Beanz Meanz...Counterweightz!

[Mognet]

I needed a lightweight counterweight so I could do some widefields with my existing camera kit while I procrastinated over buying something dedicated, so after a rummage through my cupboard I came up with an idea to use a couple of small baked bean tins and a 3D printed holder as they would come in around the same weight as the camera and lens

The design might not be quite right yet, but at least it's among my saner ideas! 🤪

I designed it in Fusion360, and I'll share the files if anyone wants them

[dweller25]

Brilliant 👍

[fozzybear]

3 minutes ago, Mognet said:

I needed a lightweight counterweight so I could do some widefields with my existing camera kit while I procrastinated over buying something dedicated, so after a rummage through my cupboard I came up with an idea to use a couple of small baked bean tins and a 3D printed holder as they would come in around the same weight as the camera and lens

The design might not be quite right yet, but at least it's among my saner ideas! 🤪

I designed it in Fusion360, and I'll share the files if anyone wants them

and at the end of the session heat the tins up and eat the beans voila bonne appetite....

Edited December 29, 2022 by fozzybear
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[CraigT82]

Nice one…. Counterweights are so expensive it’s good to see some innovative alternatives 👍🏼

[kbrown]

Where do you put the toast?

[Mr Spock]

Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she’d be a wagon...

I'm looking forward to the fish'n'chip mount 😜

[tomato]

I used a biscuit tin as a counterweight once, but it was full of stones, not biscuits.

[Stargazer33]

Well done! It's the unofficial motto of the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (R.E.M.E.); Improvise, Adapt and Overcome.

Edited December 31, 2022 by Stargazer33

[westmarch]

Superb improvisation.  I’ve got a lump hammer bolted to the end of my dob - whatever works!

John

[Ian McCallum]

After a while, you may need one of these filters!🤣

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/narrowband/antlia-125-methane-ch4-planetary-filter.html

[Mandy D]

On 31/12/2022 at 01:44, kbrown said:

Where do you put the toast?

Wouldn't that be obvious, once you have carved a Bahtinov mask into it?