Wart
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Depends how shaky you are.
Many cameras, both P&S and dSLRs have vibration reduction technology (But there is a debate on VRs reduction of picture quality, as people will debate anything).
I'm afraid if shaking is too bad (as in a medical condition) I'm afraid the only thing that will yield guaranteed results is a Mono or Tripod with a cable release/ remote trigger.
A third option is a shoulder brace which is akin to a gun stalk a camera can be mounted to. I have one I've used mostly with my 200 + mm lenses, but also came in handy with longer exposures with shorter lenses.
Issue with a shoulder brace is the mechanism to 'trip the shutter'. My brace is set up to accommodate a plunger type release, my camera is set up for a IR trigger, they aren't exactly compatible. To use the D40 on the brace I have to either shoot left handed or reach over top the camera to press the button, if I used the brace more I would get better at using it ... Duh?
OTOH, if using a brace cured the issue I would damned well figure out a way to make the brace user friendly. No doubt.
I wouldn't own this one but it will give an idea:
{LINK} to a Google image search for photography shoulder brace.
Many cameras, both P&S and dSLRs have vibration reduction technology (But there is a debate on VRs reduction of picture quality, as people will debate anything).
I'm afraid if shaking is too bad (as in a medical condition) I'm afraid the only thing that will yield guaranteed results is a Mono or Tripod with a cable release/ remote trigger.
A third option is a shoulder brace which is akin to a gun stalk a camera can be mounted to. I have one I've used mostly with my 200 + mm lenses, but also came in handy with longer exposures with shorter lenses.
Issue with a shoulder brace is the mechanism to 'trip the shutter'. My brace is set up to accommodate a plunger type release, my camera is set up for a IR trigger, they aren't exactly compatible. To use the D40 on the brace I have to either shoot left handed or reach over top the camera to press the button, if I used the brace more I would get better at using it ... Duh?
OTOH, if using a brace cured the issue I would damned well figure out a way to make the brace user friendly. No doubt.
I wouldn't own this one but it will give an idea:
{LINK} to a Google image search for photography shoulder brace.
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