Dslr Hot Shoe Laser Pointer Mount Kit

Blitz Hotshoe dSLR Camera Adapter with a Red Dot Finder COMBO. The Skywatcher Red Dot Finder (model 20743), Celestron Star Pointer (model 51630). Apr 20, 2017 - This is a hotshoe mount for a laser pointer. My use case is to mount a green laser to a camera to help point the camera for astrophotography. Are several options for mounting your field monitor on the hot shoe plate of your camera. One option is to use a 1/4 20 to. Laser-sensitive light triggers release camera shutters when objects or animals break the beams from laser pencils. Camera Trigger System Accessories Although some kits come with for specific cameras, others are generic, and you need specific camera trigger system accessories such as the right trigger cable for your camera. The problem is that there aren’t a lot of cheap simple ways to mount the TP-link or your phone (unless you count velcro). I try to keep an eye out for new mounting options as they show up and found the DSLR Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount adapter (above) for a little less than $15. Convert the flash hot shoe to 20mm width, 71mm length rail Allow you to mount your optics scope on the camera Made of light weight (net weight 31g), duralble aircraft grade aluminum. Easy to install and release on your camera.

I know a number of you are using the DSLR Controller app and the TP-Link wireless hack I posted awhile back to control and monitor your camera. The problem is that there aren’t a lot of cheap simple ways to mount the TP-link or your phone (unless you count velcro). I try to keep an eye out for new mounting options as they show up and found the DSLR Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount adapter (above) for a little less than $15.

The Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount comes with a 1/4 20 shoe adapter with a ball head and spring loaded clamp. Unfortunately the adapter clamp doesn’t quite open up enough to hold a Nexus 7 tablet in place but it is large enough to hold a 5 inch Smartphone for those HTC and Samsung users.

Dslr Hot Shoe Laser Pointer Mount For Cell Phone

If you want to use the adapter on a rig or friction arm, the shoe adapter on the bottom of the unit has female threads making it easy to adapt. That combined with the ball head gives you a lot of adjustment flexibility.

While most of the Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount is made out of plastic it does seem to be reasonably solid. The clamp feels nice and sturdy and the adjustment thumb nut on the ball head snugs up nice and tight. This isn’t something you’ll want to take into extreme conditions but for $14.95 it feels reasonably solid.

The rubberized grip and spring tension on the adapter clamp give it a solid hold on my rather heavy Droid 4. If I have some time tonight maybe I’ll give this a shake test with one of my old broken android phones and see how good of a grip it really has. Even if it doesn’t stand up the Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount still seems like a reasonably decent option for the price.

Dslr Hot Shoe Laser Pointer Mount

1. Dan Banici
   May 22nd, 2014 at 1:47 pm
   

   Excellent comments, great product.

   I personally use it as a 3 camera teleprompter, where all 3 angless roll at the same time, and the talking head is free to look at any one he pleases, and when we edit we cut the footage as if it was cut from a live switcher. Of course the iPhone teleprompter software has to be synchronized at the same scroll speed and font size. Much cheaper and efficient, easier to move around than one way mirrors, stands, etc.

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2. Mathias
   May 23rd, 2014 at 9:08 am
   

   Can really recommend the mount from RetiCam. It costs 25$ on Amazon, it is super sturdy so you don’t have to worry about dropping your expensive smartphone.

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