A new tripod system <2.5 lbs and it rolls up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s24_BuqdWtU
A new tripod system <2.5 lbs and it rolls up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s24_BuqdWtU
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
Way too fussy.
Nice, but I'll wait for HP to come out with the four-legged version
Looks good to me, but why do they never show the weapon firing?
I also want to see it easily burn and melt to nothing so there is no usable evidence...
I am not ex military, and I see they use a tripod slightly differently. One leg back, whereas I always have one leg forward for camera usage.
Sitting may be a good position for LF, however I always shot long guns prone without tripod.
Tin Can
Weird leg design, if the legs were longer so it could be used with the photographer standing up instead of sitting down, how stable would it be ?
I've never fired a MG from a tripod, but assume having one leg pointing back is because of the recoil. Also, the function of that tripod is to keep one point on the weapon from moving laterally and vertically, not to prevent torque. Open channel legs made of flexible material seem unsuitable for this.
They never fire anything in the demo, they just keep showing how it rolls up. Really a poor demo.
Tin Can
Very interesting. Tripod design for the military has been neglected for a while now, and no one's completely satisfied with current offerings. Not necessarily for small arms but for handheld imaging and targeting equipment. Those types of systems are getting very small and lightweight...and the tripods that come with them are clunky and don't really (or barely) meet requirements.
Newly made large format dry plates available! Look:
https://www.pictoriographica.com
I would like to see this concept re-engineered for photography. I like the light weight, strength and compact storage. Yet the single aspect that bothers me most is how fussy it is to assemble.Six pieces for each leg plus the spider at the top is a lot of assembly.
The micro adjusting geared pan/tilt head is really interesting. Bet that piece costs a bundle!
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
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