User Manual

About the Ground Plamp
The Ground Plamp is an articulating arm used to hold macro subjects and other useful objects. The stake is inserted into a
variety of ground types and held by the pipe sheath connected to the arm. The other end (with the small black clip) grasps the
object you wish to hold.
How to use your Ground Plamp
To use the ground plamp, first remove the stake from the sheath then rotate and insert into the sheath with the
blade facing out. Then grasp the sheath and insert the blade into the ground.
Using Reflectors and Diffusers
The Ground Plamp will hold 12” reflectors and diffusers in any position without problems.
20” reflectors, which are generally held in a relatively vertical position and not fully
cantilevered out, can be held and positioned confidently with a single Ground Plamp.
20” Diffusers can be cantilevered above your subject using one Plamp, however
it is pushing The limits of the Plamp’s holding capacity. It might take some
Experimentation to find a position that will hold. Aggressively bending
the joints of the Plamp back and forth until they start making a louder
squeaking noise will temporarily increase the holding power of the Plamp.
For diffusers larger than 20” in diameter we suggest using Two Plamps.
(Two Ground Plamps or a Ground Plamp and a Plamp II
clamped to the Ground Plamp)
Please visit our site for more in-depth information
about the Ground Plamp including a video tutorial.
www.tripodhead.com/products/ground-plamp.cfm
Video Available
30” Reflector
Plamp II
12” Reflector
Plamp II
24” Reflector
Extension Tube
Ground Plamp
Steady wind-blown
plants for ambient light
photography
Move your subject into the
desired position for lighting
Hold reflectors, diffusers, small
lighting units or shades to prevent
lens flares
Change the orientation of your
subject to make an impossible
camera angle into an easy one
Move your subject to isolate it
from distracting background or
foreground elements
Move distracting background
or foreground elements out
of the way