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Izzy from Digital Goja showrooms.
Today we're going to take a look at the newest version of the Altura Photo Mini Pistol Grip
tripod for smaller DSLRs and hybrids and mirrorless.
Anything that you want to put on a tripod this guy is going to hold it as long as it
is not over 3 LBS.
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Now this one is a 2016 version.
It works with any camera because it's a ¼”-20 thread mount,
which is the standard mount for most tripod sockets on a camera. It's
compatible with the smaller DSLRs, mirrorless, point-and-shoots, camcorders, anything weighting
up to about 2.5 Lbs. So, I wouldn't suggest it for really big, heavy cameras. But if you
have something like this, this is a Rebel T6, notice how easily this just threads on
and again, you just turn this until it locks it in place. You don't want to over tighten
it because you don't want to strip the threads so as long as it doesn't fall off there it
is. Now, you can sit it there and you again have the pistol grip action. You close this
up, and now press again and there you go, now you can do handheld shooting like this,
especially for video. This gives you a nice, steady surface. I like the fact that now this
version has been rubbered, it's like a rubberization which makes it more ergonomic and it makes
it easier to grip. that's the newest feature, it's very slip resistant. So it feels nice
to the hand, alright, lets try it with a mirrorless and here I have the very popular mirrorless
the OM-D EM 10 and again, just thread it on and this will be perfect for small sized cameras
like this, wow, that gives you a nice steady grip, especially since this has the in-body
image stabilization that makes your life so much easier to hold it steady this way. And,
open it up and we can use it as a small tripod. And notice how with the, of course, signature
purple from Altura, this button allows you to angle it up to a 90 degree, so that way
you can do time-lapse sky images or macro shots, anything of that sort, even selfies.
They make it really simple, you have little notches where it stops and you can keep it
in that place. Plus, they now added these rubber feet on the bottom, which these little
pads, notice how in an environment like this, which is a very slippery surface here in my
studio it doesn't have any movement, I mean I really have to push on it to move so basically
its going to make it an anti-slip so this is great for, again, any kind of glass surface,
any laminated wood, anything that's slippery those guys are going to guarantee that you
don't have excess movement. Very, very comfortable. Very easy to work with. It will work also
with smaller DSLRs also, here I happen to have a Nikon, this will fit in there also,
this is a D3200 so any of these D series or the 5000 series will work on here rather well
and if you're all asking what this is down here, this is...it doesn't come with it, this
is something that I do myself. This is the Altura Rapid Fire safety tether, I had an
extra one of these from and older camera that I got rid off and I attached it to this little
loop that they added on here, I can now clip this on to my belt or my camera strap or my
camera bag when I don't want to lug a lot of stuff around I can make sure that I take
my little Altura mini pistol grip tripod with me, so I don't forget it I can attach it like
so, so it makes it a lot easier to take along, so I can just take it this way and notice
how the camera is nice and safety tethered there. And I can just attach it to a strap
or my waist belt, however I choose, but it just gives me another, easier way to carry
it with me. Again, it's not included, this is just something that I rigged up myself,
but, if you're looking for a nice small tripod, low profile, allows you to do close-ups, anything
you want that you can place it on the ground or on a table top, you don't need something
super heavy and bulky. Take a closer look at the Altura Photo Mini Pistol Grip tripod
for 2016. Happy shooting!