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Andy Westlake tests an unusual hybrid geared/ball tripod head

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Andy Westlake tries out a handy device for fixing a camera onto a tripod

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Chances are, you have seen a Michell GyroDec turntable before. The iconic turntable from the 1980s, with its spinning brass weights in a suspended design and distinctive engineering remains, even toda

Take down that signed Phil Collins poster and, hey presto, you’ve got a screen bigger than any TV. Now all you need is one of these projectors to point at it…