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Woman Falls Off Waterfall to Her Death While Retrieving Camera Tripod
A woman fell to her death off a waterfall as she tried to retrieve her camera tripod after it dropped over a ledge.
A woman fell to her death off a waterfall as she tried to retrieve her camera tripod after it dropped over a ledge.
Explorer is a Australian-based photo and video accessory brand that is newly available in North America. It is debuting 12 products in its tripod range, all of which it says are designed by photographers, for photographers.
Frii Designs is launching an unusual camera strap design that uses interlocking pieces to go from loose and flexible, to stiff and sturdy, allowing it to become tripod-like with the flip of a switch.
Here's a recent episode from the Science Channel's show How It's Made that shows how modern camera tripods are manufactured. We get a tour of a Manfrotto tripod factory, starting from when aluminum tubes are sliced to specific lengths by precise machines and up through when tubes are joined through custom housings by hand.
Tripods are often designed for stability rather than ease of use, which can make operating them a slow and complicated process. Traditional tripods are also often difficult to set up with one hand.
The London-based product designer who goes by the name Product Tank decided to try his hand at inventing a tripod that's friendlier to use. What he came up with is this clever prototype that can easily be expanded, adjusted, and collapsed with a single hand.