Emlid survey pole - problems

Suggestion for Emlid

I love the tripod, its light, quick and compact for travel with a phone. But in contrast it’s not consistent with the target high accuracy market and potentially introduces its own vertical uncertainties.

There is no lock or even any indication of where it’s actually set. So you have no idea if you really are 1.80m, or 1.72m, or 1.64m, or…

It needs:

  1. At least an indicator line, etched in so it doesn’t rub off over time. And maybe at a couple at common marked heights. I’ve marked mine with a permanent ink pen for confidence as a start:

  1. Ideally it would have holes and locking pins like other extendable poles in the industry. I understand this would change the aesthetics from the clean look style, but I think certainty and accuracy is more important in this target market.
    I’ve made up my own pin sets ready as a plan B if I get desperate enough to drill the holes. It is possible to buy generic pin sets but I found them a little too thick and short for this application.

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