LensCoat tripods
LensCoat tripods
Sometimes you only notice when it’s too late: the subject is there, the light is right, but your setup is too high, too wobbly or simply… in the way. That’s exactly where LensCoat tripods come in. Not as loud tech bling, but as pragmatic helpers for situations where standard solutions tend to let you down. We think LensCoat tripods are a kind of toolbox for ground-level perspectives and flexible supports, without you having to drag along half a gear shed.
And yes, let’s call it what it is: LensCoat tripods look unassuming at first glance. But out there, in the mud, on gravel or at the beach, LensCoat tripods very quickly show why they’re so popular in nature and telephoto photography. Short. Stable. Functional.
LensCoat tripods
If you like to go low, perspective-wise, then LensCoat tripods are an interesting category. Instead of endless leg extensions and fiddling around, you rely on solutions that work directly on the ground. That’s not just convenient, it’s sometimes also the difference between getting the shot and missing the moment. It may sound almost too simple, but that’s exactly the point.
Also: in times when every other clip looks like “behind the scenes”, it’s quite nice when accessories simply do what they’re supposed to do. No drama. Well, almost none.
GroundPod ground tripod
The GroundPod ground tripod is built for exactly those moments when you want to work with a telephoto lens from a low perspective. Right down close to ground lines, water surfaces or low vegetation. As a skimmer on mud and sand, the GroundPod ground tripod performs surprisingly well, because it lies flat and doesn’t immediately sink in like some other tripod contraptions.
The screw mount, which lets you attach a telephoto tilt head, is also practical. This turns the GroundPod ground tripod into a solid base for telephoto work where you want to track smoothly. And yes, we admit it: sometimes you say “just set it down for a second” and bam, your gear is lying in the dirt. With the GroundPod ground tripod that happens much less often.
For wildlife photography, birds on the shore or low-angle shots in the forest, the GroundPod ground tripod is simply a down-to-earth solution. Pun intended, obviously. But it fits.
Beanbag tripods
Beanbag tripods are so wonderfully unpretentious that they’re easy to underestimate. Yet Beanbag tripods are often exactly what you need when a classic tripod is too bulky or when you want to rest your gear on a car door, a wall or a rock. Put it on, adjust, done. Bam.
There are Beanbag tripods in various sizes, in camouflage colors, as very simple beanbags and also with more complex cuts that hug camera and lens more closely. And if you’re wondering whether they’re really stable: it seems that Beanbag tripods actually absorb vibrations quite well, especially at longer focal lengths.
We often hear things like “I was skeptical at first, honestly” or “This thing is kind of weird, but brilliant”. Such slightly imperfect assessments fit, because Beanbag tripods don’t look slick, they look practical. For nature photography from a hide, for telephoto shots from a windowsill, or for travel when every gram counts. And when things have to move fast because the subject won’t wait, Beanbag tripods are simply there. Without much fuss.
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