Laser Positioning for your Camera Hot Shoe You could use this to hold the laser instead. B&H - Vello Universal Accessory Shoe Mount You can also look for a hot-shoe microphone holder. The PowerSmith Laser Level & Pointer is a great addition to any toolkit. It's a compact tool with multiple uses though it is most robust in its application as a laser level. For best results when using the unit as a laser level (and not merely as a laser pointer or conventional level), you should use the included mount. View Full Version here:: Green laser pointer use with DSLR. Langman78., 11:17 PM. My intention is to mount it on my cameras hot shoe, align it.
Dslr Hot Shoe Laser Pointer Mount Guide Tool
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.
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 $14.95 it feels reasonably solid.
The rubberized grip and spring tension on the adapter clamp give it a solid hold on my rather heavy Droid 4. If I have some time tonight maybe I’ll give this a shake test with one of my old broken android phones and see how good of a grip it really has. Even if it doesn’t stand up the Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount still seems like a reasonably decent option for the price.
- Dan Banici
May 22nd, 2014 at 1:47 pmExcellent comments, great product.
I personally use it as a 3 camera teleprompter, where all 3 angless roll at the same time, and the talking head is free to look at any one he pleases, and when we edit we cut the footage as if it was cut from a live switcher. Of course the iPhone teleprompter software has to be synchronized at the same scroll speed and font size. Much cheaper and efficient, easier to move around than one way mirrors, stands, etc.
Reply to this comment - Mathias
May 23rd, 2014 at 9:08 amCan really recommend the mount from RetiCam. It costs 25$ on Amazon, it is super sturdy so you don’t have to worry about dropping your expensive smartphone.
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