Grip gear
Every piece of kit has its use, but it’s up to you to make sure it’s used to its full potential
Tom Mason Wild Life
Pro wildlife photographer and Nikon Europe Ambassador Tom has worked around the globe on assignments to capture photographs of all creatures great and small, from the Falkland Islands to the Amazon Rainforest. www.tommasonphoto.com
Hanging over the sea, teetering on the end of the dock, my feet are a few inches from the waves that were swaying the pontoon. One hand through the ladder, clinging on, I’m trying to secure a clamp in position on a railing under the dock. I love Super Clamps; these beautiful little rigid powerhouses from Manfrotto are so useful when mounting cameras in tricky spots, and once you have a few in the kit bag you’ll wonder how you ever operated without them. But sometimes, like right now, as my fingers struggle on the handle, they can be a pain…