May 19th, 2008, 03:35 AM | #1 |
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Shoulder Mount EX Next? 2
Living on the other side of the planet means that to buy a shoulder mount for my EX-1 from B&H Photo, or any of the other suppliers mentioned in these forums would cost me an arm and a leg, and that doesn't include the shipping charges. So I made my own. All up, including all materials and cost of bending shoulder bracket and powder coating, the mount only cost me $100 (and the aluminum was free - found in the engineering shop bin).
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May 19th, 2008, 04:24 AM | #2 |
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Great work Shaun. I am just up the road in Newcastle. I have the cheap Indian shoulder mount, but yours looks better.
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Excellent, Shaun.
This is an example of what I meant in another thread, writing about shouldermounts / shooting styles that allow using the EVF instead of the LCD, which - in very bright sunlight coming from behind - can be completely useless due to reflections. I'm using my PAG Orbitor and/or "El Cheapo" shouldermounts in exactly the same fashion (the latter with Manfrotto QR adapter mounted directly on the main pedestal, with the support removed). The extra bonus being that the camera CoG is closer to your body, thus feeling even lighter. If only the EVF was of the Xtrafine resolution, as found on the Z7! PS. Serena and Mike, do you know what I mean now?
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Piotr, Of course I know what you mean. Shoulder mounts have been around for a long time. I used them shooting 16mm back in the 70s. And since. There are many designs and I doubt that you can imagine a shooting position I haven't used. Unfortunately you don't understand what we've been telling you, which is possibly a Polish/English translation problem. The LCD with hood and eypiece can be used on a shoulder mount, whether the sun is behind you or where-ever. But you are stubborn. You will note in Shaun's photo that he is looking at the LCD.
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Wearing a large sombrero might fix the problem.
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You are right Serena. I have a Petrol hood on the LCD. I thought about making the mount so that I could also use the EVF, but it's such a bad monitor I never use it. Piotr, I have found that if I have sunlight hitting the LCD whilst on the sticks I position my body to shield the viewfinder (or contort my body in such a way that I can tilt the viewfinder downwards and still see it)
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May 19th, 2008, 09:51 AM | #8 |
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Great work! Just pad that shoulder!
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Could you please send more pictures. I will definitely try to do the same thing !
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Hey Shaun,
I have been looking at building the same thing for the Z1. How does it handle? can you use the eye piece? What about getting on to a tripod in a hurry? Look forward to more photos. Cheers Simon Last edited by Simon Denny; May 22nd, 2008 at 02:43 PM. |
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Therefore, when I plan to use the eyepiece, I am using either the PAG Orbitor, or my (modified) "El Cheapo" shoulder support. Both have front support against your waist belt or abdomen. See here: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showpost....9&postcount=17 The other question is easier - it's enough to mount a QR plate adapter on the shoulder mount, using the same plate as your tripod.
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Hi Shaun
I might be available depending upon the project and timing, although I'm in Bowral Send an Email Cheers |
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