A support for a camera carrying a telephoto lens which enables low angle shots on surfaces such as sand, grass and so…
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updated July 16, 2023

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A support for a camera carrying a telephoto lens which enables low angle shots on surfaces such as sand, grass and so on. Used to photograph birds/wildlife from (more or less) ground level.

Print Settings

Printer:

Mendel90

Rafts:

No

Supports:

No

Resolution:

0.25mm

Infill:

20%

Filament:

Immaterial Any rigid material

Immaterial The FryPod ==========

Brief Description

This assembly requires a small, frying pad, a camera ball head, a 3/8" UNC hex bolt and three spikes intended for use on carpet to support a loudspeaker stand. I used an 8" aluminium frying pan but size isn't too critical. You will need to remove the handle and drill holes to accommodate the carpet spikes and UNC bolt - not too difficult with aluminium, use the 3D printed component as a template.

The single 3D printed part is held in place by carpet spikes which are inverted for storage when they are capped with pieces of cork from a wine bottle. The 3/8" UNC bolt is encapsulated so that it does not twist when the ball head is screwed onto it.

In use, the spikes dig into the ground to keep the FryPod in place as the ball head carrying the camera and telephoto lens is moved into position.

I used quite a hefty ball head which I got from Amazon but as the 3/8" mount is pretty standard, most ball heads should work just as well - just make sure you have room for your fingers to operate the rotation control if your ball head has one.

Note: You will see holes in the pictures which are not needed here - they are part of an alternative design which I dropped once I found the carpet spikes.

Category: Camera

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The author marked this model as their own original creation. Imported from Thingiverse.

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