I don't use it any more but many years ago when I was a tot and keen
shooter, this was an age when shooting was a normal and natural pastime, I
built a shoulder grip not unlike a rifle butt. Using a lite 1/2 by 1/8th
flat shoulder curve bronzed onto 1/2 tubing with a bracket along the tube to
mount the camera via it's tripod mount with a pistol grip at a suitable
distance from the shoulder against which the end of the shutter release
cable was mounted.
Your question does it work. Sure did. Never the less as I became more, let's
say, precise seeking I opted to use a tripod. This contraption needs a rifle
users technique to gain maximum advantage. I would recon it to be about as
efficient as a monopod. One can buy these things from time to time.

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> I'm looking for comments from people who've used shoulder or waist
> mounts for long lenses. Are they worth the inconvenience? I'm
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> and not actually shooting a photo? I'm looking at a variety of
> designs. Bushhawk. Sima. Novoflex Chestpod. Cullmann.
drs@canby.com - 25 Jan 2005 18:22 GMT
>Your question does it work. Sure did. Never the less as I became more, let's
>say, precise seeking I opted to use a tripod. This contraption needs a rifle
>users technique to gain maximum advantage. I would recon it to be about as
>efficient as a monopod. One can buy these things from time to time.
Thanks for the info. Another question--does the alignment of a
shoulder mount (either right or left side, obviously) make it awkward
to look through the centered camera viewer?