Ann told me she has a collapsible chest pod she can use, though I
suspect it's sized for looking into a viewfinder, which makes the LCD
hard to see.
I suggested she look around for an old movie camera handle with the
proper threads. Mine has a leather wrist strap to tension against with
my holding hand, freeing my other hand to do the pincer motion. Has
to be removed to slip into your pocket.
Another alternative that doesn't take up any space is the old 1/4 20
threaded eye-bolt with six feet of string attached. Stand on the
string and lift lightly against it while you shoot, with both hands.
Joseph McAllister
Lots of gear, not much time
On Dec 16, 2008, at 16:27 , Anthony Farr wrote:
Personally, I'd forgotten how sometimes P&Ss are so small and
lightweight
they are hard to hold steady (it's happened to me).
Weight it down with something. Attach your keyring or something.
Nice photo, I like it.
Marnie aka Doe
The art of holding a small camera steady is this - the downward
force on the
shutter button needs to be cancelled out by an equal upwards force
against
the bottom of the camera. So, hold the camera in a pincer grip with
your
thumb pressing the camera bottom upwards. Don't be tempted to shoot
one-handed .
See the instant improvement.
Incidentally, the really nice thing about the old ME-II winder was
that the
shutter release was a mostly horizontal squeeze against the grip,
and not a
downward press across the optical axis. ME Super shots were always
sharper
with the winder attached.
Regards, Anthony
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