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Hi ZZ

Have you thought about a mono pod that might clip into a spare pump carrier the tube of the mono pod might be about the same dia as a pump if its smaller wrap some insulation tape round it to build it out.

Malc

Don't laugh but here's a trick for when you're missing your tripod, I used to do this in the 1970's.
A piece of thick string, one end with a loop big enough to go around the camera lens, the other end with a loop big enough to go over your foot, about 1.5 metres ling in total. Put the camera lens through one loop, put your foot through the other loop and hold the camera by pulling it tight against the string. This does hold the camera steady, it's not as good as a tripod but is lighter & cheaper and better than trying to be steady hand held.

I'm not laughing - what an excellent idea when space/weight is at a premium.

wrangler_rover wrote:Don't laugh but here's a trick for when you're missing your tripod, I used to do this in the 1970's.
A piece of thick string, one end with a loop big enough to go around the camera lens, the other end with a loop big enough to go over your foot, about 1.5 metres ling in total. Put the camera lens through one loop, put your foot through the other loop and hold the camera by pulling it tight against the string. This does hold the camera steady, it's not as good as a tripod but is lighter & cheaper and better than trying to be steady hand held.

A variation on that is a loop of string about 6ft(1.8m),enough to go under both feet and then form another loop around the lens,so making a triangle between camera at the apex and two feet making the base,now move your feet further apart or nearer together to get the ideal camera height to suit,quite stable really.
It can also be improved on by a hook or eye with the same thread as the camera tripod thread,these can be bought at a good hardware shop or B&Q etc.

Thanks for all the replies. I've done the thing with the string and it's fine for some stuff but not macro, same for monopod. At macro level the exposure can be quite long to get the right depth of field. Space isn't a particular problem as long as it goes down to about the length of my packed tent but I would prefer one that could fit into a smallish rucksack. 3 part legs are usually a bit big, smaller tripods don't go high enough etc. I hoped that someone had come across the perfect solution but I guess you just can't have it all so I'll grab a cheap plastic thing from a charity shop and make do - should be fine with a remote shutter release. Thanks again.

reohn2 wrote:A variation on that is a loop of string about 6ft(1.8m),enough to go under both feet and then form another loop around the lens

Are you an oompah-loompah?!

stewartpratt wrote:

reohn2 wrote:A variation on that is a loop of string about 6ft(1.8m),enough to go under both feet and then form another loop around the lens

Are you an oompah-loompah?!

OK then 15 feet

PS I was thinking of the height of the camera