Patent ID: 8628258

Claim:
A holder for an optical device for changing the orientation of the optical device, said holder comprising: a first component having a first pivot axis for connecting to a tripod and a second component having a second pivot axis for connecting to the optical device, wherein the first and second pivot axes extend transversely with respect to each other and the first and second components can be adjusted in a mutually independent manner about their respective pivot axes, wherein the first pivot axis is arranged in the first component and the second pivot axis is likewise arranged in the first component, and wherein the first component can be connected to the tripod via a third component having a third pivot axis, the second component is mounted to be pivotable about the second pivot axis in the first component and the first component is mounted to be pivotable about the first pivot axis in the third component, and wherein the first component is a cylindrical component, the first pivot axis extends through the longitudinal centre axis of the cylindrical component and a drive for the second pivot axis lies on the longitudinal centre axis of the cylindrical component.