Rifle Stock to Shoot Photographs?

[xJake]

I was going through my daily news sites today, and I found this article:
http://i.gizmodo.com/5142970/us-soldier-explains-why-he-uses-a-rifle-stock-to-shoot-photographs

This just seems like an ingenious idea, and I was wondering if anyone uses this type of setup for their shooting. It seems much less cumbersome than a monopod (and obviously a tripod as well), yet it seems to offer a similar level of stability while shooting.

I did a quick Google search, and there is a company who commercially manufactures and sells the mounts for DSLR cameras:
http://www.bushhawk.com/

and here is some useful discussion from another site:
http://photo.net/nature-photography-forum/0000SB

Apparently these are also called "shoulder mounts" or "shoulder stocks." It's a very cool idea, IMO. Any thoughts/opinions?

 

[ahuxman58]

I have a Bushhawk and it worked great when I was using it but my 500MM is a bit big for it ,it was perfect with my 100-400MM. My model is the 220D.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

This seems to be a pretty good idea, I'll have to look farther into it. I know it doesn't offer the stability of a tripod or even a monopod (they put these on guns too for a reason), but I bet I could gain a stop hand holding.

 

[maddog10]

If it helps you hold the camera more stable it would be a good investment.

I travel with my camera quite a bit and think I would get tired of explaining what it is to the TSA screeners as they are putting on the rubber gloves to do a more thorough search.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Hahahahaha oh that made my day.