If you enjoy shooting this might be just the accessory for you...

You ordered one yet ......:D
 
Going back to a thread on here a week or 2 ago, about the public looking at you strangly when you walk about with a DSLR - this would definately do the trick, :LOL:
 
Anyone taking bets on the time it would take for an armed response squad to turn up?
 
Bill Roberts said:
Anyone taking bets on the time it would take for an armed response squad to turn up?
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I'd say from previous experience of police response in my area, about a fortnight?
 
I had one back in the 80's with a trigger connected to the cables that used to screw into the top of shutter buttons.
Was a skeleton stock style and very stable particularly on windy days.

Nowadays people seem to like these

http://www.bushhawk.com/
 
PsiFox said:
I had one back in the 80's with a trigger connected to the cables that used to screw into the top of shutter buttons.
Was a skeleton stock style and very stable particularly on windy days.

Nowadays people seem to like these

http://www.bushhawk.com/
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I used to convert Kaiser shoulder pods so you can use them with digital slrs and found them great for wildlife/sports etc.
I was once stopped by military at West Freugh airfield who thought i was a terrorist LoL doesn't help wearing full camo gear either LoL
 
1. The rifle stock type support is not a totally new idea for a long lens. However, I will admit that this is the very first support that appears to have been fabricated from a genuine WW-II rifle stock (Looks like a German Mauser Karbiner 98K stock). This setup would be too heavy for me to want to use it. Additionally, it really doesn't seem to be a piece of gear which would provide an extremely steady hold (Although there are white crosses in cemeteries all over Europe that attest the Kar 98K was extremely accurate in its original rifle form).

2. The Bush Hawk is a better support. It is lighter in weight and is designed specifically for cameras.

http://www.bushhawk.com/

The problem that I have with the Bushawk is that the mount is held steady by pressing it against the shoulder. I far prefer a mount that rests ON the shoulder.

3. My Shoulder rest camera mount: I fabricated this mount using gray plastic electrical conduit, a piece of flat aluminum stock and some pipe insulation. Naturally, I used a selection of nuts and bolts. All the materials cost me less than ten U.S. Dollars at a home improvement store and the rig weighs less than two pounds. I have not tested the minimum speed at which I could shoot using this support but, it is certainly a LOT SLOWER than a speed at which I could attain shake free imagery hand-held.

See my rig with instructions and a part list at:

http://rpcrowe.smugmug.com/gallery/6834530_e5t2C#436822948_83o59

I am going to modify this to use a strap to hang it from my shoulder when I am shooting with another camera/lens.
 
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