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This product wound up delivering in every way I hoped it would. I shoot wedding and event videos, and I would typically come home with aching shoulders and still have too many shots that were less than steady. Steady Stick's multiple bracing options have allowed me to get great steady shots and save my neck and shoulder muscles at the same time. I finished my last seven-hour shoot yesterday not feeling nearly as fatigued as I used to, and I was able to get great shots from both high and low angles. Two warnings: I smashed the hell out of one of my fingernails when my finger got wedged between one of the bars and the body of the camera (that was mostly me just not paying attention); and don't think that this is a substitute for a Steadicam. It's not really designed to get steady walking shots; but once you're in set position, you can get your camera almost as still as you could with a full tripod. Matter of fact, I didn't break out my tripod once during my last shoot. And this rig is much more flexible and multipurpose than a simple one-stick monopod. I highly recommend.

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I bought this same item from Amazon for my Digital SLR Camera (Sony Alpha 350). I wrote the Stiffen company to confirm that this camera support will work with both of my cameras (my SLR and my camcorder).

My first good impression was the thick and strong material of the body of the support. Nonetheless, when I assembled the support, the first thing that troubled me was the handle: the handle moves too much and makes it very hard to turn the camera base in the correct way. Then I took the support on a walk along the foot of a hill to take pictures of sunflowers during sunset. The support made my hip hurt since the main tube holding the camera crushes into your hip bone as you walk with the camera.

After a few minutes, I decided to fold my support and put in my backpack. When I reached to get it again,t the support had fell apart. It fell apart over and over again as I walked. And that handle was so slippery that I spent too much time adjusting my camera as to conclude that this item is not worth using for support, but feel free to give more feedback.

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Mine got stolen a few months ago but I'm here to tell you that if you own a camera that is not a shoulder-mount then you really need to think about getting one of these. I've been on some very long shoots for my documentary and this thing really helped keep my shots steady and kept my arm from getting too tired to hold the camera! I mean, it's no Steadycam rig but for the price point you get a lot of bang for your buck.

I WILL be buying another one soon!

My only problem was that the plastic latch for the belt broke! It didn't matter much to me because it helped me so much. It was just as easy to wear a leather belt and put the part that connects to a belt around it!

Sorry if this sounds like a paid advertisement but I DO miss having it!

I have a super lightweight version of this that I was trying to replace before it falls apart and thought this was exactly what I needed. Unfortunately it was too big and too heavy for my Sony camcorder. That is the only reason I dropped a star, but to be fair, that was as much my fault as the manufacturer as I didn't read the specs close enough.