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When I fractured my right arm, I realised that handling a SLR camera with a plastered arm wouldn't be possible: the grip is on the right handside and so is the shutter release button.
After 6 weeks, when the plaster came off, my hand and arm were now to weak to handle the camera.
Luckily for me, this was a matter of time. Other people are less fortunate.
This has inspired me to develop an idea that I had during my period of discomfort and to share it with you in the "Health by Design Contest". If you like it, please vote for me!
The idea is simple: a device transfers the weight of the camera to your chest. This makes the handling of the camera very light and very stable (picture below was taken with one hand, shutter speed was 1/3 !).
All you need is some PVC tubing and a special hinge.
Note
This device can help people with a weak arm or hand, but it can be helpful to people with Parkinson to stabilise the camera.
Naturally it can be used for stabilising pocket cameras as well. You can then slim down the design by using smaller (copper) tubing. Moreover, you do not need a hinge as the lens is retracted in the camera.
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* Two PVC pipes (length 70 mm, diameter 32 mm)
* One PVC pipe (length 170 mm, diameter 32 mm)
* A PVC T-piece that can accomodate the PVC pipes.
* A hinge. In the picture it's the rectangular Aluminium beam that will be cut to shape a hinge.
* A bolt and a nut (50 mm long, 5 mm thread).
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June is " I made it challenge". You might want to check this out..
Great idea. A lighter and more portable version of the camera rigs used in films where the person seems to glide to a location as you are looking at them. Of course, that faces the actor not the audience, per se.
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