How best to deal with shaking in right hand when using really longer lenses?
May 12, 2022 19:23:51 #
Burkley
Loc: Park City
A monopod with a tilt head and burst shooting 6-8 fps both work well. Don’t underestimate the importance of a good shooting posture and of holding the camera with a firm but gentle grip (same advice for a 9mm semiautomatic and a putter). Nothing is worse than bad posture or an overly tight grip in creating shake and poor control.
May 12, 2022 22:31:22 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Burkley wrote:
A monopod with a tilt head and burst shooting 6-8 fps both work well. Don’t underestimate the importance of a good shooting posture and of holding the camera with a firm but gentle grip (same advice for a 9mm semiautomatic and a putter). Nothing is worse than bad posture or an overly tight grip in creating shake and poor control.
If your system has no IS, you will do best using a tripod. If your system has IS of 3 stops or less, then a monopod will probably work well. At 5 stops IS, then your handshaking starts becoming irrelevant. Since you mentioned birds, a gimbled mount on a good tripod works well. The best stabilized systems are the Panasonic (#2) and OMDS Olympus (#1 with 6.5 to 8 stops IS) 4/3rds systems. But you probably are shooting FF or APS-C. If that is the case, I think the gimbled tripod or Nicholas J DeSciose's suggestion of the 300mm lens are best.
May 12, 2022 22:54:42 #
Crabby Guy wrote:
I know, use a tripod, higher ISO, and higher shutter speed. I have an excellent tripod but it is hard to get on a plane. A monopod and remote shutter release taped to lens? Give up shooting birds? Any suggestion helpful.
Have you seen a doctor before coming to UHH?
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May 15, 2022 16:21:17 #
Joe McNally has a video on how to hold a camera, try this. It works for me. I don't use it all the time because I am not left rye, but then I have to keep it steady and I don't have to zoom, this is what I use.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDsx3-FWfwk&t=14s&ab_channel=JoeMcNally
May 15, 2022 17:14:13 #
One of the activities I have engaged in over the years is helping veterans and some older or disabled folks with mild and serious health issues in continuing in their photography pursuits. I have been able to help folk with mild tremmors and in server cases like advanced Parkinson's disease.
It is difficult to advise folks, sight unseen because every person and case is different and there are many appliances, devices and photographic accessories that can provide good support. Problem is, that everyone is different with various strengths and weaknesses. Some folks will automatically compensate for certain deficits or difficulties by shifting their weight, using their other hand or arm etc. or inventing a certain position of their own. This helps determine the best accessory to make, improvise, or purchase.
There is a plethora of brackets, grips, shoulder harness type support gear and more.
In many cases, a good monopod is a safe bet, provided you know exactly how to employ it. Here is a link to a very comprehensive guide on monopod usage, including long lens applications.
www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Monopod
It is difficult to advise folks, sight unseen because every person and case is different and there are many appliances, devices and photographic accessories that can provide good support. Problem is, that everyone is different with various strengths and weaknesses. Some folks will automatically compensate for certain deficits or difficulties by shifting their weight, using their other hand or arm etc. or inventing a certain position of their own. This helps determine the best accessory to make, improvise, or purchase.
There is a plethora of brackets, grips, shoulder harness type support gear and more.
In many cases, a good monopod is a safe bet, provided you know exactly how to employ it. Here is a link to a very comprehensive guide on monopod usage, including long lens applications.
www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Monopod
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