[Leica] Clamp[er] Pod [was Re: Best "table top" tripod?]

[john at scocca.org (John Scocca)]

Hi-

They are available-  two models, one with flat jaws and one with pipe 
jaws.  I got one and paired it with a modest ball-head.  works like a 
champ.   cheap too.

http://www.clamperpod.com

cheers,
John Scocca

> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:38:10 -0400
> From: "Michael Volow" <mvolo@acpub.duke.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Best "table top" tripod?
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
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> Back in the late 1960's I acquired an Accura Clamp Pod. It was a flat 
> piece
> of metal with padded, sliding, viselike, jaws that would clamp rigidly 
> but
> gently onto anything up to 4" thick, and a marginal but useable ball 
> joint
> at the other end. I had both the Clamp pod and a lovely Leitz table top
> tripod with the small Leitz ball joint. I found the clamp pod useful 
> much
> more of the time than the Leitz. It could convert anything into a 
> useable
> tripod substitute. (You had to really tighten the Clamp Pod ball joint 
> and
> make sure it wasn't vibrating). It was also slightly more compact to 
> stow
> than the Leitz products. Does anyone know of some up-to-date 
> equivalents of
> the Clamp Pod.