Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a hiking pole that has a spherical cork top. The toop will unscrew, leaving behind at the top of the pole a standard tripod screw. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Sep 28, 2013, at 3:49 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: > Most camera shakes are up and down motions of the long lens on the camera. > A tripod would be a good idea but generally you won't be able to use it > because a lot of public places consider it a hazard. I.e. careless people > trip over it. For a good temporary fix try these solutions: > 1. Screw a very short 1/4" hex head bolt into the tripod socket on the > bottom of your camera. Tie a string around the bolt, a 1/8" cord will do, > long enough to reach from the camera to the ground. When you raise the > camera to your eye, step on the end of the string and pull up. The gentle > tension will stop the camera from wobbling up and down. > 2. Get a small bag, either a bean bag or a small bag filled with sand. > Rest it on top of a pole or a railing. Steady the camera on the bag when > you take the pictures. > 3. Buy a monopod. This is basically a collapsible walking stick with a > tripod screw on the top. Screw it into the camera, extend the leg to the > right height and take pictures. It doesn't interfere much with camera > motions but does a lot to steady the picture. > 4. Have a couple of glasses of wine before taking pictures. Enough to > steady the shakes but not so much that you fall over. > Larry Z > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information