Joby Blog » JOBY http://joby.com/blog Insights into the world of Joby Wed, 22 May 2013 18:57:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Use your camera strap with your camera tripod! http://joby.com/blog/2013/05/use-your-camera-strap-with-your-camera-tripod/ http://joby.com/blog/2013/05/use-your-camera-strap-with-your-camera-tripod/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:57:10 +0000 Stephen http://joby.com/blog/?p=3913 After our UltraFit Sling Strap launch, a good number of customers told us that they also wanted to use their camera strap with their tripod without having to unscrew the strap. So, we started looking for universal quick release tripod plates on the market to point our customers to. But we were surprised at how expensive and complicated they were. $50 – $100? That’s more than our sling strap!

So, our designers and engineers got to work.

We aim for simple but adaptable designs that put a lot of functionality in the hands of our users.

So, let’s start with a universal camera baseplate that’s made of hard-anodized machined-aluminum with a unibody design. That makes it tough, sleek, and small.

We’ll include two ¼-20” female mounting holes for your accessories like camera straps or flash brackets. We’ll include a slot for your hand and wrist strap.

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Let’s give it an extra long mounting slot so you can position the base plate where it makes the most sense to you. Now, you have a total camera platform!

Let’s make it an Arca-Swiss compatible tripod plate so you can just slide your camera into the most common mounting system for tripods. But if you’re using something like a Manfrotto® RC2 ballhead, you can attach the UltraPlate to the ¼-20” screw of an RC2 quick-release plate.

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We don’t like tools that get in our way so let’s make it small at 2.8” x 1.7” x 0.5” (7.2 x 4.3 x 1.25 cm) and weighing only 1.65 oz (47g) so that it fits nicely underneath your DSLR camera or compact system camera.

And finally, let’s make it $19.95 so it’s a no-brainer for everybody to have one for their camera.

Check out our video below on the UltraPlate and buy one for your camera today!

 

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Enter your best phone photo for a chance to win awesome prizes from JOBY and Olloclip! We’ve got a star panel of judges to help us choose the best photos. See details and enter your photo today!

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GripTight Video with its pan & tilt videohead, 180 degree leveling ball and magnetic feet is the solution to your smartphone videography woes. Use it to capture 360 degrees of smooth pan and 135 degrees of tilt with the video arm. Plus with our signature GorillaPod legs,  you can set it up on just about any surface.

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And it gets even better!  The GripTight GorillaPod Video is modular, meaning you can detach the GripTight Mount and use the GorillaPod Video with your mini camcorder or point and shoot camera OR you can attach the GripTight Mount to just about any other tripod, if you need a tripod with a little more height or even something more pocketable like our Micro tripod.

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We’re so excited about this awesome little tripod, we got our designers to write up their best tips for using it. Find our GripTight Video How To Guide at the bottom of the project page and get the inside scoop on how to make the magic happen with GripTight Video.

If you take a GripTight Video home, don’t be shy. We’d love to see your video creations! We’re @jobyinc on Vine and Twitter or share with us on Facebook.

 

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Check out the video below and find out more information on Kickstarter. Or read up about it on TechCrunch!

]]> http://joby.com/blog/2013/02/scuba-suit-for-your-dslr-check-it-out-on-kickstarter/feed/ 0 GripTight GorillaPod + Skateboard = Fun! http://joby.com/blog/2013/02/griptight-gorillapod-skateboard-fun/ http://joby.com/blog/2013/02/griptight-gorillapod-skateboard-fun/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:21:24 +0000 Emily http://joby.com/blog/?p=3689 It’s Friday! Attach your GripTight GorillaPod Stand to the trucks of your skateboard, throw an olloclip fisheye lens on your iPhone and have some fun!

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GripTight GorillaPod Skate Session from JOBY Inc on Vimeo.

Check out our Vine video to see the setup. Using your GorillaPod to make Vine videos? Tag them #gorillapod so we can be sure to check them out!

]]> http://joby.com/blog/2013/02/griptight-gorillapod-skateboard-fun/feed/ 0 Get Better Photos of Your Kids This Holiday http://joby.com/blog/2012/12/get-better-photos-of-your-kids-this-holiday/ http://joby.com/blog/2012/12/get-better-photos-of-your-kids-this-holiday/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:09:18 +0000 Emily http://joby.com/blog/?p=3541 It’s holiday portrait time and photographer Eric Wood has a great solution for getting the perfect smiling photo of the little ones in your life. Pair your GripTight Mount with a 1/4″-20 flash shoe mount, stick that it on your DSLR, turn on their favorite TV show or the front-facing camera and you’ve got yourself a portrait-ready smiling kiddo!


Find the GripTight Mount here.

And here’s a tripod hot shoe adapter for just $4.00.

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Today’s prize …

GorillaPod SLR-Zoom with Ballhead and Cinetics MiniSquid suction cup feet for GorillaPod SLR-Zoom! When you pair GorillaPod SLR-Zoom and MiniSquid, there is a single place you can’t position your camera to capture photos and video! Enter to win one today!

 

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Today’s prize …

Our new UltraFit Sling Strap! With one version designed for women and another designed for men, this awesome camera strap is the only camera strap on the market whose length instantly adjusts so you can wear it cinched tight against your body and then extend it to shoot in less than a second. Enter to win one today!

 

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Today’s prize …

Our new 3-Way Camera Strap! It is a strap that converts at the push of a button from wrist to neck to shoulder strap thanks to super strong Dyneema cording and an innovative retractor mechanism. Enter to win one today!

 

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Today’s prize …

 

Use the GripTight GorillaPod Stand and Olloclip iPhone Lens to transform your iPhone photography! Take rad macro shots or get creative with a fisheye lens, the possibilities are endless with this unstoppable combo! ENTER NOW! 

PS. Enter early for more chances to win! The best part, you only need to enter once to be entered to win all of these awesome prizes!

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