Trail Tech

This gear seems interesting. I Found
the article below on a uk outdoors website

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I have not seen the gear before and I don't know who sells it. Does anybody have any experience of this gear?

Dave

Ooer! I dont know about the sturdiness but I do know I dont fancy putting such a strong magnet anywhere near the base of my camera body

Mind you it does show it being used with a Canon so nothing to spoil there

If it is made properly, there shouldn't be an issue. In the old days, putting your speakers anywhere near the tv had interesting results, then came magnetically shielded pc and home theatre speakers.

It does look interesting not sure thou that I will be buying one.

Sandy

The articles headline is Trail Tech but the products appear to be made by a company called Trek Tech.

Here's a link to the UK distributors site

Jacobs & Warehouse Express are probably the biggest online sellers.

I've no experience of these products by the way, just trying to help. It probably shows that I spend far too much time on the net too.

When not using a monopod or tripod, I use a Bean bag from 7dayshop. I often leave it attached to a 70-200 for hand held as well as it acts as a damper and is comfortable to hold. I own two, both of different size.

Thanks for the comments. I thought that the small bendy tripod or the monopod with legs might prove helpful as I do a lot of hill walking and would really like a light way of stabilising the camera. My monopod is quite heavy but very sturdy and the tripod is quite cumbersome. The trek tech bean bag sounds useful as it is waterproof - good for the uk uplands.

RR - Thanks for the links. The trouble is you need to try these sorts of things in the environment they will be used. I can't even find a local shop that stocks this sort of thing so i can see it.

Alan - I think that the magnet is useful for a quick link. Who would know if the magnet could damage the camera?


K10d - Now a bean bag is perhaps a good idea as i could store emergency food in it!!! When I searched on the 7 day shop they did not have any. What is a good filling for the bean bag?


Dave

I'm a huge fan of Jessops 'The Pod'. Essentially a bean bag with a tripod screw which means it always stays in place. Extremely good for long lenses with their own moun points.

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Yes, a really simple idea that works.