Damn! and I thought they'd got it right

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This is an interesting shoulder support solution to steadying a camera from a woodworker..

http://athan.se/diy-shoulder-rig/

The focus handle looks a bit Heath Robinson until you look at the excellent results it produces in the demo movie. I think the parts are from an RC shop.

Also look at this excellent movie... ( Start from 2min 55sec )

https://vimeo.com/14154801?from=outro-embed

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Photographers must be the least innovative group in society

Just like using a heavy rifle at least half of the weight needs transferring onto the shoulder. The simplest is just a folded up tripod with the legs rested over the shoulder.

I find this strong Novoflex mini-tripod to be the best solution. Two legs on the shoulders and one on the chest or screw one leg off and just rest two on the shoulders.

It's very strong holds 25kg and needs a cheap ballhead about 90mm high. I use the Novoflex quick release between the head and the camera.

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The original version of this was called "Bibble" after the programmer's cat

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If you take it apart you will find a Spotmatic inside!

Hey Mr Pentax how about some "Spotmatic Inside" Stickers

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The hands are very ugly on the last photo

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It's quite widely discussed on other forums so you need to look it up.

Software such as http://www.focusmagic.com/ can fix the shots you've already done. Adobe have something as well... part of smart sharpening.

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This is one of the best USB3/2 card readers you can buy and it's only £8.79
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Kingston-MobileLite-G4-USB-3-0-SD-SDHC-SDXC-Micro-...

Metal case.
Looks to be from the 7-Day Shop.
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Wow! That would be just like XP with all the added spyware

XP is also very stable, fast and light.

I'm using mostly W7 and was most annoyed yesterday when it crashed doing a Hard Drive image. After about 25 years of regularly doing image backups that's the very first time I've had a crash. I blame MS Bloatware. I'll have to start using Clonezilla which runs under Linux from a DVD.

Drive Image running under DOS from a Floppy used to be brilliant and fast sadly killed off by a Bloatware specialist buying it out.

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Looks like one by Pablo Pistoso to me from his Dancing on Water period

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