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04/05/2006 11:07:52 PM · #1
Bottle cap tripod

Perfect for our members who like to drink and shoot.
04/05/2006 11:10:08 PM · #2
Originally posted by mk:

Perfect for our members who like to drink and shoot.


The default color is pink... That's just wrong!

Message edited by author 2006-04-05 23:11:23.
04/05/2006 11:10:40 PM · #3
Thanks for posting, may come in handy for our upcoming trip to Amsterdam!
04/05/2006 11:22:26 PM · #4
That's brilliant! Wonder how large a bottle I would need for the 20d and 70-200 to be still and not fall over? Anyone have a plastic keg? A pink one to match the mount! :)
04/05/2006 11:30:37 PM · #5
And you found that how??
04/05/2006 11:32:42 PM · #6
hm thats cute, but i wouldnt trust that to hold up my cameras.
04/05/2006 11:34:19 PM · #7
They need to make one to fit on your head. Might work out great for Candid III.
04/05/2006 11:37:34 PM · #8
Originally posted by mk:

Bottle cap tripod

Perfect for our members who like to drink and shoot.


I won't buy it until they make carbon fiber bottles for me to use it on.
04/06/2006 12:17:35 AM · #9
Actually more of a monopod (with a really big mono). If you have a larger camera, say a dSLR, it would probably fall over.

Creative idea, but at $19.95 the profit margin must be good!

Message edited by author 2006-04-06 00:18:19.
04/06/2006 12:17:51 AM · #10
Unless that bottle contains some mighty sophisticated hidden construction, I'd have to say that this accessory creates a monopod, not a tripod.
04/06/2006 12:19:30 AM · #11
Looks like a bottlepod to me but I could be wrong. :)
04/06/2006 12:39:27 AM · #12
I just saw instructions on how to make one of these. I could swear it was in Popular Science, but of course now that I'm looking for it, I can't find it again in any of my mags.
But, here's a link to a build-it-yourself that's very similar, for anyone who's interested: Bottlecap Tripod Instructions
04/06/2006 01:07:40 AM · #13
It's ridiculously easy to make one yourself. Just get a single 1/4 inch, 20 thread screw and a couple of washers if you feel like it. Screw it through the standard bottle cap and you're done. It might me worthwhile to include a small socket end or something to allow tightening. Total cost to make it would probably be in the neighborhood of 4 dollars?

This is a fantastic idea that is probably best to work with a flash rather than a camera though.
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