Lightest-weight compact way to lift a lightweight camera to eye level?

[Larry Sanbourne]

Hi, I'm doing some work that requires extreme portability and need a tripod that fits in a backpack, is super lightweight, and will lift a lightweight camera (iPhone 15, or something similarly sized but better…) to about eye level. Non-professional colleagues have success with consumer-grade tripods like Pixel Maker T3, and I'm just wondering if there's something lighter, more stable, or otherwise better.

Many thanks,

-L

[Joerg Polzfusz]

Hi!

a) Do you want to lift the camera (like with a crane) or should it stay at eye-level (so that a simple tripod is sufficient)?

b) What’s your eye-level? 1.5m or 2m?

c) Do you need a video head so that you can do some smooth panning etc.? Or is a photo head sufficient?

d) How do you define „stable“? Do you need a ground spreader with weights?

e) How large is your backpack?

f) There are special tripods for smartphones that have an integrated Bluetooth remote release so that you can start/stop the take without tapping onto the display. Do you need this?

Edited January 3, 2024 by Joerg Polzfusz

[Larry Sanbourne]

Hello, thanks for your reply and sorry I didn't see it. I'm actually still looking for this.

I'm looking for a simple tripod, photo head. I'm 1.9m tall. No weights since I'm traveling with lots of other gear.

I hadn't heard of the Bluetooth remote. This would actually be amazing but not required.

Thank you!