lowkick Loc: Connecticut

Over a period of time I have seen at least several requests from older or infirmed members of UHH about how to help keep their heavy cameras steady when they are physically unable to do so. I saw this and thought some members might find it useful. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/866723-REG/Dot_Line_DL_V9_DLC_V9_HDSLR_Camera.html

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I just use a high enough shutter speed. It's free.

lowkick Loc: Connecticut

That's a very glib attitude towards people who have special needs. No, I'm not one of them - yet. But, God willing, I'll live long enough that one day I'll need help holding my camera steady too. And I won't want to trade off picture quality caused by using high ISO's to compensate for high shutter speeds unless I have no choice.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I do have trouble at my age holding a camera steady. That is my solution. I find it is usually possible with the low light performance of today's cameras.

BebuLamar

I doubt that it would help. The thing is designed to shoot hand free. When your camera is not steady not so much your hands or arms move but your entire body moves.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

GOOD ON YOU, I volunteer at an occupational therapy department of a veterans hospital. There are fols with serious mobility issues, neuromuscular diseases, war injuries, and serious permanent disabilities due to industrial and automotive accidents. My jon there's to help fols that are or were int photography continue on despite the disalbilities and introduce some fokds to photography as a hobby, avocations, or perhaps even a career that they can manget to do. For many of these people is extreme therapeutic, keeps them active and supports their mental health.

I always welcome any device that can facilitate these efforts. There is no such things as "one devise or solution fits all"! I am fortunate that the occupational and physical therapists can explain the issues are so I am better able to suggest a grip, support, or devise that is available on the market or make something. I have welded center columns of tripods to whealchas and walkers, made all sorts of rigs out of spare parts and even set up on a guy with stability issues with a Steadycam. People with varousi disabilities can be very inventive as well. It is surprising what some of them have accomplished and how many have learned to shift their body weight, figure out how to compensate for certain weaknesses with strengths in other parts of their bodies and employ their strong muscles to take over for the weak ones.

10MPlayer Loc: California

It looks like a nice tool. I could see myself using it. I like to use a monopod or a tripod when it's feasible. When walking around a monopod is pretty good because you can use it like a walking stick if you like. I'm not disabled by the way.

jim quist Loc: Missouri

When I need to have something like this I put the end of the monopod inside my belt or a pants pocket. I think a lens pouch that attaches to a belt could be an inexpensive solution also.

Peterfiore Loc: Where DR goes south

This is exactly what my father did many years ago when the need arose. I introduce my dad to photography when I was 12 years old. It helped him very much.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

I hope the folks with special needs have strong shoulders, they will need them for that rig. With a long lens on that rig it will put a lot of stress on the shoulders.

OldSchool-WI Loc: Brandon, Wisconsin 53919

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Although we went through this a few weeks back--including a few devices from B&H including a $70 device with a chair included----I posed my solution for steadiness, particularly for sharpness using long zooms. Here they are again since nobody commented on them with the other thread.----ew

Vestigial gun-stock brace--quick release and carry on belt leather

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Inexpensive Velo Off camera Flash V&H from B&H makes a brace, also

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alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Maybe even a pistol holster.

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47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I have a friends who uses one of these. https://www.amazon.com/Single-Carrying-Parade-Flagpole-Holder/dp/B007P4QWXS

RoswellAlien

I use a monopod as well, both for camera stability and as a walking stick if on a wander in the boonies. I adapted the curved V-shaped rest from a rifle shooting stick to a quick-release plate. I rest the lens or my hand in it and it works great. The rifle rest mounting system used a 1/4 -20 thread which made it easy.