Anyone have any ideas on a good tripod solution? I have plenty of good SLR tripods, including a nice Gorillapod SLR which would probably work well as a simple steadicam. It would be great if I could adapt the SGS2 to a 1/4" tripod mount.
Some of the solutions I've seen out there so far that don't seem perfect:
Gorillamobile (suction cups... Just sounds like I'm asking for a repair bill)
Quik Pod Mobile. Say's it works for an EVO so it should be large enough. Not sure about the thickness and if it'd stay in.
Kestrel Tripod Clamp off Amazon: I ended up buying this on a whim as it looks like it extends a good bit. Search Google for some better imaging. Hopefully it's wide enough. I'll update this post when I get it Thursday.
Everything else tops out a 4" diagonal screens. Any one have any ideas?
Also sorry for not linking this post up. I've been lurking on this forum since '07 but don't post as I've found answers to my questions with some judicious searching. Once I hit 8 posts I'll do a better job of linking up posts.
I'll have to keep an eye on this thread... now that I own a phone w/ decent video capabilities, I might actually record some video, and a 1/4" mount adapter would certainly come in handy. Thanks for raising the issue!
Just thought I'd update this thread on the Kestrel Clamp. It's about a cm too small in width. I might be able to increase it's width by changing the screw. I'll post pictures once I get over the 8 post limit.
Here's links to the Kestrel Clamp and the SGS2.
http://sets.jondrews.com/photos/SGS2Tripod/IMG_3294.JPG
http://sets.jondrews.com/photos/SGS2Tripod/IMG_3295.JPG
http://sets.jondrews.com/photos/SGS2Tripod/IMG_3296.JPG
Should work perfectly if I can replace the screw with a larger one.
it's not ideal, but i bought the Galaxy S dock for that. i'm just going to put the dock on its side and prop the bottom up with something so the lens is level.
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Hi all,
Just got a mail about this new product from a seller on eBay. I had purchased a Cradle for the Touch HD from him earlier, and he has a shop online too.
IF anyone has used it, please do put in your reviews.
http://ishop-express.com/info.php?itno=421
Hi,same post here .
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Thanks for pointing out, Marcdu81.
I had seen that earlier, but didnt see ur post on it. so thought it was just about the lens for the iPhones type.
Well, the iPhone type lens looks much better if its very slim and easy to just leave it on all the time.
I've got one
Hi guys, I bought one of these a while ago. However I'd only JUST thought of searching for a thread. So sorry for bumping an oldie.
I found the overall quality of the zoon lense to be pretty good. The crystal case didn't add too much bulk to my phone, and the zoom from the lense was pretty good.
I also found the zoom adjustment on the lense itself, once set, didn't have to be altered at all, I think if anything it slightly confused the blackstone's built-in auto-focus.
I've had mine for about 4 months or so now, bough from ebay. Having dropped my phone a few times (due to shonky work uniform pockets) the crystal case it was attached to pretty much just shattered. However I was able to salvage it by permanently adhering the lense "bracket" to the back of my phone, which, as a matter of humor, began to double as a belt-clip (I wouldn't suggest this though). It took a bit to align the bracket to allow the best focus from the lense to the camera lense, however it was doable.
Overall, I think at least this product deserves some merit as it has enabled me to take some "closer" pictures of birds and the like from a reasonable distance. The telescopic lense also doubles as a heavy duty magnifier which was more than capable of zooming in on the individual pixels on my LCD screen, and plasma TV (don't ask me why... OKAY! i was bored!)
Having said this, I have no photos to prove it's quality, as I've been through several hard drive losses since then (damn you seagate!!!). I will get some more photos and post them as a kind of "proof" that this lense is worthwhile getting, especially if you get it as cheap as I did from ebay.
Oh, and no black ring / frame around photos as per the other thread RE iPhony lenses
Pro's: Good zoom, good quality construction of the lense
Con's: Crystal (glass? LOL) case will shatter if dropped
The seller has been removed from eBay, which doesn't bode well...
http://myworld.ebay.com/ishop-express
they're still all over ebay, just have a look around, there was at least 6 different sellers with them when I bought mine
Hi,
has anybody tried this out already? Any feedback?
Looks quite interessting, will buy it in the next couple of days, I guess.
Best regards
johnpatcher
I've got one made by 3M which I bought off Amazon. It is very fiddly to get on and off and line up with the lens. A clamp spring keeps coming out so can't clamp it onto the phone easily. The position of the lens on the Blackstone is such that the clamp presses onto the volume button and the clamp is not secure on the phone as it has to protrude over the top of the phone above the lens. When I tried to take pictures using the zoom to maximum the result was a picture with a part black round circle around it. You could crop the circle out of the picture but then you are left with a small photo.
I've quickly done something with telescope and without attached for you to assess. It takes a long time to get it lined up correctly because the lens it too high on the Blackstone.
Actually it looks like that Brando one may fit better as it does not have clamps like the one I've got. I see it has a separate back that will work much better than the one I have. Will be interested to hear how you go with it if you get one.
Hm, not really amazing results at all . Have you noticed any better results without any zoom, or is this telescope just good for zooming in?
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Hm, not really amazing results at all . Have you noticed any better results without any zoom, or is this telescope just good for zooming in?
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Everything is a blur without zoom so only for zooming really.
Many many thanks for the infos....
You just answered all my unanswered questions about this gamepad...
Oredering it soon.....
what a great bunch of add-ons.
I may consider buying it, so I can turn my HD into a professional camera like the Nikon D900 or a Canon EOS.
lollized!
alixoft said:
what a great bunch of add-ons.
I may consider buying it, so I can turn my HD into a professional camera like the Nikon D900 or a Canon EOS.
lollized!
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Ordering it now from Ebay.
Should get it within 2 weeks.
I know there is some interest in these and I myself was waiting for someone to do a write up but I'm impatient and just got mine so I thought I'd throw some info out and hopefully help someone else out since I've already gotten so much out of this forum. The first thing you'll notice is that the plastic feels really cheap. Honestly almost repacked it to send it back because of how light and cheap it felt. That said and in particular because of the lack of alternatives, I gave it a shot. And on the whole I’m glad I did.
Putting it together and installing is pretty easy. I'm a nug and I did it without reading the instructions. Putting the gtab in and taking it out of the mount is also pretty easy. There are two sets of supports; the bottom stays stationary and the top is adjustable and easily fits the gtab in landscape and now that I think about it possibly in portrait too I will also see if my elocity a7 fits in it in landscape but I know it will in portrait (I’ll post a separate review for it in the elocity section if it works). In my prius, the position is as good as I could have hoped for making for easy inputs at stops but it’s not too useable while driving. While driving there is a certain amount of shaking but not too bad I could easily read off it with quick looks but it could be disorienting for some.
Also the cupholder mechanism takes some massaging to get it set well in the prius’ cupholder but it is doable. In my element it’s a whole other story (expectedly). The cupholder mechanism fit perfectly into my e’s cupholder but the cup holder is so low that this mount is worthless in it or any other car that has cupholders below seat level.
At this point I have no idea how durable this mount will be. I don’t know much about different types of plastics (I barely know the difference ABS and PET) but the material that this mount is made of does not inspire confidence. That said the plastic does not seem too brittle and therefore more likely to hold up. Time will tell and I will update as appropriate. I hope this information helps someone out there who was looking for a similar mount.
Steve
Edit: http://www.mountguys.com/product_p/mfx-33-tab.htm
I bought the same one. Seems a little flimsy with the weight of the gtab. Moves a lot more than I would like while driving.
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With the viewing angles on the grab goodluck.
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I have a Prius also. Do you mind taking a few pics so we can see what that setup looks like? thanks!
The next few days are pretty busy but I'll try to get some quick pics up. what year prius do you have? mine's an 09 so I can only speak to the positioning for 04-09s I haven't seen the interior of the gen3s.
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I bought the same one. Seems a little flimsy with the weight of the gtab. Moves a lot more than I would like while driving.
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It does move around a bit but once I set it super tight, I found it manageable but then I may be more tolerant the others.
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With the viewing angles on the grab goodluck.
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The viewing angles have never been that big an issue for me. I personally don't understand what all the fuss is about. in this case in particular that issue is moot since the mount's angle is adjustable.
Thanks for the review and I look forward to the pics.
djyellowperil said:
The next few days are pretty busy but I'll try to get some quick pics up. what year prius do you have? mine's an 09 so I can only speak to the positioning for 04-09s I haven't seen the interior of the gen3s.
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I have an '05 and my wife an '06. I should be getting my gTablet tomorrow, but I won't be surprised when my wife finally sees it and asks for one of her own
Anyone find a better car mount for the Gtab than the one talked about in this thread? Also what's the deal with all these Gtab owners also driving around a Prius? LOL.
Found this the other day in my parousing for accesories for the tab but noticed it hadn't been posted here.... decent selection, close to 300 designs.... Stupid cheap... about time i've been looking for a while for more than just the carbon fiber ones.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ViewSonic-G-Tab...tem2a11553fb8&clk_rvr_id=245990579742&afsrc=1
I ordered one of these and in discussion if they had any alternative's that had more of an astronomy type back ground the person i was in email contact with indicated they could make these as customs with a pic that you provided. If that interests any one contact them and see what they might could do for you.
Holy macaroni.
http://www.ridicgraphics.com/2011/designs/viewsonicgtablet/
The first thing I noticed is that 99% of these "skins" are in portrait mode. I use my gTab in mostly landscape mode.
The second thing I noticed is that there is no link to the wallpapers for these "G-Tablet Skins" for you to download and use to blend with the skin on the bezel of the gTab after you purchase and apply one of these. I saw there are wallpaper links for other devices but couldn't find one for the gTab.
So this may be exciting for some folks but I didn't find it useful. What I would find interesting would be skins that could look good in either portrait or landscape mode (like the carbon fiber skin I already have).
Also, since I have my gTab in a CLIP case about 85% of the time I seldom think about the skins anymore.
If you want the skin in landscape just ask them. I'm sure they'll accomodate they offered me the ability to make a cutom from a pic that i sent them... i wanted an astronomy theme.. but decided on #246 ...
the back ground.. you download the one for the NOOK color list under "ebooks"... it's an android tablet after all... (you'll have to do some creative cropping to get it to fit right)
I can't find a way to lock the wallpaper in landscape, is that possible? In other words, I want to be able to use my tablet in portraite mode but have the wallpaper still be in landscape mode so it still matches the skin.
I havn't figured out a way... may be there is an app that allows you to have multiple wallpapers... one for landscape and one for portrait...I remember seeing something along those lines somewhere... it may be a feature that is specific to certian Launchers also.. did a quick search and there was an app but it wasn't rated very well...
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I havn't figured out a way... may be there is an app that allows you to have multiple wallpapers... one for landscape and one for portrait...I remember seeing something along those lines somewhere... it may be a feature that is specific to certian Launchers also.. did a quick search and there was an app but it wasn't rated very well...
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yeah i saw that somewhere too i thinks its something like multipicturelive or something.......
HOLY COW!!!!!
If the selection from the Ebay dealer listed above wasn't quiet what you're looking for.. a shlew of skins turned up in a search on Amazon this AM... check it out... a bit more pricey.. $17.95 ,still not bad compared to the $30 selection we used to have.... but a TON more designs......
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...VIEWSONIC+GTABLET+SKIN&ie=UTF8&qid=1310642213
Did anyone get theirs made? How did it come out? Does it cover the sides like the carbon fibers do? I only ask because I just bought a P3 case on eBay and everything's going to be covered (even the left speaker ) except the sides where the power button is and the other side. Thanks if anyone can help
has anyone gotten these yet and tried them out? i really want to know about the quality and stuff cuase i was interested
I got #246 the grill looking one from the ebay store.. and no it doesn't cover the sides.. there is about a 1/16 inch (1.5mm) around the perimiter on both the front and back... wich is desirable on the back, keeps it from picking up and collecting dust and swarf... the front is ok.. i would look better benig all the way out to the edge.. but the guys at ridic graphics (ebay store) said that they were having issues with people stretching them while they were putting them on that's why they cut the perimiter in a bit.. graphics look pretty good.. not grainny at all... applied easy enough, though a second set of hands made it easier, someone holding the skin up while you locate it is ideal...... over all i'm satisfied...
thinking of seriously getting one from the amazon store because of the astronomy backround selections they have.. if i do i'll comment on them as well...
About time someone started making these. Anyone have a picture of the fit quality once its installed?
I posted some pics in my original thread on Android tablets forum...
they show the bo-bo'd bezel cut line but Ridic graphics sent me a replacement that makes the gap around the top skin more uniform..
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...ies/17324-graphics-skins-gtab-10-95-each.html
Been searching around for a while now but am unable to find a S4 zoom car windscreen mount or a running arm band (don't know what the real name of this is?)... Can one of you experts lend a hand in where I might obtain one as the only ones i can find are 'universal' ones and i really don't think this fat bugger of a 'phone' will fit into one of these as i believe them to be basing this on the 15.4mm thickness dimensions (as i did when i bought the phone), when in actual fact the fattest section is closer to 33mm (might be more), lol.
I am also quite keen on riding and running so need an arm band that this phone would actually fit in which again i am having the same problems as the prior.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Closest car mount/holder i have found that might hold this is as below;
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/supergrip-universal-case-compatible-car-mount-p30552.htm
this is what i have:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12104992280...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
opdrago said:
this is what i have:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12104992280...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Good find. Definitely looks like it'll hold in that one. I took the plunge with an uber cheap one while still looking so if the below one does not work I will venture to the one you recommended;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111124754584?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
My reason for this one is i used to use autoguard (not really sure why), and if i go back to it i need the lens free for recording. Still shall report if it A fits and B holds securely.
Hunt for the armband is still on sadly...
it holds perfect, i also cut off the half circle top plastic to ensure
if the optical lens will pop out by mistake it will go all the way out as normal.
Probably not suitable for you but I bought this one for my previous phone (Xperia Z).
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/stick-um-universal-in-car-holder-p26795.htm
Works pretty well with my Samsung Zoom, sitting upright (portrait) the lens 'hangs' over the top and the stickyness holds the bottom.
It will obviously be more difficult sitting in landscape position but would provide access to the charging point.
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Probably not suitable for you but I bought this one for my previous phone (Xperia Z).
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/stick-um-universal-in-car-holder-p26795.htm
Works pretty well with my Samsung Zoom, sitting upright (portrait) the lens 'hangs' over the top and the stickyness holds the bottom.
It will obviously be more difficult sitting in landscape position but would provide access to the charging point.
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I've always been tempted to try one of these but I am paranoid as f**k that the phone will fall off whilst driving. I have searched many videos and posts that all show this is not the case but still can't find the guts to try one out lol.