Camera stands
Ensuring that your still images or video shots have not suffered from a case of jittery hands is easy when you invest in camera stands. A quick browse of the web pages at phase-one.org.uk allows interested parties to view the range of camera stands that are currently on the market.
There are two kinds of camera stands: a monopod, which is also referred to as a unipod, and a tripod. As the names imply, a monopod is a support device utilizing one pole, whereas a tripod is a three-legged support device.
Camera stands come in various sizes and will fit anything from a compact video camera to a top of the range digital single-lens reflex camera. There are also camera stands displayed on phase-one.org.uk that are suitable for use in photographic studios by professionals doing portraiture work or still lifes.
For outside work camera stands with telescopic legs and hinges or brackets are convenient as they are extremely portable. This portability coupled with lightweight, but sturdy, alloys such as titanium that are now used in the manufacture of camera stands allows even people without major physical strength to tote them around.
Most leading camera manufacturers make camera stands for use with their own photographic devices, but there are independent producers who are represented on phase-one.org.uk. Camera stands can also be adapted for use with binoculars or other optical gadgets.