Birma there is the Manfrotto sliding macro/copy pole
http://www.manfrotto.com/repro-arm-with ... attachment (used in conjunction with the Manfrotto hex QR plates) that could be set at an angle to the top of a tripod to bring it to eye level and offset the camera from the tripod. A ball head with a quick release could be fitted to the end of it. The tripod would be out in the weather but the camera could be kept under the edge of the hood for the shot that way if one is careful. The only thing is, the gear that use the hex plates are all fairly heavy to lug around, a tripod with the pan and tilt hex plate head is going to be bigger and heavier than you would like for a field trip I’d say, then there is the addition of the sliding pole which in itself is not all that heavy being mostly aluminium but it gains weight once the QR ball head is added.
But even then after all that the camera wouldn’t end up as steady as a rock, mine can still be vibrated with a tapping finger, the best you could say about it would be that it’s a stiff steadying device. Personally I think I’d just settle for the walk with the camera only and give one of those new brollies a try not bothering with all the tackle.
As an afterthought, as well as the macro/copy pole there is the magic arm,
http://www.manfrotto.co.uk/magic-arm-kit that could be employed to clamp onto a leg of the tripod and the clamp on the other end could hold a regular brolly in place over the camera on the tripod, that would be some arrangement, but effective….can I come and watch/help (in summer) ha ha, I promise I won’t crack any jokes.
Greg
. There is still some snow around this morning but it has been melting fast, and it is very misty - photos to follow.
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You're probably right about the tripod umberella Greg! There have been a few times though when I've wished for an extra arm to hold something over the camera on a tripod while it was raining.
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