The brand new Tribex hydraulic, carbon fiber video tripod from SmallRig and Potato Jet is lastly out there for buy and early adopters will get a particular bonus version.
At NAB earlier this 12 months, SmallRig introduced new collaborations with varied YouTubers, together with a really fascinating new tripod with a hydraulic clutch co-designed by Gene Nagata, aka Potato Jet. Now, many months later, the SmallRig x Potato Jet Tribex Hydraulic Carbon Fiber Tripod Package is on the market for buy.
In PetaPixel’s NAB coverage, it was famous that, “Potato Jet’s collaboration appears to be truly able to altering how creatives work within the discipline. As an alternative of working like conventional tripods that require filmmakers to manually alter every leg, the Tribex makes use of a patented X-clutch hydraulic single-action set off that loosens every leg concurrently, permits for a reposition or peak adjustment, after which instantly locks them again abruptly.”
The tripod is able to being adjusted practically effortlessly with a single hand which, from a videographer’s perspective, is actually game-changing. There are many occasions the place a clunky tripod is left behind or not utilized in in any respect in favor of rapidly capturing handheld but unstable as a result of sacrifices in pace and effectivity that are likely to happen when utilizing a tripod whereas protecting fast paced motion or stay occasions.
As proven in his promo video, Gene is ready to snap the tripod into place virtually immediately and what’s much more spectacular is that shooters not solely have the choice of a really well-thought out fluid head balancing system, supporting each Manfrotto and DJI RS tripod plates, with adjustable counterweights relying on the scale digicam getting used to additional steadiness the digicam–there’s additionally the choice of merely utilizing the clutch to immediately alter a the tripod legs to steadiness the digicam on uneven surfaces.
The tripod has a most peak of 168 centimeters, and may unfold as little as 27 centimeters, with the choice to invert the middle column and put the digicam in opposition to the bottom if wanted. In line 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 life options like a number of 1/4”-20 mounting factors to rig equipment like screens or lights, a number of units of locking pins, integrated hex instruments and flat head instruments, stability hook, compactable measurement that may match into a normal suitcase, and the flexibility to transform the clutch right into a carrying deal with–it’s very potential this could possibly be the final tripod a touring videographer would ever want.
That comes at a value, although. The SmallRig x Potato Jet Tribex Hydraulic Carbon Fiber Tripod is available now for $800 and the restricted version “Origin Sequence” variant with orange hydraulic deal with can be ordered directly from SmallRig for a limited time.
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