Attaching a Camera to a Rifle Stock

[John Lane]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://i.gizmodo.com/5142970/us-soldier-explains-why-he-uses-a-rifle-stock-to-shoot-photographs' target='_blank'>http://i.gizmodo.com/5142970/us-sol...oot-photographs</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"We speculated that using a gun stock for shooting a camera seemed like a good way for a photographer to get shot. And we wondered how common these stocks could be. Duran wrote back with a short, informed response, but I was able to twist his arm into telling us a bit more."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1233635379.usr18286.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>This is an interesting story on a soldier who has attached his camera to a rifle stock.&nbsp; It gives him a steady and easy to use platform to shoot from.&nbsp; Check out his story and some of his pictures.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

That's a Bushhawk in the picture. It's a commercial product that's been out for sometime. The concept is not really new; see the Zenit photosniper series, which are over 20 years old.

I was thinking of getting a Bushhawk if I ever got a camera that did video. The SLR handling paradigm doesn't lend itself too well to steady handheld videos, if you ask me.