Lightweight support for camera

I have heard of the string trick before from photographers not tride it myself, but hear it works.
 
Slapo said:
I've tried it, it didn't work well for me, at least not with the relatively heavy D50, it did seem to have a positive effect with my PowerShot A510, but not much of it.
My monopod works a lot better for me with the D50.
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I've only got a D40X and tried it with my kit lens. I agree it's not brilliant - a monopod works better, but I do find it useful when trying to take a picture with your arms extended upwards as pulling against the tension of the string it stops your arms shaking.
 
hillwalkinggirl said:
I've only got a D40X and tried it with my kit lens. I agree it's not brilliant - a monopod works better, but I do find it useful when trying to take a picture with your arms extended upwards as pulling against the tension of the string it stops your arms shaking.
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Have you tried it with the 18-55 or the 55-200?

I've tried it with my Sigma 70-300 on. Perhaps it's because of the weight distribution and my monopod technique that the string and bolt method didn't work well for the D50 well. I might have pulled up too strongly too, I'm not sure.
 
Slapo said:
Have you tried it with the 18-55 or the 55-200?

I've tried it with my Sigma 70-300 on. Perhaps it's because of the weight distribution and my monopod technique that the string and bolt method didn't work well for the D50 well. I might have pulled up too strongly too, I'm not sure.
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Yes, it does seem to help, but my 55-200 has VR and not usually a problem to get sharp focus.

It is helpful though when using manual focus, because you can rock backwards and forwards with this method whereas it's akward with a monopod, though it might be easier with a monopod if I had a ball head for it.
 
hillwalkinggirl said:
It is helpful though when using manual focus, because you can rock backwards and forwards with this method whereas it's akward with a monopod, though it might be easier with a monopod if I had a ball head for it.
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Hm, it's the same for me. I do have a ball head, though.
 
Yeah,

The version for panoramas is called a Philopod after the guy who 'invented' it : http://www.agnos.com/dati/download/download/manuali/Philopod_eng.pdf

and

http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm

Here's a pano I did using this method, I've got a pano head and tripod now, so don't use it (although I've still got all the kit :lol: ) http://www.john-marshall.co.uk/panos/index.html

It was amongst my first efforts, so it's a bit 'lumpy', you might need to install DevalVr to view, then click and scroll to navigate.
 
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