Stedi Stock Shoulder Brace Optical Stabilizer for Video, Spotting Scopes, and Cameras

I bought this gunstock style holder to use with the Fuji kit I use outdoors - X-T3 camera with 200MM f2 lens and Olympus EE-1 red dot sight.The stock works, though the connection between lens and stock is at the single point of the tripod thread in the lens foot. The issue with this is that it is all too easy for the rig to torque out of alignment with the stock itself - if there were some kind of ridge or a stop of some kind to prevent the lens from twisting to the left or right it would make things far better.

Sat 9/24/2016 7:14 pm. I feel it should be noted that the thing is apparently supposed to work with an *LCD display* camera -- I can barely *see* my camera's viewfinder with the stedi stock. Look at the excellent "Fishgriller" video, which very nicely demonstrates the thing; he's obviously peering at the LCD.Of course the average camera these days is an LCD gadget with *no* viewfinder, and I could've easily discovered this minor drawback with a little pre-purchase investigation so I am not bitter, and plan to hang the thing in a place of honor somewhere....

I tried this steady stock with a 200-500mm lens and the stock flexes too much. I should be made with a more rigid plastic and with a few more ribs designed into the stock. I would recommend against this item for a heavy camera or spotting scope. It's probably OK for lightweight items.

We are using it for our Celestron Hummingbird spotting scope. So far so good. No need for tripod. Haven’t tried it yet with our big scope. That may be too heavy.

For 18 years I have used an old adjustable-length shoulder pod to help me brace and steady my camaera when shooting on multiple safaris in Africa. It worked, but sometimes the clamps would slip and the brace would telescope closed and I'd lose my shot. This pod is rock solid like a gunstock and has the added advatage of multiple ways to grip, sling, balance, and brace the camera with a heavy long lens attached. I am shooting a NIKON D-300 (wonderful camera) witha reletively slow 80-400 Nikon 5.6 VR lens and I still get clear shots hand-holding even with evening light. I would encourage anyone to try it and see if it suits their style.

Bought a birding scope and this shoulder brace for my son who loves to go bird watching. His ornithology prof had a similar shoulder stock and recommended it. It was easy to put together and attach the scope. It's very light weight and easy to put into a backpack. The shoulder brace provides enough motion control that he can rapidly aim and focus without having to set up a tripod while on a hike. This item was also a very reasonable price.

Excellent spotting scope stock. Works great

This will help when I am taking pictures