As our photographer colleagues will no doubt agree, a picture tells a thousand words (how much it pays will, obviously, vary from publication to publication).
But one enterprising American firm has opted to demonstrate its latest piece of photography kit by placing a short video of its various applications on YouTube.
It’s perhaps not quite in the Eamonn McCabe or Chris Smith’s style, b ut possibly useful if you have problems with some fans trashing your pitchside kit.
Click here to view, and make sure you stay with it to the end.
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