After using Silly Putty to hold my N95 up for the last Driving with the Guru video, I broke down and bought a Nokia DT-22 tripod off Ebay. Because of what “brown” did to for me, it took nearly 2 weeks for me to get it, but I have to say, it was well worth the wait.
First off, the DT-22 is built to last. I was honestly expecting it to be very cheap feeling. Not sure why, but I was. The legs are very solid and feel like they’re made of metal. The feet are rubbery so that they won’t slide all over the place. The silver parts are all metal and held together quite well.
The top part that screws into the clip is on a ball joint, which makes
it very flexible, allowing you to get pretty much any angle you could
want. There is a little knob to turn which tightens and locks it into
place.
The top clip portion is completely detachable. The bolt that it
attaches with is the universal bolt like on any tripod, so you could
use this tripod with any digital camera, still or video. The clip,
however, is also very well-built. High-quality plastics with big rubber
grips and a metal tightening system make this one of the most
impressive cellphone accessories I’ve ever seen.
The Nokia DT-22 Tripod retails for around $40 USD shipped, and I have
to say, for someone who wants to get the most out of their digital
camera, be it phone or not, it’s the best tripod I’ve seen. Very small
yet incredibly useful. Here’s the link where I bought mine.
