How to stop jerks?

[Bamboopictures]

Interesting line of products...
http://shop.jerkstopper.com/JerkStopper-Camera-JS020.htm
[video=youtube;KuBvMz5x0cM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuBvMz5x0cM[/video]

 

[flipfreak]

Interesting line of products...
http://shop.jerkstopper.com/JerkStopper-Camera-JS020.htm
[video=youtube;KuBvMz5x0cM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuBvMz5x0cM[/video]

i have this for a few months already. not a good product. how secure it is is dependant on the thickness of your cable.

 

[Bamboopictures]

Thanks for sharing. Maybe can use insulation tape to "fatten" thinner cables. I tried to DIY using plumbing teflon ribbon but penknife is required to remove. Yikes!

 

[flipfreak]

Thanks for sharing. Maybe can use insulation tape to "fatten" thinner cables. I tried to DIY using plumbing teflon ribbon but penknife is required to remove. Yikes!

the problem is adding tape might make it too thick. the slotting method also don't look very secure but the usual screw method could also damage the cable. lol.

problematic hdmi cables ...

i was looking at the zacuto hdmi pincher but apparently it only works with zacuto hdmi cables.

[video=youtube_share;vnFycmsvvco]http://youtu.be/vnFycmsvvco[/video]

 

[flipfreak]

the lockport

[video=youtube_share;_ak6z_YNy6o]http://youtu.be/_ak6z_YNy6o[/video]

 

[flipfreak]

the smallrig

[video=youtube_share;WR-h_-_0b10]http://youtu.be/WR-h_-_0b10[/video]

 

[Bamboopictures]

Thanks for the videos! Certainly delicious food for thought. Jack-clamping is definitely a stronger alternative to cord-stopping but will require greater finess in customization.

Perhaps these pulley cable clamp could be part of some DIY solution. Small ones could be used as cable clamps and bigger ones could be used for HDMI jacks. The challenge of course is fashioning an attachment to your tripod baseplate/cage/hotshoe...