How to hold the camera steady

In article , Davoud
wrote:

I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

Is that a part of a conversation between you and your wife???
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On 2016-09-10 21:08:13 +0000, Davoud said:

Ken Hart:
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Option one: What's the best way to hold this camera? I'm considering
some type of handle/grip screwed into the tripod socket.

A tripod screwed into the tripod socket.

He is trying to be discrete while taking shots in particular contract
stores. A tripod is not exactly conducive to discretion.
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Savageduck

Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-09-10 21:08:13 +0000, Davoud said:

Ken Hart:
...
Option one: What's the best way to hold this camera? I'm considering
some type of handle/grip screwed into the tripod socket.

A tripod screwed into the tripod socket.

He is trying to be discrete while taking shots in particular contract
stores. A tripod is not exactly conducive to discretion.

Tripods are also forbidden in many settings, including museums, and of
course they cannot readily be hidden.

In addition, to many non-photographers e.g.. security guards. tripod =
professional photographer.

Mort Linder

On 9/9/2016 9:53 PM, Ken Hart wrote:
Believe it or not, I do have a digital camera. It's a Vivitar, 7Mp,
about the size of a cigarette pack, with a screen about 1.5" square.

For the purpose(s) I need it, it does a fine job. But I grew up on 35mm
SLR's, held right up against my face. This camera needs to be about
10-12" away (just guessing-never measured!) to see the screen. I have
trouble holding it steady.

Option one: What's the best way to hold this camera? I'm considering
some type of handle/grip screwed into the tripod socket.

Option two: If I were to replace this camera, are there any inexpensive
_eyelevel_ _viewfinder_ cameras, similar in shape and feel to a 35mm
SLR, available? I don't need interchangeable lenses, but I do need a
close-up option: sufficient to fill the frame with a 8.5x11" page. This
camera would only be used for my "second job", which requires a small,
unobtrusive camera (manual or no flash) and does not need extreme light
sensitivity or top-of-the-line resolution- facebook quality is enough.

Thanks!

Fishing line works very well. Loop one end around your toe, and the
other end to a convenient point on your camera

http://www.instructables.com/id/String-Tripod/

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PeterN

On 9/9/2016 9:53 PM, Ken Hart wrote:
Believe it or not, I do have a digital camera. It's a Vivitar, 7Mp,
about the size of a cigarette pack, with a screen about 1.5" square.

For the purpose(s) I need it, it does a fine job. But I grew up on 35mm
SLR's, held right up against my face. This camera needs to be about
10-12" away (just guessing-never measured!) to see the screen. I have
trouble holding it steady.

Option one: What's the best way to hold this camera? I'm considering
some type of handle/grip screwed into the tripod socket.

Option two: If I were to replace this camera, are there any inexpensive
_eyelevel_ _viewfinder_ cameras, similar in shape and feel to a 35mm
SLR, available? I don't need interchangeable lenses, but I do need a
close-up option: sufficient to fill the frame with a 8.5x11" page. This
camera would only be used for my "second job", which requires a small,
unobtrusive camera (manual or no flash) and does not need extreme light
sensitivity or top-of-the-line resolution- facebook quality is enough.

Thanks!

See if you can get a Minox spy camera,

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PeterN

In article ,
PeterN wrote:

On 9/9/2016 9:53 PM, Ken Hart wrote:
Believe it or not, I do have a digital camera. It's a Vivitar, 7Mp,
about the size of a cigarette pack, with a screen about 1.5" square.

For the purpose(s) I need it, it does a fine job. But I grew up on 35mm
SLR's, held right up against my face. This camera needs to be about
10-12" away (just guessing-never measured!) to see the screen. I have
trouble holding it steady.

Option one: What's the best way to hold this camera? I'm considering
some type of handle/grip screwed into the tripod socket.

Option two: If I were to replace this camera, are there any inexpensive
_eyelevel_ _viewfinder_ cameras, similar in shape and feel to a 35mm
SLR, available? I don't need interchangeable lenses, but I do need a
close-up option: sufficient to fill the frame with a 8.5x11" page. This
camera would only be used for my "second job", which requires a small,
unobtrusive camera (manual or no flash) and does not need extreme light
sensitivity or top-of-the-line resolution- facebook quality is enough.

Thanks!

Fishing line works very well. Loop one end around your toe, and the
other end to a convenient point on your camera

http://www.instructables.com/id/String-Tripod/

Here's another one:

https://wiskerke.home.xs4all.nl/artikelen/string.html

Here's an illustration on how to use it:

http://tinyurl.com/zlcn32s

This one does not require any DIY at all!

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...eb_SWAK_SC019_
SteadyWeb_String_Tripod.html
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On 09/11/2016 01:12 PM, android wrote:
In article ,
PeterN wrote:

On 9/9/2016 9:53 PM, Ken Hart wrote:
Believe it or not, I do have a digital camera. It's a Vivitar, 7Mp,
about the size of a cigarette pack, with a screen about 1.5" square.

For the purpose(s) I need it, it does a fine job. But I grew up on 35mm
SLR's, held right up against my face. This camera needs to be about
10-12" away (just guessing-never measured!) to see the screen. I have
trouble holding it steady.

Option one: What's the best way to hold this camera? I'm considering
some type of handle/grip screwed into the tripod socket.

Option two: If I were to replace this camera, are there any inexpensive
_eyelevel_ _viewfinder_ cameras, similar in shape and feel to a 35mm
SLR, available? I don't need interchangeable lenses, but I do need a
close-up option: sufficient to fill the frame with a 8.5x11" page. This
camera would only be used for my "second job", which requires a small,
unobtrusive camera (manual or no flash) and does not need extreme light
sensitivity or top-of-the-line resolution- facebook quality is enough.

Thanks!

Fishing line works very well. Loop one end around your toe, and the
other end to a convenient point on your camera

http://www.instructables.com/id/String-Tripod/

Here's another one:

https://wiskerke.home.xs4all.nl/artikelen/string.html

Here's an illustration on how to use it:

http://tinyurl.com/zlcn32s

This one does not require any DIY at all!

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...eb_SWAK_SC019_
SteadyWeb_String_Tripod.html


I want to thank everyone who responded.

In one of my photo "junk" boxes, I found an "L" bracket, intended for
adding a flash shoe for cameras that don't have one. It has a horizontal
piece with a tripod screw to mount the camera, and a vertical hand grip
with a shoe on top. (The shoe is of no use in this case.) The best part
is that it folds to about the size of a bathroom tissue core. This
bracket provides me with the "familiar" grip on the camera, and best of
all, at no new expense.

I want to single out Duck for suggesting a couple models. If I replace
the camera, I will seriously consider the Fuji X10 or X20. The camera I
have provides sufficient quality for my "job" use.

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Ken Hart

On 9/10/2016 2:53 AM, Ken Hart wrote:
Believe it or not, I do have a digital camera. It's a Vivitar, 7Mp,
about the size of a cigarette pack, with a screen about 1.5" square.

For the purpose(s) I need it, it does a fine job. But I grew up on 35mm
SLR's, held right up against my face. This camera needs to be about
10-12" away (just guessing-never measured!) to see the screen. I have
trouble holding it steady.

Option one: What's the best way to hold this camera? I'm considering
some type of handle/grip screwed into the tripod socket.

Option two: If I were to replace this camera, are there any inexpensive
_eyelevel_ _viewfinder_ cameras, similar in shape and feel to a 35mm
SLR, available? I don't need interchangeable lenses, but I do need a
close-up option: sufficient to fill the frame with a 8.5x11" page. This
camera would only be used for my "second job", which requires a small,
unobtrusive camera (manual or no flash) and does not need extreme light
sensitivity or top-of-the-line resolution- facebook quality is enough.

Thanks!

As others have said, sadly optical viewfinders seem to have disappeared
from compacts. A bridge might be a bit large for your needs. I am still
using a Canon digital ixus 850-is which is at least five years old. I
think they sold them under a Powershot brand in the US. My wife has a
slightly more recent version.

There are several on UK Ebay for around £50 at the moment. The macro
capability is quite good, it will happily take images of objects an inch
wide.