IKEA Hack – A $5.99 Foldable Laptop and Monitor Hood
May 19, 2015
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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When shooting in the great outdoors sun hitting your laptop or monitor can become a serious thing and actually keep you from actually seeing the screen. This is why Laptop visors (or monitor hoods) were invented. Think a black box with an opening on one side to allow screen viewing and keyboard access. They are usually not that expensive going from $20 for a basic kit, to $85 for a nice one, to as high as $250 for an Optimus Prime grade hood with a tripod mount and pouches.
But, you can also go the IKEA hack way and have a pretty killer foldable shade for $5.99. Photographer Paul Adshead (site | Instagram) sent us this awesome tip:
Ikea call it the “DRÖNA Box” and it’s designed for storage BUT lay on its side it will hold a 15″ laptop beautifully.
It literally is ready to go without any adjustments and it only costs $5.99!
It totally looks the part and even folds flat so will fit nicely in your kit bag. I’ve been using it for a few weeks on location and I really don’t know how I did without one.
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Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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4 responses to “IKEA Hack – A $5.99 Foldable Laptop and Monitor Hood”
This isn’t a “hack”, this is just putting a laptop in a box. Perhaps the article should be titled “click for this one hack the gear manufactures don’t want you to know!”
Although this idea may not meet a grammarian’s definition of the word “hack,” it is still a clever solution. I’ll take these ideas all day long.
Agreed. Its not drone bashing or complaining about the 24-70. More tips like this please!
If it’s being used for something it wasn’t originally meant for, i definitely consider it a “hack”. :)