To keep a battery-gripped camera from nosing over: When I set my battery-gripped camera down and it noses over, I let it do so unless I want it to stay upright to take a picture using...

Lunkerbass6 Loc: Monterey, CA

When I set my battery-gripped camera down and it noses over, I let it do so unless I want it to stay upright to take a picture using the self timer. Then I use a simple prop made from old room key cards. One card is cut to three different heights to allow for some control of the camera's direction. The other card is slotted to serve as the stand for holding the first card. Both cards are easily carried in my wallet so I always have them at hand. Old credit cards would also work.

The individual cards

The cards joined by their slots

The prop under the lens

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

there is a hand camera strap that screws on base of camera. that has flip out legs built into it. to hold lens up of table, when set down.

jfn007 Loc: Close to the middle of nowhere.

Clever ideas.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

it made by matin

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can use other straps and tripod while it on camera.

Sherman A1 Loc: St. Louis, MO

very clever! Thanks for posting. :thumbup:

crimesc324 Loc: West Palm Beach, Florida

Lunkerbass6 wrote:

When I set my battery-gripped camera down and it noses over, I let it do so unless I want it to stay upright to take a picture using the self timer. Then I use a simple prop made from old room key cards. One card is cut to three different heights to allow for some control of the camera's direction. The other card is slotted to serve as the stand for holding the first card. Both cards are easily carried in my wallet so I always have them at hand. Old credit cards would also work.

good idea

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Sherman A1 wrote:

very clever! Thanks for posting. :thumbup:

:thumbup: and simple too. Great idea. ;)

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

To add to the chorus - Neat idea.

OviedoPhotos

cool idea

Bobbee

Lunkerbass6 wrote:

When I set my battery-gripped camera down and it noses over, I let it do so unless I want it to stay upright to take a picture using the self timer. Then I use a simple prop made from old room key cards. One card is cut to three different heights to allow for some control of the camera's direction. The other card is slotted to serve as the stand for holding the first card. Both cards are easily carried in my wallet so I always have them at hand. Old credit cards would also work.

Promedia Boomerang has a stabilizer bar for the bottom of their flip flash that works well. I have one. Can put my camera down and it stays.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

http://www.cowboystudio.com/product_p/matin%20grip-20.htm

Clever hand strap and stand, although not adjustable as a beanbag would be.

Lunkerbass6 Loc: Monterey, CA

On another thread on similar topic, Amehta offered the simplest solution: "I randomly discovered the solution last week: I put it on its side. It still tips over, but it's only a small angle."

And, a skinnier version of the prop can be used when the camera is on its side for portrait format photos.

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

Could probably make something like this out of stiff styrofoam.

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

Lunkerbass6 wrote:

When I set my battery-gripped camera down and it noses over, I let it do so unless I want it to stay upright to take a picture using the self timer. Then I use a simple prop made from old room key cards. One card is cut to three different heights to allow for some control of the camera's direction. The other card is slotted to serve as the stand for holding the first card. Both cards are easily carried in my wallet so I always have them at hand. Old credit cards would also work.

Great idea,
I'm going to use our Ralph's cards, since they closed :-(

GT

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

dirtpusher wrote:

it made by matin br br http://www.google.com/sear... (show quote)

Nifty!

GT