Ground Pod for mushrooms and the like...

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Yawns
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Location: Benavente, Portugal

Ground Pod for mushrooms and the like...

Post by Yawns »

Note: Google translate from Portuguese...
I haven't photographed anything for nearly two years, nor I did macro photography... I would like to resume my activity...
I had already made a wooden board before, and then here some members mentioned to me frying pans, frisbees etc... and I always chewed the idea of ​​drawing something in printable 3D...I did it now...

It's dimensioned and works fine with my Olympus O-MD system

EDIT: if anyone expresses an interest I can gladly provide the *STL files for print and make a "part II" post with the details of the screws, nuts, knobs... and the construction details; I don't have a printer... I paid an online company to print it... in the end, with screws, knobs, etc... it cost about 25 euros to produce one...


ImageGpod01 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

ImageGpod04 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

ImageGpod05 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

ImageGpod06 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

The prototype

ImageGpod08 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

There are still no mushrooms I tried with acorns

ImageGpod15 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

ImageGpod16 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

shoes for soft terrain and spikes for rough surfaces

ImageGpod09 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

so he goes to places where a normal mini tripod doesn't work so well.. logs, walls...

ImageGpod10 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

ImageGpod14 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr

or as a mini-tripod for more conventional use...

ImageGpod17 by antónio caseiro, on Flickr
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grgh
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Location: Lancashire. UK

Re: Ground Pod for mushrroms and alikes...

Post by grgh »

Lovely bit of kit.
well done on the design and following though to completion.
light enough for any field trip, and really impressed with the tree climbing ability.
get a patent?
used to do astronomy.
and photography.
Zeiss Universal Phase contrast.
Zeiss PMII
B&L stereo zoom.

dolmadis
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Location: UK

Re: Ground Pod for mushrroms and alikes...

Post by dolmadis »

Antonio

I admire your design skills. I like this because becoming immobile recently this would enable me to get my macro back to ground level in a productive way.

I would be very pleased if you would send your .stl's to share with me.

And Part II specs !!

Best Wishes, John

seta666
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Location: Castellon, Spain

Re: Ground Pod for mushrroms and alikes...

Post by seta666 »

For Mushroms I would say best thing is a bag full of seeds (rice, corn, etc) Easy to place the camera on top very close to the ground and acts short of ballhead.


Is what Alex Alonso uses, I also recommend his books on lighting/framing.

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