what about adapting something like the bottom of this mic stand?
what about adapting something like the bottom of this mic stand?
David Aimone Photography
Critiques always welcome...
okay-
Here are 2 shots of my mostly complete floor pod
I figure I have about $5 invest in it-mainly in paint, carpet for the bottom so it doesn't tear up floors etc.
I used socket bolts to hold the wooden disc to the brake rotor because that's what I had on hand.
the head is from a Gitzo tripod I bought some years back
Okay, it's a gloomy morning and I was looking at photo sites on the net. I went to www.rangefinderforum.com and started looking at the Gallery section. There's a picture there of a Rollei with a magnifying finder mounted on a Tiltall head bolted to a round steel plate, inside a lexan case like you'd find in a museum.
I'm 90% sure this is a picture of the camera Irving Penn used in "Worlds In A Small Room"
AH-HA....! The guy who posted the picture said in another post that it was taken at an Irving Penn exhibit in NYC.
but no one linked the image to here?
how is your floor pod working MrFujicaman?
Haven't used it much, but it works well.
Go to www.rangefinderforum.com and look under Nikon Historical Socity
Many times I have used my 4x5 for ground level wild flowers and mushrooms. Reversing the tripod center post so that the camera is under the 3 legs does not work for a few reasons. It's near impossible to fit in a film holder with the legs and the ground so close to the edge of the back. Your nicely composed photo is not possible without a way to put the film holder in. Then the lens has to point between two legs, which places the third leg obstructing the ground glass. Try to get your face and a loupe in there, and manage a dark cloth. The best solution is to mount the camera on top of a low profile support. The aforementioned disk brake rotor sounds good. There are very short tripods available as well. I (mostly) solved my problem with a short center column for my Gitzo Studex. My Toyo 45AR with the rotating back helped a bit but there were still situations where it wasn't enough to work out.
Last edited by David Lobato; 15-Jul-2017 at 11:44. Reason: added rotating back
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