tripod Archives

Your tripod is not sturdy enough? How about this DIY Quadpod

Jun 10, 2017 Udi Tirosh

Tripods have been here for ages. Probably way before cameras existed. Heck, they were used to cook animals over an open fire. And weight matters. The…

Novoflex release the world’s first “reversible” tripod ball heads

Apr 24, 2017 John Aldred

Novoflex have just announced some new ClassicBall ball heads and they look pretty interesting. Why are they interesting to me? Well, they’re reversible. This means that…

5 creative ways to use monopod and improve your videos

Mar 20, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

Do you use a monopod? It’ definitely a useful tool for photographers and filmmakers, and it comes in handy when we can’t use a tripod….

Sandbags 101 – types of sandbags and how to use them properly

Mar 8, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

Whenever you are using heavy gear on your set, you risk the stands tipping over and causing damage. This is certainly something you want to…

Here’s how to easily and thoroughly clean your tripod

Mar 6, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

Many of us pay a lot of attention to cleaning camera lenses. There are different products for this purpose, as well as plenty of tutorials….

This is why fluid head video tripods are useful for photography

Feb 20, 2017 John Aldred

I switched over to mostly using fluid head video tripods for stills photography about 8 years ago. I still have a couple of Manfrottos with…

Libec’s new HFMP video monopod lets you go completely hands-free

Jan 11, 2017 John Aldred

Shooting video from a tripod isn’t always the easiest thing to do. They’re big, unwieldy, and while they serve a fantastic purpose, they’re not always…