Joseph McAllister wrote:
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.
no. It is actually a mini tripod with a ball head... - it can swing
around in a lot of positions ...
I only took the shot without this gizmo (or other means of support) at
Union Square because I went out without the spare parts... However, it
worked pretty well I think.
What I have that also works pretty well is the top of my Cullmann
tripod... it has a ball socket -
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
lol - if I tried that I'd land on my ass in no time...
On Dec 16, 2008, at 16:27 , Anthony Farr wrote:
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
Truthfully, I have trouble holding ANY camera steady... If any of my
photos are truly sharpt it is because I
used a tripod or was shooting at at least 1/250 a sec or was bracing
myself on something and holding my breath.
I never shot with anything slower than 400 (tri-x) in BW and when I shot
64 ASA/ISO color , all the hand held stuff
was with a 50 or 28 mm lens and where there was lots of light.
I can manage about 1/160th and sometimes 1/125 hand held - but not much
below that.
thanks for all the ideas, though.
ann
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