Hi again, and good to have you reading my second post on how you evade a shaking camera. In the last post I did, you learned how to make a very cheap tool for making static shots. Today’s tool is used for making dynamic ones. You can easily make it for less than $2.

Tool #2:

Shopping list:

• A bolt, 1/4 inch with coarse threads, about 2-3 cm (1-2 inch) long.
• Some string that wont stretch, and is approximately as long as your height
• A small weight, like a washer

How you make it:

• Tie one end of the string to the washer, you can do this with an easy granny knot.
• Tie the string to the washer or other weight
• Clip the lose ends, and if you want to, seal the knots with a match

How you use it:

• Screw the bolt into the camera, just like you do with a tripod
• Put the washer on the ground, and step on it
• Pull up with the camera against the tension of the string
• This eliminates vertical camera shake, and greatly reduces horizontal shake

When you’re done, simply put the ‘tripod’ in your pocket

Have fun!

Thijs Vandenbussche

Source: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1041948/1_image_stabilizer_for_any_camera_lose_the_tripod/

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