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FredMan PondLife Joined Jul 2005 Posts 38324 EE 100% (2) VA, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 9:29:19 PM EDT [Last Edit: FredMan] Grab from that Pensacola air show low altitude flyby, I noticed all the guys with the white long lenses on the pier have these brackets to hold their phones for video capture. Looks Like they attach to the cam body? Never even heard of this. Is it now a thing for the IG/FB/X crowd?
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Hillcountry Joined Mar 2021 Posts 1557 EE 0% (0) NH, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 9:33:06 PM EDT [#1] Smart phone adapter for spotting scope?

FredMan PondLife Joined Jul 2005 Posts 38325 EE 100% (2) VA, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 9:40:20 PM EDT [#2] Quote History Originally Posted By Hillcountry: Smart phone adapter for spotting scope? View Quote Don’t think so. Every guy with better gear in the video was sporting one of those things.
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WhatsGnu General gNuisance Joined Mar 2017 Posts 34916 EE 0% (0) AR, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 10:36:54 PM EDT [#3] I have seen that for sale or in use, and I thought I was the gadget king. Attached to the flash shoe?
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Posted: 1/31/2024 1:49:02 AM EDT

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Originally Posted By WhatsGnu:
I have seen that for sale or in use, and I thought I was the gadget king.
Attached to the flash shoe?

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Yup. I did that with my iPhone before I got a GoPro. Lets you get video while running the camera. My $20 DIY solution is easy. It's ugly as hell, but works.

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Grendel-OK Woodchuck Joined Feb 2013 Posts 8416 EE 100% (8) OK, USA	Posted: 1/31/2024 3:39:52 AM EDT [#5] Probably guys recording their shooting settings so they can include those videos in their Youtube videos.

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Posted: 1/31/2024 9:13:56 AM EDT

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Originally Posted By Grendel-OK:
Probably guys recording their shooting settings so they can include those videos in their Youtube videos.

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Good thought.
I worked with a guy who used to combine (non-digital days so it was a chore) his photos with an accompanying wide angle view to illustrate his choices in selecting a photo. Picture in a picture as it were.