Simviation Forum - A cheap way to reduce camera-shake

Jan 19^th, 2008 at 10:26am

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You don't have IS or VR on your lenses and don't want to use a tripod?
You want to spend about... 1 $?

Check this out... it makes sense in a way...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1041948/1_image_stabilizer_for_any_camera_lose_the...

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Reply #1 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 10:30am

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Nice idea Kris. I guess by using two of them, you could place one under each foot and have a bi-pod due, to the tri-angulation of the setup, which would drastically reduce horizontal as well as vertical movement......... Cool

EDIT: I will be making one........ Cool

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Reply #2 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 11:29am

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I remeber reading about this in a book.

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Reply #3 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 11:34am

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That looks like a great idea. Wink

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Reply #4 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 12:15pm

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Who wants to give this a try? Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 12:48pm

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One dollar?

Off I go to B&Q...

Into the nuts and bolts aisle to get my bolt... ah, they only come in packs of 20... £4.75!

Oh well, the washer will be cheaper... Thankfully due to it being a big one they are sold 10 per packs... £3.00

String. Ah, I could find 2m lying around at home. £1.75 for a new ball then...

Then as a non smoker I'd need to buy a lighter... Wink

$1 my bottom... Grin

Nice idea though!

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Reply #6 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 1:07pm

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I can still buy my bolts n nuts in any quantity i like, really nice store right around the corner here. Wink

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Reply #7 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 1:52pm

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C wrote on Jan 19^th, 2008 at 12:48pm:

One dollar?

Off I go to B&Q...

Into the nuts and bolts aisle to get my bolt... ah, they only come in packs of 20... £4.75!

Oh well, the washer will be cheaper... Thankfully due to it being a big one they are sold 10 per packs... £3.00

You might have a problem getting the correct bolt in B&Q. I think most hardware stores only sell metric sizes these days. I was surprised to discover that the standard thread size for camera tripod mountings is either 1/4" x 20 or 3/8" x 16. I'm not sure if this is the old Whitworth or UNC as both fit the bill.

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Reply #8 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 1:53pm

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A nice idea, and may reduce camera shake in fairly high shutter speed shots, but it's certainly no replacement for a tripod. You won't be able to take any long exposure shots with this, which is essentially what a tripod is for. It may provide a cheap, albeit less effective replacement for a monopod, but then, you get what you pay for!

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Reply #9 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 2:17pm

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Atleast it is better then nothing, and carrying a big tripod with you can be a disadvange from time too time.

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