I'm just thankful I wasn't mounting any equipment on it when that occurred (within MINUTES of installation). I will have to purchase another tripod for the time being, specifically one with an elevator (I hate manual pole types with a passion) type crank lift which will set me back another $280 or used for less if possible.
00:00Oh hello internets, a bit of a late video. It's really sad to announce that my black tripod, the one I specifically use for mostly stationary videography or photography, depending on the situation, I was using that more often because the other rig was completely out of service due to a stripped and severely short mounting screw that's supposed to keep the center pulled.
00:30You know, in place when it's tightened. And well, that collapsed on me when I installed it. Yeah, the black one, the black velvet one, it's done. It just, it utterly collapsed right off the main spine. It just snapped.
00:48So, you know, upon sewing, everything looked great. Perfect. I shut the door. My room, I had a clatter. I, you know, the straps aren't actually that tight on it. So I went back outside. There wasn't a fucking heap on the ground and in multiple pieces.
01:18It snapped right off of it. I don't got any photos of it. It's looks like shit. But that's what happened. All of them shattered exactly all at once. Completely. The main piece broken four pieces.
01:38Nothing I could do. Nothing I could do. And it was bent too. Because when it did that, it went like this. Nothing could be done. I can't even fix it. I tried everything. I tried putting the pieces back together. Sure. Sure. The telescoping roads go back together.
01:56But as soon as you close it up, it breaks apart again. It just comes right out. It doesn't even hold no more. So it's done. And I tried fitting the legs back together and gluing it. As soon as I set it on the ground. Yes. After the glue cured. It's still broke apart. So that's done. I got the dysfunctional broken one, which is all aluminum, not plastic, thankfully.
02:25I found a bit of a trick. I found a bit of a trick. I can mount it between the roadside kit and its handle and it'll stay put. But I can't raise it. And I can't lower it. It's got to be fixed in position.
02:39I'm tempted to put a bit of an inner tube in that section to ensure it doesn't shift when it hits vibrations, you know, when it's in motion. Though, I do have to purchase another tripod. And it's not going to be cheap unless I can get one used. And hopefully it stands up to the tasks, you know, until I can get the main one, the screw fixed.
03:03Fixed. And, you know, I'd have to drill holes in the aluminum spine. Through and through. So I can mount it and fix it in position. You know, when I raise it. Hopefully that works. So, you know, instead of just drilling it, I may just fucking put a locking pin in it. That might work.
03:33It's completely clueless. And, you know, it's fucked. But what else can I say? I gotta do what I gotta do, right? So, yeah, I gotta spend some money on a new tripod.
03:48And, uh, yeah, I'm not too happy.
03:55Anyways, thanks for watching. I'm sure you've had to deal with similar situations where your equipment collapsed on you and you're setting your camera up. You're about to film that great video in your home studio.
04:09And the thing just collapsed onto the floor or something other than that. And you weren't prepared for that. And it possibly damaged your equipment.
04:21I'm just thankful I did not have the equipment mounted when that happened.
04:25And I'm thankful I didn't mount it during the day. Because, yeah, when I put the equipment in, it would have collapsed. And, uh, it would have been damaged.
04:37So, yeah, luckily I avoided that situation entirely.
Be the first to comment