Novoflex QuadroPod (1 Viewer)

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hinnark

Well-known member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #1

Hi all,

has anybody tried this tripod, or better to say quadropod, of course:
http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/camera-support-systems/quadropod/

Does the fourth leg introduce noticable more sturdiness compared to tripods?

Steve

 

Kevin Conville

yardbirder

• Mar 7, 2013

• #2

That's an amazing innovation! How is it someone didn't come up with this before? Does it come with a book of matches or a folded napkin to place under one of the legs?

I suppose in a perfect environment with a level smooth floor it might be OK. Then again, in that situation why would one need four legs?

 

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John Russell

Well-known member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #3

It's not that new - I saw it at Photokina in 2010 or maybe even 2008.
Not exactly what the world's been waiting for, but I think the idea is that you set it up on three legs and then kick in the fourth to provide additional (??) support.

John

 

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hinnark

Well-known member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #4

Kevin Conville said:

That's an amazing innovation! How is it someone didn't come up with this before? Does it come with a book of matches or a folded napkin to place under one of the legs?

I suppose in a perfect environment with a level smooth floor it might be OK. Then again, in that situation why would one need four legs?

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Kevin, I tell you the next, even better innovation (apart from the napkin you suggested ): 5 legs. This is a bit along the lines of razors by Gillette. Every year or two they add a new blade and try to convince the consumer that this is the ultimate innovation. However, four legs is nature's choice. Perhaps worth a try.

Steve

 

Kevin Conville

yardbirder

• Mar 7, 2013

• #5

I await the day when I encounter one "in the wild", so to speak. I'd be very interested to hear of it virtues. In the meantime, it strikes me as an answer to a question nobody was asking.