Level Grip iPhone Camera Support

You guys want cheap, we got cheap. If you shoot video with an iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or a Video Nano, point your internets over to the Level Grip site and drop 10 bucks for the basic Level Grip. The Level Grip is a plexiglass pistol grip that slides over your iPhone providing it with a rock solid support for hand holding the camera phone when shooting video. Its much more natural and ergo form factor for shooting level and steady video footage. I got a Level Grip a few weeks ago and now it goes everywhere with me. The iPhone 3G isn't my ideal camera for acquiring video, but its always with me, and with the Level Grip its alot better to shoot with. And its cheap. 10 dollars.

The Level Grip website also has other supports for flash based video devices like the Kodak Zi8.

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MOBILE VIDEOS ARE HUGE ON YOUTUBE

YOUTUBE BLOG - I know I'm a little late but the story remains the same even if the date has changed. No suprise, Mobile video is huge and the numbers are staggering, and its gonna get even bigger with the new iPhone 3GS. Its gonna be a great capture device and Im sure there will be tons of videos going viral, but most of these will be once in a lifetime videos, or what I like to call America's Funniest Home video moments. But what about created content. The pixel peepers are hell bent on making films with their Nikon D90's and Canon 5D MkII models, but these are still traditional devices in the sense that you must transfer the files, edit them and use a third party system to upload. Lets see what happens as more and more people can get their hands on camera devices that have built in Youtube connectivity, and lets see some good content!

iPhone 3GS video vs. Point and Shoot

All the Apple douches and tech fanboys and the neckbeards that worship at the alter of Leo LaPorte are squeezing themselves in glee over the announcement of a new model iPhone. I have no opinion on any of the features announced other than it being announced that the new iPhone 3GS will have video recording. WOW! Whoopdee fucking doooo! I'm not a hater. I got a regular old 3G iPhone and I use the camera. I even use the effective 12seconds.tv app to post triptic faux video on the the 12 timeline. And I'll concede that its better to have footage of Jimmy Page jamming at a Blues Bar in South Beach that was shot on a phone than to not have it all. But of you are reading this blog, you are looking for more than catching the luck of having the lowest level camera at the right place at the right time. And that means you carry cameras, and if you carry cameras everywhere you go, than an iPhone Video camera just happens to be the last gadget available in the worst case Ontario photo opportunity. In other words get a real camera that records video. Even the Point and Shoots capture great video. I use a Leica D-Lux 3. Its 640 X 480 Quicktime video, no big wupp, but its maintains alot of the bells and whistles that Panasonic and Leica crammed into their mass market Point and Shoot. So instead of a match head speck of glass, I have the Leica optics, extras memory cards, extra batteries, form factor, a tripod vagina, and some pretty sophisticated controls that all fit in the front pocket of my jeans (I'm original Hip Hop Style so I wear baggy) Of course its lame to speculate about a device or camera that I have never actually laid my hands on. But trust me, its a droppy dog. Its fine for the masses that just shoot goofy video clips like blowing out birthday candles and other assorted Heineken moments. In conclusion there is nothing wrong with having an iPhone 3GS that shoots video, just make sure you gotta something better than that at all times. And make sure you got extra cards and extra batteries like a real video shooter.