Street Snake
How slow can you go? StreetSnake - available at better hardware stores everywhere - tell 'em bONGO sent you.
The StreetSnake comes complete with 1/4" 20 eyebolt and 10" bungee cord. Simply screw the eyebolt into the tripod socket of your camera then attach one end of the bungee to the eyebolt and the other end to your belt buckle. The downward force exerted by the bungee creates "dynamic tension" that acts to stabilize the camera.
The was shot - as pictured - with a 25mm (35mm equiv) lens and ONE SECOND exposure using the StreetSnake 
ONE SECOND exposure, 105mm(35mm equiv.) lens and StreetSnake...
4 comments:
Nice one! I've seen the foot-anchored equivalent mono- and duopods, but belt & bungee makes for great improvements. Definitely gonna try this.
Dan, it really does work with practice. Use a bungi that matches your shirt/coat for extra invisibility. Try a two-headed street snake too -two bungis coming down from the camera to belt loops on your right and left hip. I found no added advantage but your milage may differ. You can also use a big rubber band that I think works better than the bungi -mine is about 7 inches long and 1/4 inch wide, if you can find one try it. ... and thanks for not making any wedgie jokes.
Hi Bongo,
This is a neat design idea. Congrats! Haven't tried your variety yet, but have experimented with a non flexible version, i.e. a stringpod which goes down all the way to the ground, but yours seems to be the more practical and less obstructing approach. If you wish to present your design to Rik of leicagoodies.com send him my regards.
Cheers, Lutz Konermann
Cool idea. I've been enjoying your blog - the recent ennui posts echo my own enthusiasm curve for SP, but have also inspired me to get back out there and have another go. Keep it up.
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