I'm looking for something small and lightweight for one of those 96 LED camera light things.
When people talk about cheap tripods off ebay do they mean something like
THIS
It will do cameras and phones. I know it doesn't look the most robust but size and weight are the most important things for me.
When people talk about cheap tripods off ebay do they mean something like
THIS
It will do cameras and phones. I know it doesn't look the most robust but size and weight are the most important things for me.
Might be of interest, I've just bought one of these tripods CLICK HERE
Left it in my basket for a day and got a 5% discount come through on Ebay messages.
Wasn't expecting much but have to say it's very well made, how the Chinese can make it for that price is beyond me
Personally I'd prefer a metal mount plate but for the price....
I've bought a mount for it too for a fiver, going to be used with a tablet but a lot are generic and can be used for phones too.
Left it in my basket for a day and got a 5% discount come through on Ebay messages.
Wasn't expecting much but have to say it's very well made, how the Chinese can make it for that price is beyond me
Personally I'd prefer a metal mount plate but for the price.... I've bought a mount for it too for a fiver, going to be used with a tablet but a lot are generic and can be used for phones too.
In reply to Post #1
Yunteng VCT-1688 is what i bought the other day off a recomendation on here can fault it for the money to be honest.
Although most of these things are mass produced in china , and isnt everyone boycotting chinese products?? Or was that last week ??
*joke
Yunteng VCT-1688 is what i bought the other day off a recomendation on here can fault it for the money to be honest.
Although most of these things are mass produced in china , and isnt everyone boycotting chinese products?? Or was that last week ??
*joke
In reply to Post #16
If it's just for the light a long bankstick might be better, what connections does it have?
If it's just for the light a long bankstick might be better, what connections does it have?
In reply to Post #19
A normal camera thread. I was thinking of a bankstick but if the ground is tough I thought a cheap tripod might be easier.
While I've got you I'll pick your brains. Do you use a flash as well as the light or the light only.
A normal camera thread. I was thinking of a bankstick but if the ground is tough I thought a cheap tripod might be easier.
While I've got you I'll pick your brains. Do you use a flash as well as the light or the light only.
In reply to Post #20
I'd use a flash personally, the LEDs aren't very powerful. More useful for focussing than for lighting
I wouldn't use a phone tho, the quality falls apart quickly in low light.
The cheap tripod would be fine for what you want, just find a way of attaching a bucket to it to weight it down in wind
I'd use a flash personally, the LEDs aren't very powerful. More useful for focussing than for lighting
I wouldn't use a phone tho, the quality falls apart quickly in low light.
The cheap tripod would be fine for what you want, just find a way of attaching a bucket to it to weight it down in wind
In reply to Post #21
Yes will be using a camera
Yes will be using a camera
In reply to Post #13
I found out on a stormy night with a double figure Barbel in my hands that whistle app doesn't work when its windy
Got myself a generic phone tripod with bendy legs and a bluetooth remote that connects to
the phone. I position a bucket near the cradle and do a practise snap after I've set up, then it just takes a few seconds to get it ready with a fish in the net.
I found out on a stormy night with a double figure Barbel in my hands that whistle app doesn't work when its windy
Got myself a generic phone tripod with bendy legs and a bluetooth remote that connects to
the phone. I position a bucket near the cradle and do a practise snap after I've set up, then it just takes a few seconds to get it ready with a fish in the net.
In reply to Post #11
Tried this APP and it seems very good. Did you pay £2.99 for it?
Tried this APP and it seems very good. Did you pay £2.99 for it?
In reply to Post #13
As per post 13 'whistle camera' and as per post 8 a phone holder that screws into a bankstick, cost me about 2 quid!
As a back up i have a bluetooth remote, which i got for a couple of quid from china.
just remember to set the delay from the whistle otherwise like one of my mates, all your photos look like you're blowing a kiss or worse!!!
As per post 13 'whistle camera' and as per post 8 a phone holder that screws into a bankstick, cost me about 2 quid!
As a back up i have a bluetooth remote, which i got for a couple of quid from china.
just remember to set the delay from the whistle otherwise like one of my mates, all your photos look like you're blowing a kiss or worse!!!
one of the funniest things I have seen ........... a mate of mine has a Samsung S7 and its got the voice control app already built in I use it all the time you can just shout cheese ,smile or capture to take pictures or shoot to record video
well as he was getting ready he nearly dropped the fish and said oh sh** the phone must of thought he said shoot so began recording he then gets ready and starts shouting cheese cheese cheese and as the phone image is not blinking each time he knows its not taking pictures so the poor fukker keeps screaming all the key words getting more and more angry cheese cheese fuk it smile smile capture capture capture FFS CHEEESE CHEEESE YOU ******* CHEESE oh the video of him is soooo funny but he wont post it
well as he was getting ready he nearly dropped the fish and said oh sh** the phone must of thought he said shoot so began recording he then gets ready and starts shouting cheese cheese cheese and as the phone image is not blinking each time he knows its not taking pictures
so the poor fukker keeps screaming all the key words getting more and more angry cheese cheese fuk it smile smile capture capture capture FFS CHEEESE CHEEESE YOU ******* CHEESE oh the video of him is soooo funny but he wont post it
In reply to Post #26
That's £250 straight away there mate
That's £250 straight away there mate
I use a Jag camera stick for my camera, anybody recommend a clamp that will screw in to hold an iPhone 8 at all?
In reply to Post #28
I have the SelfieFish one from ebay, seller's name is jim350i. Haven't had to use it on the bank yet but quality of build seems good and messing about with it in the house looks good. Very adjustable etc and would also double up as a phone holder for a deeper or other sonar.
Handles phones up to 85mm so would be OK for your phone.
I have the SelfieFish one from ebay, seller's name is jim350i. Haven't had to use it on the bank yet but quality of build seems good and messing about with it in the house looks good. Very adjustable etc and would also double up as a phone holder for a deeper or other sonar.
Handles phones up to 85mm so would be OK for your phone.