Thank you for the suggestions. I do have a Sony wired remote that works well when activating with my left hand and when the camera is mounted on a tripod. I'll try the newly purchased hand strap later today. If that does not prove to be satisfactory, I'll begin trying some of the other suggestions, including yours. I appreciate the invitation to PM you. You'd get along with my son-in-law who has a PHD in physics and works for the USGA.
olemikey wrote:
The remotes I have (Vello Freewave Fusion Basic) have a hot shoe style mount on both units, transmitter and receiver, so I can use the transmitter/trigger mounted, or simply slip it off the shoe attachment on the bracket and hand hold it. You could also mount the receiver in the hot shoe of the camera and just have the transmitter on the bracket, that would shrink the footprint even more. They are also easy to take apart and modify for almost any configuration.
Velcro would be another option if your units do not have the hot shoe attachment on the transmitter too, or some simple modifications. The whole rig is roughly 1.3 X wider than the camera body itself. so it is still quite compact. There are some cradles and mounting brackets that might be better, you'd have to look at them and see what floats your boat. If you would like to discuss refining something along these lines, PM me and I'd be glad to assist with a design effort - you never know what two heads might come up with! I'm retired so it would be no imposition to me, and I'm big on DIY....
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