Fusion Photo Gear's shoulder to tripod quick release mount

Sep 24, 2016
1 min read

Another cool Kickstarter.com item that is quite ingenius in its simplicity. Fusion Photo Gear was started by photographer David Fliger that wanted the best of both worlds in a quick-release mount system. He wanted a system that could make shoulder carry as well as tripod mounting work in one single device. He Discussed the idea of a quick release plate with a deployable attachment loop with his father (a toolmaker for 10+ years and manufacturing engineer for 25+ years), the concept was refined into engineering drawings and then prototypes. They built several different iterations of prototypes while refining the design to its final form presented here. "I was in a field of tall grass attempting to capture an HDR photo of a tractor close to sunset, and the light was fading quickly. I wanted to put my camera onto my tripod to capture the shot. In the haste to remove my accessory loop, I dropped it into the tall grass. Luckily I found it but it lead me to think, “There has to be a better way…” Right then, the concept of the Fusion Plate started to take form", said David Fliger. Website: http://fpgear.com/ Watch the product video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8NKd0go2K0