Theta S stick

Supporting the little Ricoh 36-degree movie camera has its own challenge. What you tend to want is a support which has the smallest footprint and so is not a hideous distraction to your 360-dgree stills and movies. In short, you want your 360s to appear as iff they are magically floating in space with no glaringly obvious means of support!

So, most Theta S owners go to reasonable lengths to conceal their supports, or at least make them as 'low profile' as they can. And here is my solution to this issue...

It's a very simple solution (to a simple problem) and consists of a cheap selfie stick and the three-foot stand from my video monopod. The key is that the selfie stick must have a screw mount at the bottom to fix it to the monopod stand, and you will also  (perhaps) need a bush mount adapter to convert the large screw mount (1/4" thread) of the stand to the small screw (3/8" thread) mount of the selfie stick.

This results into a compact stand 'kit' that can be quickly put together to make a telescopic stand which is about three and a half feet tall. Enough to lift the Theta S camera up for to get a decent and steady 360 view without you being in the picture.

Here's a screenshot of the visual 'footprint' you will see using this minimalistic stand...

Looking straight down in your 360 still or video, you will only see this small
hint that you are using a stand. You could hide this further by adding a 'disc'
logo if you want.

A further benefit of this system is that it folds down to make a very compact kit...

If you join one of the Ricoh Theta S online community forums - like the Theta S Facebook group - you will see other alternatives to this solution. Being a member of a group like this is an ideal way to pick up handy tips like this.