...so let's take a moment to talk and share about Velcro.
Better than their cheese, better than their army knives or sans-serif typefaces... best thing the Swiss have ever done, and of particular use in this era of lightweight camera stuff.
With ample fuzzy "loop" surfaces available in camera bag innards, and alternately placed on every flat surface of a camera, I can easily keep tabs on small bits that would otherwise have to be clumsily tied, screwed, or boxed. Velcro ties keep cables out of the way, velcro panels keep wireless receiver packs in place, pens within easy reach, and shoulder bags easily re-configurable.
Eager to hear more uses for Velcro that might stick. Some ways I've been using:
- Velcro on both sides of wireless audio transmitter and receiver packs (hook on the 'inside,' loop on the 'outside'). Keeps them from flopping about inside of a case, but also allows you to simply stick them onto the side of a camera that's had some 'loop' applied. They even become stackable if you have to run two receivers to one camera. In doc situations where you want the receiver nearby, just stick it onto the transmitter when not in use. Better to use industrial strength Velcro here, but it works.
- A bit of 'hook' on the surface of lens caps similarly lets them be stuck up out of the way wherever some loop is available.
- put some 'hook' on the back of mini slates, and some 'loop' on a dry erase pen cap. Stick them both out of the way on the outside of a case, but within easy reach and together
- I typically put 'loop' on the flat side of any flip-out LCD. Multiple options for this... either stick your lens cap there, a pen, or if you apply some 'hook' on the back side of your cell phone or an action camera, you can provide an on-camera skype presence for a remote producer or mount an alternate ultrawide POV angle.
- small LED lights with some 'hook' attached can be placed to illuminate a gear bag, or add an easily removable accent light in a variety of tight places - cars, machinery rooms, etc
- Going back to the GoPros, industrial Velcro is of particular use when the world of outdoors gadgetry is awash in loop surfaces
So, [insert Velcro pun here] all! Eager to hear them.
Better than their cheese, better than their army knives or sans-serif typefaces... best thing the Swiss have ever done, and of particular use in this era of lightweight camera stuff.
With ample fuzzy "loop" surfaces available in camera bag innards, and alternately placed on every flat surface of a camera, I can easily keep tabs on small bits that would otherwise have to be clumsily tied, screwed, or boxed. Velcro ties keep cables out of the way, velcro panels keep wireless receiver packs in place, pens within easy reach, and shoulder bags easily re-configurable.
Eager to hear more uses for Velcro that might stick. Some ways I've been using:
- Velcro on both sides of wireless audio transmitter and receiver packs (hook on the 'inside,' loop on the 'outside'). Keeps them from flopping about inside of a case, but also allows you to simply stick them onto the side of a camera that's had some 'loop' applied. They even become stackable if you have to run two receivers to one camera. In doc situations where you want the receiver nearby, just stick it onto the transmitter when not in use. Better to use industrial strength Velcro here, but it works.
- A bit of 'hook' on the surface of lens caps similarly lets them be stuck up out of the way wherever some loop is available.
- put some 'hook' on the back of mini slates, and some 'loop' on a dry erase pen cap. Stick them both out of the way on the outside of a case, but within easy reach and together
- I typically put 'loop' on the flat side of any flip-out LCD. Multiple options for this... either stick your lens cap there, a pen, or if you apply some 'hook' on the back side of your cell phone or an action camera, you can provide an on-camera skype presence for a remote producer or mount an alternate ultrawide POV angle.
- small LED lights with some 'hook' attached can be placed to illuminate a gear bag, or add an easily removable accent light in a variety of tight places - cars, machinery rooms, etc
- Going back to the GoPros, industrial Velcro is of particular use when the world of outdoors gadgetry is awash in loop surfaces
So, [insert Velcro pun here] all! Eager to hear them.
