Douglas (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} beagley) wrote,@ 2007-03-25 19:32:00 |
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Photography Gadget Review!
New Photo Gadget!
Simple ideas are the best ideas, I always say. This is the XSHOTPIX, a monopod with a twist:
The XSHOTPIX is a long, collapsible baton with a tripod fixture on the end. Why is this awesome? Because lots of people go on vacations and want to take pictures of themselves, or their loved ones and themselves, and they don't always have a friendly non-camera-stealing fellow tourist to hold the camera for them.
Lots of people take pictures while holding their camera at arms length. Sure, that works. Or they wedge their camera in a tree or on the roof of their car, using a bunch of magazines to balance it precariously. This light-weight baton, however, produces a better picture with less effort. In the above picture, the baton is only about 3/4s extended. It's friggin' long, as illustrated here and here:
In this picture, Michael is holding the camera with his right hand:
The tripod fixture at the end is pose-able, allowing you to lock it at any angle.
Okay, so what? Well, if we were on top of a mountain and we wanted the scenery in the background along with ourselves, imagine how handy this baton would be! I could look goofy, get the mountain in the background, and have a much more satisfying picture.
Most of us have, at one time or another, grabbed a camera, spun around while holding the camera pointing at ourselves, and pressed the shutter release.
What?
You've never done this?
It produces pictures like this:
See? Tons of fun! You can do the same thing with a video camera, for wonderful effect. What happens when I put a compact digital camera into movie-mode and put it on the end of the XSHOTPIX baton?
Yeah, total greatness.
BTW, for all you ladies out there, I am MUCH handsomer when I shave. The above images and video do not do my hotness justice. Seriously, I am much totally hotter. Seriously. For example, I totally look studly in this picture:
But, imagine how much studlier I would have looked if I had been using an XSHOTPIX when taking that picture! All the ladies would be swoonin' and carryin' on. That would be sweet. Clearly, I need to buy one of these things, and so do you. Unfortunately, they are not yet for sale. So, if you want to get a funky photo-gadget for someone, get them a GorillaPod... which might, actually, be more versatile... but can the GorillaPod double as a pretend Lightsaber?! I don't think so!
Carry on,
-douglas
New Photo Gadget!
Simple ideas are the best ideas, I always say. This is the XSHOTPIX, a monopod with a twist:
The XSHOTPIX is a long, collapsible baton with a tripod fixture on the end. Why is this awesome? Because lots of people go on vacations and want to take pictures of themselves, or their loved ones and themselves, and they don't always have a friendly non-camera-stealing fellow tourist to hold the camera for them.
Lots of people take pictures while holding their camera at arms length. Sure, that works. Or they wedge their camera in a tree or on the roof of their car, using a bunch of magazines to balance it precariously. This light-weight baton, however, produces a better picture with less effort. In the above picture, the baton is only about 3/4s extended. It's friggin' long, as illustrated here and here:
In this picture, Michael is holding the camera with his right hand:
The tripod fixture at the end is pose-able, allowing you to lock it at any angle.
Okay, so what? Well, if we were on top of a mountain and we wanted the scenery in the background along with ourselves, imagine how handy this baton would be! I could look goofy, get the mountain in the background, and have a much more satisfying picture.
Most of us have, at one time or another, grabbed a camera, spun around while holding the camera pointing at ourselves, and pressed the shutter release.
What?
You've never done this?
It produces pictures like this:
See? Tons of fun! You can do the same thing with a video camera, for wonderful effect. What happens when I put a compact digital camera into movie-mode and put it on the end of the XSHOTPIX baton?
Yeah, total greatness.
BTW, for all you ladies out there, I am MUCH handsomer when I shave. The above images and video do not do my hotness justice. Seriously, I am much totally hotter. Seriously. For example, I totally look studly in this picture:
But, imagine how much studlier I would have looked if I had been using an XSHOTPIX when taking that picture! All the ladies would be swoonin' and carryin' on. That would be sweet. Clearly, I need to buy one of these things, and so do you. Unfortunately, they are not yet for sale. So, if you want to get a funky photo-gadget for someone, get them a GorillaPod... which might, actually, be more versatile... but can the GorillaPod double as a pretend Lightsaber?! I don't think so!
Carry on,
-douglas
