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05Mar NOOB Shock Mount DIY boom pole adapter

I always like to see people find new uses for the Noob shock mount. Chris over at cfphotovideo took 2 of my shock mounts and turned them into a nice homemade boom pole. Proving once again, that you can accomplish a lot with some PVC and some spare time.  Check out his site for more info on the build, […]

19Feb Modogrip offers new pricing options

I posted my first impressions of the Modogrip a few weeks ago and there were a lot of people asking about pricing. Some of you already own a 680B monopod or just want some of the hardware. Well it looks like they are now offering packages starting at $205 that are a hardware only option, with […]

12Feb Juicedlink DIY107B and AT8469 mounting bracket

I haven’t spent much time commenting on Juicedlink’s DIY series of brackets and mounts.  This is mostly because of the pricing. $36 for a flat peace of aluminum with holes and another $14 for the AT8469 cold shoe mount seems a little pricey. So here are a few options to reduce the price or make your […]

24Nov Printrbot 3d printer

The price for 3d printering keeps dropping as people come up with more and more elegant designs. The Printrbot is another entry in the low price 3d printer market, keeping the cost down by using a minimalist design. You aren’t going to be printing as fast as some of the beefier printer designs out there but for […]

22Nov Noob shock mount used for DIY zoom h1 boom pole.

It’s great when someone thinks of a way to use the Noob shock mount for something completely different then I had intended. Yiannis put together this simple but effective boom pole using PVC pipe and the Noob shock mount adapter, then added a 1/8 inch cable extender for headphone monitoring. Yiannis mentioned that a windscreen is a […]