DIY Camera Shoulder Mount with Handle

How to Make a Camera Shoulder Rest with Handle Under $20

Are You Sick of Camera Shakes that Make Your Video Look Like a Torrist Film? Than What You Will Need Is a Shoulder Mount System, but Those Start From $150!!! So You Your Next Best Choice Is This Cheap "Film On a Budget" Shoulder Mount.

This Shoulder Mount Is Very Light Weight And Surprisingly Comfortable. And Works With All Cameras.

Step 1 What You'll Need

List:

1. Universal Flash handle mount, that you can easily get from Ebay at around 10 bucks

2. Flat 1/8" Thick 1" x 48" Aluminum Bar, This will run you about 7 bucks

3. 2 1/4" x 1/2" or 1" Bolt and Nut Plus some #10 Washers ($1)

4. Some foam

Comments

[PieterPost]

Hey, good idea to use an old Flash handle mount. I didn’t thought of that.

[LinuxH4x0r]

Nice! Great for my huge minolta slr

[joejoerowley]

Cool! Looks great, thanks Joe

[Rockerx]

whoo hoo 12:09 a.m.! (i stay up way to late) I like the idea of being able to have a steady shot but without the tripod/dolly and good job on the instructable. There is one thing though. This is a lot like PieterPost's DIY camera shoulder rest. You might want to check with him to see if its ok if you havent already.

[stas92]

Well this is a little different anyway, its the same idea as PieterPost but He's idea wasn't an original.

[Rockerx]

wow this idea must have an original back when instructables started. I do like your idea of adding a handle it helps making tilting the camera easier when if it didnt have one it made it hard to hold on to

[lilpunk1302]

W00t. Looks hawt, I wanna see if I can build something like a shoulder mounted steady cam, take some technology from anchoring desk lamps, loosen up the springs, mount it to a backpack core, then I have a shoulder mounted steady cam with extra storage for my tripod :)