"Oh! Let's do an overhead shot!" | A Better Way to Rig Your Camera
I'm sure at some point you've heard it... "Oh! Let's do an overhead shot!" You're 9hr into the day and someone (that is getting paid more than they should) gets the idea to do an unplanned overhead shot that requires rigging a camera out of reach, beyond the limits of the tripod on hand. It's the first you're hearing of it. You dig through the bin of random grip and nothing inspires confidence. You have this: Manfrotto 143BKT Then there's this: Baby ball head adapter And also this: 5/8in baby pin with 3/8-16 male thread While all of these can get the job done, none are quite perfect and lack some degree of movement that would make the job easier. Also they are not the most secure for overhead applic...
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