I seem to remember something like this from many years past. A tripod-esque device that screws on to the lens with the legs extending forward so if you are shooting a bug, for example, up on a wall, out of tripod range, you can use the legs to balance the camera against the wall (or whatever) and shoot steady. The legs could be set to whatever the lens minimum focus length is and then run out as needed to get a good perch. Does this make sense? Have I just given away the idea that will pay for all the equipment I can dream of?