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<blockquote data-quote="DW_" data-source="post: 48372" data-attributes="member: 8667"><p>One of my biggest failings as a photographer is holding a camera steady. I hold my breath, tuck my elbows in and squeeze gently and I'm still unable to get much below 1/250 sec and things typically don't get sharp until &gt;1/400 sec. It occurs to me that the current camera design is perhaps not the best and in fact hasn't changed much over 50 yrs. Interestingly, I can hold a rifle rock-solid even in a strong wind, in fact most people can. You can steady a rifle by pushing it hard against your shoulder and the hold is a much more natural rather than being bunched up at sharp angles your arms have to take when a camera is pressed against your face. I wonder why camera manufacturers haven't picked up on this fact and started designing cameras more akin to a rifle and utilize their scope technology toward a more ergonomic design that allows a far more steady hold? It seems to me this is an easy leap, especially for a company like Nikon who's scopes are one of the best made. I wonder why this hasn't already happened?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="DW_, post: 48372, member: 8667"] One of my biggest failings as a photographer is holding a camera steady. I hold my breath, tuck my elbows in and squeeze gently and I'm still unable to get much below 1/250 sec and things typically don't get sharp until >1/400 sec. It occurs to me that the current camera design is perhaps not the best and in fact hasn't changed much over 50 yrs. Interestingly, I can hold a rifle rock-solid even in a strong wind, in fact most people can. You can steady a rifle by pushing it hard against your shoulder and the hold is a much more natural rather than being bunched up at sharp angles your arms have to take when a camera is pressed against your face. I wonder why camera manufacturers haven't picked up on this fact and started designing cameras more akin to a rifle and utilize their scope technology toward a more ergonomic design that allows a far more steady hold? It seems to me this is an easy leap, especially for a company like Nikon who's scopes are one of the best made. I wonder why this hasn't already happened? [/QUOTE]

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