The brand new Tribex hydraulic, carbon fiber video tripod from SmallRig and Potato Jet is in any case that can be purchased and early adopters gets a unique bonus version.
At NAB previous this 12 months, SmallRig introduced new collaborations with more than a few YouTubers, together with an overly fascinating new tripod with a hydraulic grab co-designed by means of Gene Nagata, aka Potato Jet. Now, many months later, the SmallRig x Potato Jet Tribex Hydraulic Carbon Fiber Tripod Package is that can be purchased.
In PetaPixel’s NAB protection, it used to be famous that, “Potato Jet’s collaboration seems to be in truth able to replacing how creatives paintings within the box. As a substitute of operating like conventional tripods that require filmmakers to manually modify each and every leg, the Tribex makes use of a patented X-clutch hydraulic single-action cause that loosens each and every leg concurrently, permits for a reposition or peak adjustment, after which straight away locks them again suddenly.”
The tripod is able to being adjusted just about easily with a unmarried hand which, from a videographer’s point of view, is in reality game-changing. There are many instances the place a clunky tripod is left at the back of or no longer utilized in in any respect in choose of temporarily capturing hand-held but risky because of the sacrifices in pace and potency that have a tendency to happen when the use of a tripod whilst overlaying fast-paced motion or are living occasions.
As proven in his promo video, Gene is in a position to snap the tripod into place nearly immediately and what’s much more spectacular is that shooters no longer most effective be able of an overly well-thought out fluid head balancing gadget, supporting each Manfrotto and DJI RS tripod plates, with adjustable counterweights relying at the dimension digicam getting used to additional stability the digicam–there’s additionally the choice of merely the use of the grab to immediately modify a the tripod legs to stability the digicam on asymmetric surfaces.
The tripod has a most peak of 168 centimeters, and will unfold as little as 27 centimeters, with the strategy to invert the middle column and put the digicam towards the bottom if wanted. Consistent with SmallRig, the tripod is able to supporting a load of 25 kilograms, because of its carbon fiber design.
Factoring in some further and distinctive high quality of existence options like every 1/4”-20 mounting issues to rig equipment like screens or lighting, more than one units of locking pins, included hex gear and flat head gear, steadiness hook, compactable dimension that may are compatible into a typical suitcase, and the power to transform the grab right into a wearing take care of–it’s very imaginable this may well be the remaining tripod a touring videographer would ever want.
That comes at a worth, despite the fact that. The SmallRig x Potato Jet Tribex Hydraulic Carbon Fiber Tripod is to be had now for $800 and the restricted version “Beginning Collection” variant with orange hydraulic take care of will also be ordered immediately from SmallRig for a restricted time.
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