The Pod Camera Support
I’ve had a small version of The Pod for a few years. It’s really pretty ingenious. It’s just a small, flat beanbag with a tripod mount on it. I throw mine in the backpack when I’m going mountain biking and do a lot of side-of-the-road shots on road trips with it. It’s especially useful for shooting with long lenses that have tripod collars. It works great on the roof of the car or fence posts and allows me to use slower shutter speeds and lower ISO settings for better image quality. It’s also a lot easier to carry in my mountain bike backpack than an actual tripod. Best of all, the most expensive model, The Silver Pod, only costs $39.99. The smaller Pods are all about $20.
The Pod is difficult to find in the USA because the US distributor stopped carrying them. Your best bet is to order them directly from The Pod Web site in Canada. They ship all over North America. I love my Pod!
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Now, that looks like the PERFECT camera accessory which I had been dreaming about. Reasonably priced too. Thanks very much John for posting this article!!!
This is a great idea John! Now I can just point my wife to this link for ideas while still keeping a tiny little bit of surprise in Christmas.
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Great list John. A couple of inexpensive ideas that come to mine are a good rocket blower and a hot shoe bubble level. Both very useful and inexpensive.
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