How do you hold your camera on a shoot.
Apr 8, 2024 17:31:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
As soon as I pick up a camera, I put the strap around my neck.
Same here - I don’t care about looking 😎 coooool! Would rather keep it in one piece!
Apr 8, 2024 18:00:44 #
gpellissier wrote:
My set-up. Cross-body strap attached to an M1 Carbine stock with a remote shutter release.
That looks pretty cool but were you ever concerned that a law enforcement officer might stroll by and mistake your device for something else?
Apr 8, 2024 18:26:19 #
EJMcD wrote:
That looks pretty cool but were you ever concerned that a law enforcement officer might stroll by and mistake your device for something else?
It's happened. I was photographing elk in Rocky Mountain National Park and someone driving by thought I was hunting them and called the rangers. The two rangers who showed up were impressed with the set-up though.
Apr 8, 2024 21:56:48 #
The lens and camera body are cradled in my left hand, my left arm is braced against my chest. My right hand holds the right side of the camera and can adjust the shutter. I also have the right part of my neck strap loosely around my right hand and around my neck so I don't drop the camera. My feet have one foot forward to be balanced.
Apr 9, 2024 07:17:11 #
gpellissier wrote:
It's happened. I was photographing elk in Rocky Mountain National Park and someone driving by thought I was hunting them and called the rangers. The two rangers who showed up were impressed with the set-up though.
If they were city or state police, it could have had a bad ending.
Apr 9, 2024 07:29:12 #
gpellissier wrote:
My set-up. Cross-body strap attached to an M1 Carbine stock with a remote shutter release.
Dangerous setup.
Apr 9, 2024 07:32:14 #
EJMcD wrote:
That looks pretty cool but were you ever concerned that a law enforcement officer might stroll by and mistake your device for something else?
And it would be considered as justifiable action. People have been killed with much less.
Apr 9, 2024 07:45:14 #
Apr 9, 2024 19:29:21 #
I shoot from a tripod when appropriate and when there's time and a place to set it up. If a tripod is not convenient but I still feel the need for some steady support, I opt for a monopod. But in all honesty, the vast majority of my shooting is done hand-held, with the strap around my neck.
Note that my mainline camera, a Sony a6500, has in-camera stabilization, so shooting hand-held is not as problematic as it might sound to some people. Also, all of my Sony lens utilizes Sony's Optical Steady Shot technology, but the in-camera stabilization comes in handy with some of my older T-mount lens and manual specialty lens, like my macro lens and long telephotos.
Note that my mainline camera, a Sony a6500, has in-camera stabilization, so shooting hand-held is not as problematic as it might sound to some people. Also, all of my Sony lens utilizes Sony's Optical Steady Shot technology, but the in-camera stabilization comes in handy with some of my older T-mount lens and manual specialty lens, like my macro lens and long telephotos.
Apr 10, 2024 07:54:12 #
Apr 10, 2024 13:20:39 #
Mongo
Loc: Western New York
The strap is normally on the camera. I often take the camera with a kit lens when just running around.
If I am using a long lens, it will often be with a tripod, and in that case, I will frequently ditch the strap, or bundle it so that it is not as likely to catch something.
60 years ago, when I started this hobby, every camera had a leather case, and I was religious using them. Given the time, and use, I realized that I had few cameras with scratches or dents, if any. I also figured if I did get a dinged camera, I might have a good story to go with it. No cases anymore, and I don't have any exciting stories to tell.
If I am using a long lens, it will often be with a tripod, and in that case, I will frequently ditch the strap, or bundle it so that it is not as likely to catch something.
60 years ago, when I started this hobby, every camera had a leather case, and I was religious using them. Given the time, and use, I realized that I had few cameras with scratches or dents, if any. I also figured if I did get a dinged camera, I might have a good story to go with it. No cases anymore, and I don't have any exciting stories to tell.
Apr 10, 2024 13:23:03 #
Artcameraman
Loc: Springfield NH
Mongo wrote:
The strap is normally on the camera. I often take... (show quote)
Yes, I tried fitting old cases to newer cameras without success.
Apr 10, 2024 18:52:11 #
Bruce T
Loc: Michigan
I use a Spyder system.
I prefer to hold my camera, unless I am using a tripod or monopod.
I prefer to hold my camera, unless I am using a tripod or monopod.
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