As I do a lot while I'm sitting here at work, my mind wanders to hunting. I'm always trying to think of new and improved ways of doing things hunting related, but most of those ideas get tossed aside due to time and money. As most of you know, I do a little bit of filming, when I feel like toting a camera with me to the woods. Kate killed her buck from a blind last year, and we were fortunate to get it on film. I enjoy being on the ground and filming at eye level because the deer are right there, but sometimes, it's difficult to get the entire view from the blind on camera due to the limited amount of space, and amount of floor space a tripod takes up.
With that being said, I have come up with a possible solution, but I need some input! For a while now, I've been kicking around the idea of making a base that I could attach to a standard tripod. This base would allow for a camera arm (in my case, the Muddy Outfitter) to be used with the tripod. By building a base that would accept a camera arm, this would give you more flexibility with the location of the tripod, and more maneuverability with the camera. I believe the base would be very simple to machine, and in fact, if I still had access to a metal lathe, I am certain I could build one in no time at all. My only concern with this is that you might have to attach some sort of weight to the tripod to counter-balance it depending on the weight of your camera.
Now, I realize that a lot of my ideas are far-fetched, but I would like some honest input on this. Do any of you guys that film feel this would be something that you would use, or do you think it seems like a waste of time? I started to send Muddy an email today with my idea, but figured I would get some input first. I have already drawn up a couple ideas on Auto CAD, and thought about getting with my uncle who is a machinist and having him build me one.
What do you guys think. I need some honest opinions here.
With that being said, I have come up with a possible solution, but I need some input! For a while now, I've been kicking around the idea of making a base that I could attach to a standard tripod. This base would allow for a camera arm (in my case, the Muddy Outfitter) to be used with the tripod. By building a base that would accept a camera arm, this would give you more flexibility with the location of the tripod, and more maneuverability with the camera. I believe the base would be very simple to machine, and in fact, if I still had access to a metal lathe, I am certain I could build one in no time at all. My only concern with this is that you might have to attach some sort of weight to the tripod to counter-balance it depending on the weight of your camera.
Now, I realize that a lot of my ideas are far-fetched, but I would like some honest input on this. Do any of you guys that film feel this would be something that you would use, or do you think it seems like a waste of time? I started to send Muddy an email today with my idea, but figured I would get some input first. I have already drawn up a couple ideas on Auto CAD, and thought about getting with my uncle who is a machinist and having him build me one.
What do you guys think. I need some honest opinions here.