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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
08/13/09

In reply to Digidudes Are Keychains with Built-In Camera Tripods
Does't work for me, since it's not very practical.
Also, that shouldn't qualify as "keychain"... well, maybe in Japan.
If it was some sort of foldable tripod that really got keychain sized though, it'd be pretty interesting.
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Rex the Decadent
08/14/09

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: If the size were a little smaller and the legs a little longer, this would make the perfect thing to tether with pocket cameras. In fact one could throw in a few small suction pads to hang it on the wall, and it would seal the deal.
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BrandonSH
08/12/09

In reply to Digidudes Are Keychains with Built-In Camera Tripods
That's pretty cool if you like photography like me.
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92BuickLeSabre
08/12/09

@BrandonSH: I'm going to put commas in your sentence where I want them to belong.
"That's pretty cool if you, like photography, like me."
Well now you're not making any sense at all. I don't even know you, and are you trying say that you are photogenic?
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/12/09

@92BuickLeSabre: I do the same thing, only with letters. Handy, if I ever get into an accident and slip into a comma.
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macpatrik
08/12/09

In reply to Digidudes Are Keychains with Built-In Camera Tripods
Do they make ones that don't look like an angry penis with legs? I'd buy one then.
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Bigbadbikernerd
08/12/09

@macpatrick: They could make one that looks like Mini Me on Austin Powers...
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dlomax
08/12/09

@macpatrick: So you've got this weird embargo on products that look like furious male genitalia?
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Kaiser-Machead
08/12/09

@macpatrick: I'm confused. Was there a picture of Russel Crowe up here earlier?
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
08/12/09

@macpatrick: I sure hope your penis does not look like either the first or second pictures. It looks like a chode with a piercing.
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Gann
08/12/09

@PMD: I completely agree: The second one looks like an angry booby with a huge nipple piercing.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/25/09

In reply to There's Probably a Market for this DIY iPhone Tripod
I would think that anyone who cares enough to get camera accessories like a tripod probably cares enough about image quality to get a camera.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
06/25/09

In reply to There's Probably a Market for this DIY iPhone Tripod
In iHindsight, all he needed to do was hot glue/epoxy a 1/4"-20 nut to the bottom of the holder to attach to the quick boot.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
06/25/09

@OMG!ToOMG!,ByMyPonies!_GitEmSteveDave: I meant "shoe", not boot.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/25/09

In reply to There's Probably a Market for this DIY iPhone Tripod
I used the camera this weekend at the Zoo. Compared to some digital cameras I've owned in the past it's pretty good, but it's nowhere near my 12 megapixel Sony (Obviously) point and shoot.

But it is an improvement over the 3G phone.
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andyo
04/16/09

In reply to Light Tripods Can Actually Make Images Blurrier
MIRROR LOCK UP! Come on, you got a spankin' new DSLR and tripod, and you don't know about mirror lock up?
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Theimbellis
04/16/09

@andyo: Um, Mirror Lock-Up is for sensor cleaning on digital SLR's and Mirror Lock-Up is for shallow lenses ((with long rear element that goes inside the body)) or really long exposures on film SLR's.

Are you referring to Mirror-Up? ((MUP on Nikon digital SLRs))
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balls187
04/16/09

@Theimbellis: Perhaps on Nikon is Mup, in canon terms, its called Mirror Lock up.
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gadam07
04/16/09

In reply to Light Tripods Can Actually Make Images Blurrier
Clever picture. So, what, do they recommend strapping a 5lb weight to your cheap tripod or something? Seems like that would work.

Speaking of tripods, it just occurred to me that the "pod" in tripod should be rubbed in Apple's legal face.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
04/16/09

@gadam07: I wonder about leaning on your tripod and/or pushing down on it. That would add weight, right?
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Purple Dave
04/17/09

@YoSoyHe-Man!!_GitEmSteveDave:
Just use the timer. I used to use a regular tripod because it was the only option other than table-top tripods. When I discovered an ultra-compact five-stage tripod that folded down small enough to fit _in_ my backpack, I switched to that. The downside was that it turned out that the legs were so skinny that they actually flex, and I could never get consistent shots, even with image stabilization. Once I started using the 2-second delay, and releasing the camera as soon as I press the shutter button, that gives the tripod enough time to settle down so the camera can take a clean shot.

Now, granted, I'm not shooting with a DSLR, so there's not as much weight wobbling around up top. It's got 6x optical zoom, though, so it's not some dinky little wafer-camera either.
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Nick
04/15/09

In reply to Bodelin ProPrompter Turns the iPhone Into a Teleprompter
i am ron burgundy?
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Kaiser-Machead
04/15/09

@Nick: and go fuck yourself, San Diego.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
04/15/09

@Nick:
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
04/15/09

@Kaiser-Machead:
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DeeJayQueue
04/15/09

In reply to Bodelin ProPrompter Turns the iPhone Into a Teleprompter
OK, here's where the actual teleprompter steps in.

This thing fails on the premier concept of teleprompting. There's no way for me to scroll the text other than to hit "go" and run away. Ask anyone who's done this and they'll tell you that's gar-BAGE. You have to hear the talent speak, and scroll to meet their pace. If the prompter is moving at a constant rate it makes the read sound robotic and stilted.

Find a way to integrate some sort of controller with this, and I'm all over it.

It would be great to have as a Plan C type thing, in case my main monitor and the backup both die, or if I'm out in the wild and my rig's battery dies (happened to me on Monday) but as a primary setup it's nowhere close to useable.

Plus, I've seen how camera guys treat stuff that's attached to their gear but isn't theirs, and no way would I attach my iPhone to it. Nor would I take the chance of being "that guy" when someone calls my phone in the middle of a take.
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bosskev
04/15/09

@DeeJayQueue: Thanks for the practical insight!
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joshtate
04/15/09

In reply to Bodelin ProPrompter Turns the iPhone Into a Teleprompter
Is there anything the iPhone can't do?...
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
04/15/09

@Josh Tate: Blend without giving acid burns to Gizmodo editors. [i.gizmodo.com]
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sir_pantsalot
04/15/09

In reply to Bodelin ProPrompter Turns the iPhone Into a Teleprompter
After all the work to get Obama's Blackberry up to presidential standards he will now demand an iPhone.
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Sam Ramos
04/15/09

In reply to Bodelin ProPrompter Turns the iPhone Into a Teleprompter
FUCKIN THING SUCKS!
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
04/15/09

@Sam Ramos: How long did you use this before you came to this conclusion for this review.

Or have you not actually used this setup and are just being an idiot?
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Sam Ramos
04/15/09

@UsingTheColbert_GitEmSteveDave: i figured i should have put the bill o'reily clip up and that it wouldnt be as obvious i thought... i apologize lol
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bosskev
04/15/09

@Sam Ramos: That's a rather condemning statement, but it would be helpful if you would say a bit more as to WHY it sucks. What was your experience using it? Did you use it on an iPhone or did you use it with the beam splitting glass setup? Pros/cons?
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Kaiser-Machead
04/15/09

@UsingTheColbert_GitEmSteveDave: @bosskev:

Aww c'mon fellas. I thought it was hilarious. I chuckled thinking of this right away...

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bosskev
04/15/09

@Sam Ramos: Well, I, for one, have no idea what the Bill O'Reilly reference means and/or how it relates to this product.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/15/09

@bosskev: Check the vid I posted. It's a riot.
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bosskev
04/15/09

@Kaiser-Machead: O...K...got it now...! THAT was hilarious, never had seen it before. Thanks, all, for clearing that up!
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
04/15/09

@Sam Ramos: I apologize. Should have added a "We'll Do It Live!" and I would have gotten it.
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bosskev
04/15/09

@Kaiser-Machead, @UsingTheColbert_GitEmSteveDave: What was really fascinating to me was how instantly he slipped back and forth, repeatedly, between "under control performer" and "FUCKIN PISSED OFF DUDE". To be able to pull off as steady and neutral of a live finish as he did--and the moment the camera went back off to return to fuckin pissed off dude--speaks to his ability as a performer.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/15/09

In reply to Bodelin ProPrompter Turns the iPhone Into a Teleprompter
Though, unlike a "real" teleprompter, the scrolling text is beside the lens, rather than over it, so the person speaking will always be shifting gaze back and forth, making it look more obvious that he/she is reading off of something :P
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Torley
01/01/09

In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Outfit Your Camera Like a Pro (Hobo)
Time for a new portmanteau: Probo!
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