Stabilizing your shots

greeches

greeches

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Its the age old question, but with my current purchase of a T2i, stabilizing the picture is ever-so-hard when handholding the light body.

Any tips/tricks/DIY rigs that don't take up much space (for travel) that work well for stabilizing? I realize that using telephoto makes my shakes even worse...

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For a lot of your shots: Tripod.

Or the travel version: Monopod

For moving shots; Steadicam is the tool. The Merlin is very compact and well suited to traveling.

- Mikko
 
Its hard, no shortcuts: Tripod!

Monopod hardly cuts it.

Image Stabilizer is good to have but its like wearing an umbrella when falling into an ocean. It helps very little. These DSLR's have too big sensors for it to work good.
 
Sensor size has nothing to do with stabilizer (or other mount) compatibility.

All that maters for any particular stabilizer is total camera weight.

- Mikko
 
greeches said:
Its the age old question, but with my current purchase of a T2i, stabilizing the picture is ever-so-hard when handholding the light body.

Any tips/tricks/DIY rigs that don't take up much space (for travel) that work well for stabilizing? I realize that using telephoto makes my shakes even worse...

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Tripods and jibs are the best of course but not very portable and slow to set up. I would try to get better at bracing the camera. One tool you have is the wide neck strap that comes with the camera. Make the strap as long as possible and hold the camera out in front of you putting pressure on the straps. It's simple and will help a lot with practice. Attaching a second handle such as a mini tripod to the bottom of the camera will also help because when your hands are farther apart the it's easier to hold steady.
 
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