• Panasonic Cameras

  Good versatile shoulder mount?

  Posted by Ryan Kavanagh on March 3, 2008 at 11:46 pm

  I work for a production company that does fishing and hunting shows. We are seriously thinking about investing in a couple of Sony EX1 but these little lightweight cameras are not the greatest thing when your on a rocking boat or walking through the forest. We need a shoulder mount that stabilizes the camera as well something that is easy to take of in 2 seconds so we can hang the camera over the side of the boat and get shots that you can’t shoot with a camera on your shoulder. If possible I’d like something that leaves my left hand free so I can manual zoom in real quick, focus, and zoom out. Doing that with a Varizoom control is not ideal. So, does anyone have any products that they have had good experiences with and they think will suit our needs?

  David Smith replied 18 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  David Smith

  March 4, 2008 at 4:02 pm

  Hey Ryan,

  I use shoulder mounts all the time with these small cameras and wholeheartedly agree they add a lot of stability. I bought several for a project, and still have an extra one if you’re interested in a used one in excellent condition. It’s the Mightywondercam from Videosmith:

  https://www.videosmith.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21&products_id=12

  For the quick release idea I bought….. a quick release, which I use with my Z1. I purchased a lightweight Gitzo pan head to use with this camera (didn’t want to drag my Sachtler around the Malian bush on a trip to Africa) and Gitzo makes a screw on receiving bracket that matches the head’s quick release camera plate. Bogen/Monfronto make similar matching products, but I’m not a fan of their pan heads.

  So, I can simply press and slide the camera out of either bracket and switch from tripod to shoulder mount in seconds.

  Regards,
  David

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