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The legs tend to get in the way (at least on my tripod).
-Rob A>
YodA - I like it!
But wouldn't it be easier to buy a second hand tripod from ebay? You can point those vertically down, can't you? (although I've never tried with mine).
The legs tend to get in the way (at least on my tripod).
-Rob A>
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You mean: 'In the way, legs tend to get', surely?.
But even if you er...spread your legs wide enough? It would bring the camera lower, but might be a bit unweildy I guess. The solution you posted is much more elegant (and looks cooler too).
The other thing I was thinking of was a joby 'gorilla' (picture below) which binds to most things, so you could just use the edge of a chair or something.
Last edited by ravells; 05-02-2008 at 11:34 AM.
that's really cool.. but 20 pounds... that's like... 45 $ .... I'm thinking that the PVC idea is a little cheaper route ...
They're going for about US$ 8 on ebay with shipping on top.
oh well... now that is a different story .... i believe i'm going to have to check that out
The other (practical) reasons I like the PVC stand is that it is repeatable (and I can use a standard correction to compensate for barrel distortion in the lens) at one of the fixed height stops, and I know it is shooting square to the page.
(plus I had done some work around the house and had leftover supplies. Only needed to purchase end caps and a few T's.)
-Rob A>
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I was playing around with Turgenev's style of mapping and applied it to a digital version of the tomb... this is just what I have so far
Nice Maps man, Two Hints with digital, Using a incadescent bulb and lighting it right will give you pic a old fashioned yellow look, which is cool, also if you can do it right, take a picture with flash in Pitch Black, it'll be hard to position but if done properly it pay's off well.
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I'll keep that in mind the next time I take some pics of my maps..
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