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The Ultimate Hybrid Tripod, Video and Ball Head in One!

August 13, 2025 By Morgan

(If you want to watch the video review go to The Slanted Lens on YouTube!) Finally, a crossover tripod that’s a great professional video tripod and a professional still tripod. This head switches quickly from a fluid head to a ball head on the Heipi W58. Let’s take a look and see what you think. […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Product Review, Videography

World’s First Auto-leveling Travel Tripod – Benro Theta

April 13, 2023 By Morgan

Meet the World’s First Auto-leveling Travel Tripod – Benro Theta Benro tripods are very familiar to us here at The Slanted Lens. We have used their tripods and ball heads for years. So naturally when we heard about the Benro Theta Travel Tripod we were interested in learning more about it. The Benro team has […]

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Best Travel Tripod I Have Ever Used! Really!!!

October 17, 2022 By Morgan

Heipi Tripod Review

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to review, probably the most unique tripod I have ever seen. It’s like the Swiss army knife of tripods. At first when I got it I wasn’t sure about it. But as I’ve used it I realize that there’s a lot of […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Product Review, Travel Photography

Finding Unique Camera Angles

November 29, 2018 By Morgan

Surprise! Bet you didn’t expect to see a Platypod on my head. Today we are going to explore some unique camera angles with the lightweight, travel tripod, the Platypod. Regular tripods are great for shooting regular, standard headshots, but if you are looking to step up your shots, the Platypod offers you the flexibility to […]

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