Camera gun - GIF

[PJs]

Old, old trick for managing long tele's like this.

A couple of DIY ones from Pop Mechanics

I can't find it right now, but I also saw an article in an issue from the 40's or 50's that used a real gunstock from a 22 rifle.


I'm tempted to build one for myself; I have a itty-bitty Pentax Q10 DLSR that I have an adapter for my old screw-mount 35MM lenses; a 135mm telephoto ends up being the equivalent of about a 750mm lens; an F2.2 750 mm-equivalent telephoto is quite a good lens; but is damned near impossible to use hand-held, and if I stick my bigger zoom lens on it it IS impossible to hand-hold.

Nice Camera Bruce.desertrat, impressive lens on that puppy (1:1.9, 40.5mm). Dad and I built one of these camera guns in the mid 60's with the Asahi Pentax K1000 he brought back from an R&R in the PI, and used it with the 175 mm he got with it. Don't remember where we got the stock but it was used and worked great. Cable drove the shutter to the trigger. Got some slides somewhere we took up in the Yola Bolly range area of some critters way off and Hawk in flight. If I were to make one now I'd probably add an attachable mono-pod for stability. I have an old C5050 with a couple of lenses that this might be good for dinking around. great little camera for the vintage although only 5mpx. Still have Dad's K1000 and all the gear with it too...hum...getting film though is a problem.