I'm currently interested in making a DIY 3-leg tripod for videography. If anyone has any smart ideas I'd love to hear about them.
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Tripod ideas for underwater video
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Tripod ideas for underwater video
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There are several threads here already on this topic. Here is a link to one of them:
View archived post in: DIY Underwater Video Tripod
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I use this project suggested in one the several threads on the topic
It's perfect for my needs and very cheap
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These are some great ideas. I found this worked best for me. I've been shooting video for years. Most of the time I want the tripod to disappear. Big is bad, small is good. Mostly for macro. Otherwise, good buoyancy is my friend. Current? Muck stick works well.
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Too small and light for my setup
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GorillaPod are good for off camera strobes or best case video lights
With nauticam housing or ULCS tray base you can build a base that is on 3 wide feet and works well for macro
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I used only loc-line parts (and some additional screews to create a quadropod. I used 1/2 " parts but perhaps 3/4" would be more stable. It was very easy to assemble.
You can see it in work in this video:
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On 10/23/2019 at 2:00 PM, gobiodon said:
I used only loc-line parts (and some additional screews to create a quadropod. I used 1/2 " parts but perhaps 3/4" would be more stable. It was very easy to assemble.
You can see it in work in this video
Thats in a lake right? I dont think this will be stable enough with current.
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On 10/23/2019 at 11:00 PM, gobiodon said:
I used only loc-line parts (and some additional screews to create a quadropod. I used 1/2 " parts but perhaps 3/4" would be more stable. It was very easy to assemble.
You can see it in work in this video:
ooh wow, those are some strange looking fish. Thanks for the tips.
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Thanks everyone, I'll post the results of my attempt soon.
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14 hours ago, bubffm said:
Thats in a lake right? I dont think this will be stable enough with current.
Yes, it was in a lake. It would probaly not stable enough in current. I glued some led to the last section, but you need bigger rig in current for sure.
