It used to be that you were satisfied with taking pictures with your smartphone just by pointing at something and then tapping your device and voila, you have a mobile photo. But nowadays, you have all the apps and accessories to announce that you are a serious mobile photographer. And lately, we’ve seen contraptions that can be attached to your smartphone to enhance both the photo-taking experience and the finished product. One of these is Beastgrip Pro, a device that can serve as either a rig or mount for any phone in the market (or so they claim).
This is actually the second generation product, coming off from a successful Kickstarter project for the first Beastgrip. They got the feedback of those who were able to use it in the “real world” and sufficiently adjusted the mechanisms and feature to bring you Beastgrip Pro. Aside from stabilizing and protecting your smartphone, the rig lets you add other accessories like lights, lenses, and small microphones, to give your photos and videos a more “professional” look.
Almost all of the parts of Beastgrip Pro is modular or expandable. So it means that any smartphone, whether it is iOS, Android, or even phablets, will be able to fit into the rig. It also doesn’t matter where the camera lens is located, you can also adjust the apparatus to fit it. They do mention some problems with the LG G Flex/2 and LG G2 that can fit but won’t align properly with the lens mount. But aside from that, the show in photos that all kinds of phone can fit into the Beastgrip Pro, even the ones that are enclosed in casings.
Obviously, it is a little bulky and so you probably can’t bring it with you everyday (unless that is part of your job) but during times when you know you’d need a mount or a rig, then this can be pretty handy for you. They’ve almost reached their goal of $50,000 on their Kickstarter campaign. You need to shell out $70 for the main rig and $105 if you want to include their Depth of Field adapter and wide-angle lens.
SOURCE: Kickstarter
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