You’ll have to excuse the 1995 era website, but the idea is pretty cool. Handy way to keep a camera easily accessible, yet prevent that annoying sway a heavy, bulky camera causes. I dig it because I can totally identify with the person that created it. Identify a need, figure out a solution, make a prototype, start selling it.
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Speaking of cameras--what camera do you use? I'm sure you mention it somewhere in these thousands of posts but I haven't seen it. Your photos are awesome.
ReplyDeleteHA! All I have is a Samsung ES-70. It's pretty good for a small point and click digital camera. For closeup shots it's fantastic. For anything after dark or far away - forget it. I would love to get a better camera, and lenses, but for now, I’m grateful for what I have. As much as I recognize it's limitations, it is mind boggling that I can take photos with a camera the size of a pack of cards, that can record video, that can serve as a hard drive, and can store thousands of photos on a card the size of a stamp. Incredible. Being handy with PhotoShop helps me jazz photos up a bit, too.
ReplyDeleteYou, sir, are too modest. My wife bought me a Nikon Coolpix P100 with a 26x zoom for Christmas. I have only begun to scratch the surface of what it can do. I have to say though...I bought a Kodak Playsport water-resistant camera so I could take it kayaking and I am AMAZED at the 1080p recording that thing can do. It's wild. I got some good pics of turtles with it last weekend when we went kayaking. We live in some amazing technological times.
ReplyDeleteWe sure do! That all those technological features (video, audio, still photo - and really - at pretty stunning quality) can be packed into something so small - WOW!
ReplyDeleteEven if I did get a “bigger, better” camera, I would still use a small camera like I have. It slips in a pocket, weighs nothing, and despite my earlier stated limitations, it still takes pictures that compare to a film SLR I used 25 years ago.
And I suppose that really, it all boils down to actually getting out there and taking pictures. I know people with photography gear that makes me drool and they rarely ever use it. They had the money, they bought it, and...then...it never really gets used. My pictures may not meet the standards of National Geographic, but every time I get out there and snap some pics, I'm having heaps of fun doing it, I learn a little more each time, I get some exercise, and still, I really like some of the pictures I take. Even Ansel Adams took hundreds and hundreds of photos and only a handful were good enough to publish. Not comparing myself to him, but I think that with quantity, comes quality. I'll delete a bunch, but the odd gem pops out.
Just found your blog the other day and have been enjoying reading. Your many posts on sewing and modding your gear have inspired me.
ReplyDeleteThis post in particular got me thinking about my UTG Multi-functional messenger bag. The bag has a velcro loop that seems to be designed to hook around your belt, but I haven't been successful in getting this around my belt without actually undoing my belt. I thought wouldn't it be nice to be able to use this sort of attachment to hook it to my belt to keep the bag from swaying.
The price seemed a bit much (more than the bag itself), which led me to think a bit more. I finally scavenged a spring belt clip off an old useless holster I had, since it was already riveted to a pretty stiff piece of webbing. I attached the webbing to another piece of webbing from an old backpack, cut this webbing so I could make a very short loop and sewed the ends together. Basically giving me a very short belt with the clip attached. I then put this very short belt through the velcro belt loop on the bag. Currently I have the clip facing up so I can clip it under my belt. If this setup works I may take off the velcro loop and sew the clip directly to the bag.
Thanks for the inspiration!
You're very welcome! Glad to hear others aren't content with stock solutions and devising their own solutions to better meet their needs.
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