Hello All,
I sit at a desk with a window and a view both at home and at work.
At home, I can see down to the ocean where I watch eagles, sea ducks, and gulls. Also, I can see some trees where I get chickadees and kinglets and an occasional warbler. And of course, ravens all the time.
At work, I watch creepers and kinglets and chickadees and warblers and an occasional flock of waxwings, And of course, ravens all the time.
I wanted a tiny tripod so that I could have my 15s mounted and ready all the time. I found the Manfrotto Virtual Reality Aluminum Base that has perfectly fit the bill. See the link below:
https://www.manfrotto.us/virtual-reality-aluminum-base-b93842
This thing is great. It was affordable (roughly $75), It is stable (holds 9 lbs), it is lightweight (<1.5 lbs), and it is short (8"-16"). I have tested it out in numerous sitting situations and it has worked great in all of them. The tripod has two leg positions for more flexibility.
My whole set up is; the tripod, the outdoorsmans pan head, the outdoorsmans binocular adapter, the outdoorsmans binocular stud, and Swarovski SLC 15x56s.
With this setup, while the binoculars are pointing roughly level, the height of the ocular lenses is between 13.5" (with the legs in the wide position and the center post all the way down) and 21.5" (with the legs in the narrow position and the center post all the way up). I most often use it with the legs in the narrow position and the center post all the way down which yields a height of about 16.5".
If you are lucky enough to work in a place where you can watch birds and want a tripod that you can put on top of a desk I highly recommend this one.
-as you were, q
I sit at a desk with a window and a view both at home and at work.
At home, I can see down to the ocean where I watch eagles, sea ducks, and gulls. Also, I can see some trees where I get chickadees and kinglets and an occasional warbler. And of course, ravens all the time.
At work, I watch creepers and kinglets and chickadees and warblers and an occasional flock of waxwings, And of course, ravens all the time.
I wanted a tiny tripod so that I could have my 15s mounted and ready all the time. I found the Manfrotto Virtual Reality Aluminum Base that has perfectly fit the bill. See the link below:
https://www.manfrotto.us/virtual-reality-aluminum-base-b93842
This thing is great. It was affordable (roughly $75), It is stable (holds 9 lbs), it is lightweight (<1.5 lbs), and it is short (8"-16"). I have tested it out in numerous sitting situations and it has worked great in all of them. The tripod has two leg positions for more flexibility.
My whole set up is; the tripod, the outdoorsmans pan head, the outdoorsmans binocular adapter, the outdoorsmans binocular stud, and Swarovski SLC 15x56s.
With this setup, while the binoculars are pointing roughly level, the height of the ocular lenses is between 13.5" (with the legs in the wide position and the center post all the way down) and 21.5" (with the legs in the narrow position and the center post all the way up). I most often use it with the legs in the narrow position and the center post all the way down which yields a height of about 16.5".
If you are lucky enough to work in a place where you can watch birds and want a tripod that you can put on top of a desk I highly recommend this one.
-as you were, q
