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So I have two Solos. I really like them (obviously) and am enjoying the design and getting to know my new tools. The Smart Shots and Tower (with gimbal control) are absolute game changers.
One of the things I didn't like (from the beginning) however is the phone/tablet mount/clasp. It works OK for something small and light like an iPhone, but when you move up to a tablet like my Nexus 7 it starts to get a little shaky and the spring clasp feels under designed. It is the ONE thing I like better on the Phantom. I also have a Nexus 9 that I have made fit, but it feels VERY heavy for the clamp, and has actually fallen out.
I found a partial solution in a handy little clip that a guy named Jake Jones (on The Solo Mod Club) is making that clips on the shaft of the tablet bracket as seen here (not my picture)
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That helped with the balance. Still.... my tablet(s) were very loose though, and I was constantly worried as I bent over to deal with the Solo, change batteries etc. As I said, I had a tablet come loose.
As I was searching for a remedy, I came across an inexpensive bracket that looked like it would hold just about any tablet securely, and I thought I might be able to modify it, so I sprung for it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K5M6ARA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
This is the AWESOME part...
You know the 4 little hooks on the plate on the back of the clip?
Well.... This bracket has the EXACT same hooks....
And it clips RIGHT on in two seconds....
And it cost $13 bucks and shipped for free! (I have Amazom Prime).
Yahhh yahhh.. It is a simple little thing, but I don't care who you are.... THAT is AWESOME!!
Just ordered another one...
One of the things I didn't like (from the beginning) however is the phone/tablet mount/clasp. It works OK for something small and light like an iPhone, but when you move up to a tablet like my Nexus 7 it starts to get a little shaky and the spring clasp feels under designed. It is the ONE thing I like better on the Phantom. I also have a Nexus 9 that I have made fit, but it feels VERY heavy for the clamp, and has actually fallen out.
I found a partial solution in a handy little clip that a guy named Jake Jones (on The Solo Mod Club) is making that clips on the shaft of the tablet bracket as seen here (not my picture)
That helped with the balance. Still.... my tablet(s) were very loose though, and I was constantly worried as I bent over to deal with the Solo, change batteries etc. As I said, I had a tablet come loose.
As I was searching for a remedy, I came across an inexpensive bracket that looked like it would hold just about any tablet securely, and I thought I might be able to modify it, so I sprung for it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K5M6ARA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
This is the AWESOME part...
You know the 4 little hooks on the plate on the back of the clip?
Well.... This bracket has the EXACT same hooks....
And it clips RIGHT on in two seconds....
And it cost $13 bucks and shipped for free! (I have Amazom Prime).
Yahhh yahhh.. It is a simple little thing, but I don't care who you are.... THAT is AWESOME!!
Just ordered another one...
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