will be getting back up from laying on my stomach on the beach"
The conclusion: 'leave this to you younger folks'.
My wife seems to agree with you.
Apr 13, 2021 10:36:39 #
Kind if a low budget version of a platypod. I appreciate the savings but I really like the flexibility the platypod brings. I was on
a hike and shooting waterfalls this past Saturday and the platypod was a game changer. Not only did it save me a few pounds on a 7 mile hike, but it allowed for a quick, low angle setup on the rocks below the various falls. The advantage of the platypod over the frying pan, other than weight, is the adjustable legs which allowed for a solid platform on uneven rocks. I like your cheap solution though.
a hike and shooting waterfalls this past Saturday and the platypod was a game changer. Not only did it save me a few pounds on a 7 mile hike, but it allowed for a quick, low angle setup on the rocks below the various falls. The advantage of the platypod over the frying pan, other than weight, is the adjustable legs which allowed for a solid platform on uneven rocks. I like your cheap solution though.
Apr 13, 2021 10:37:58 #
I like it. Getting my camera on the ground is not difficult for me. Getting ME off the ground is where I have a problem. Instead of a fry pan I should mount my camera to a pillow where I could take a nap while I'm down there for awhile.
Apr 13, 2021 12:23:28 #
larryzplace wrote:
Necessity is the mother of invention... Very well done... Certainly gives me some ideas... 
Yup!! I thought the same thing.......
Apr 13, 2021 15:49:54 #
JRiepe wrote:
Great idea. I need something like that for on the ground macro shots. And yes, I can still get up from lying flat.
Depends on the day how well I can get up.
Apr 13, 2021 16:45:00 #
Apr 13, 2021 16:54:24 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
I like it. Getting my camera on the ground is not difficult for me. Getting ME off the ground is where I have a problem. Instead of a fry pan I should mount my camera to a pillow where I could take a nap while I'm down there for awhile.
Thanks Sippyjug,
Yup yup,
A good excuse to stay down on the warm sand .
I could probibly work a piĺow into it.
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