Laptop 5/8" mount to put on light stand

Eric Coughlin

Eric Coughlin

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I'm looking for a portable 5/8" mount so I can mount a laptop to an ordinary light stand without the need to bring a dedicated laptop stand. Any suggestions?

Everyone and their brother these days wants to conduct interviews using Zoom, so looking for a better setup than apple boxes and books or having to carry an extra dedicated stand when other shoots don't need such a setup.

Maybe this.
 
I've been looking for similar solutions, but to secure the monitor to my cart. So, I am looking for something that can travel a little and survive a bump. Was looking at car vehicle mounts, but they often cover up ports, or require the purchase of the whole rigging system.

Here are the ones I am looking at now:

1.
This is a bit more involved, and is perhaps more for what I am looking at:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/IODesk--triad-orbit-io-desk-laptop-and-utility-platform

Would allow me to have a drive and card reader locked down and scured doing some make-shift DIT/data management. Though for you, it could maybe fit a Mixpre3II-type audio interface running a nicer microphone for the fictive/zoom...idk. get that high dollar sound...
the little aks are similar to things that Matthews or Rycote might have:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-io-ra-retrofit-quick-change-coupler-aluminum




2.
This one is a bit more adaptable, and maybe better for meeting any situation:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HyperStatQR--ultimate-support-hyperstation-qr
and without the extra base:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HyperMntQR--ultimate-support-hym-100qr-hypermount-qr
Can be configured for stands, apple boxes, carts, or by itself. has a handy shelf too.



But you may have some very specific use cases in mind, so my options might be a bit pricey.
 
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morgan_moore said:
Tether tools was a name a few years ago . Feels 5% cooler and 90% pricier
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Looks like an early days digital photographer type of solution. Now possibly finding a second wind as a Zoom conference tool???
 
Yep - clearly the sweetwater stuff looks a bit consumer - I guess it is steel.

Tether stuff is fnacy aluminium.. but stiil could be designed by people never been near a pro set.

(we have one in the office and im not a fan)

I was just offereing another option.

Ive got apair of ply custom table (edge +straps) for my dell laptops that are going nowhere.. but with a full baby plate on the bottom they are not proving nice for setup/packdown

And they eat a knuckle and a Cstand or set of manfrotto stills legs.
 
I ended up getting a client who said they didn't want me to use an apple box on a chair as I'd been using to mount the laptop as they wanted the setup to look legit to the interviewee, so they said I could buy a stand and bill them for it. So, I went with the Tether tools option. Best part is, it was free since the client footed the bill.

https://www.adorama.com/tta1sblk.ht...Bv7ABxT2a_BoCK8UQAvD_BwE&utm_source=adl-gbase

tta1sblk.jpg


The Matthew's one looks very similar in design, with the only advantage being the Matthews you can screw in and out the mount easier (or attach a different 5/8" mount) while the Tether tools one requires four screws to attach the mount and then you'd need to attach a separate piece to that mount if you want to adjust angle or such (I bought a 5/8" ball joint thing like in the photo above for that but after using the laptop setup on a shoot I don't think I'll need that). The Tether Tools one has three different sizes and I chose the 18" x 16" size, which actually works better for me than the Matthews since the Mathews is 16.5" wide and one of my laptops is 17" wide. Also leaves a bit more room for a speaker or such.
 
I see you already found what you needed. There are a lot of options. There are many types of stands that are lighter and more compact. I have one designed for court reporters that weights 1lb and fits in a backpack. They sell more robust ones for projectors. You also can buy portable tables where the legs unscrew and snap on to the back. Finally you have the magic arm that clamps to your tripod and you attach a small platform for your laptop.
 
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