Modopocket – pocketable tripod-like accessory

12 thoughts on “Modopocket – pocketable tripod-like accessory”

1. Darrel VanHorne says:

   February 14th, 2008 at 7:54 am

   Uh, that tripod has four legs.

   Weird.

2. chad says:

   February 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am

   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

3. AsIf says:

   February 14th, 2008 at 9:02 am

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

4. Daniel Rutter says:

   February 14th, 2008 at 9:18 am

   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.

5. wichenroder says:

   February 14th, 2008 at 9:19 am

   ..why?

6. macegr says:

   February 14th, 2008 at 9:55 am

   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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