Theleatherman
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking for advice on how people are filming their shots in the field. I use a Nikon Coolpix P900, mainly because of its incredible zoom capabilities. The image quiality at long distances is perfect for capturing detail, judging trophy size, and has actually been really helpful allowing me to confirm wheter a shot was successful, and later review and relive the moment.
Right now, i'm experimenting with a setup that mounts both the camera (Nikon coolpix p900) on a Manfrotto joystick head and a V-shaped rifle rest onto a shared bracked atteched to my primos gen 3 trigger stick.
What I like about the rpimos is the height adjustment trigger system is fast, smooth and ideal for adapting quickly to terrain or shooting position. But I've run into some issues, because the weight from the camera and the v-rest on a shared bar creates imbalance and transmits vibrations, especially under recoil. I even placed a rubber damping pad under the V rest to try and absorb some of the recoil/vibration, but even with that, the camera still shifts slightly, also because the trigger mechasnism allows slight rotational play, the camera can drift off target at the exact moment of the shot (especially if a lot of zoom is applied).
I also tried the reverse, mounting the V-rest on the tripod I use for filming. But I faced the same vibration issue, plus the added problem that the Manfrotto tripod is much slower to deploy and adjust. So right now, I often resort to carrying two separate tripods, one for the rifle and one for the camera. It works, but is heavy, slow to deploy and far from ideal, and also it is also quite common for a moving animal to move out of the camera's view when shooting.
So my question is, How do you film your shots in the field? Are there any compact, stable single-tripod systems that let you mount both the camera and rifle rest without compromising stability, speed, or video clarity?
Thanks in advance!
I'm looking for advice on how people are filming their shots in the field. I use a Nikon Coolpix P900, mainly because of its incredible zoom capabilities. The image quiality at long distances is perfect for capturing detail, judging trophy size, and has actually been really helpful allowing me to confirm wheter a shot was successful, and later review and relive the moment.
Right now, i'm experimenting with a setup that mounts both the camera (Nikon coolpix p900) on a Manfrotto joystick head and a V-shaped rifle rest onto a shared bracked atteched to my primos gen 3 trigger stick.
What I like about the rpimos is the height adjustment trigger system is fast, smooth and ideal for adapting quickly to terrain or shooting position. But I've run into some issues, because the weight from the camera and the v-rest on a shared bar creates imbalance and transmits vibrations, especially under recoil. I even placed a rubber damping pad under the V rest to try and absorb some of the recoil/vibration, but even with that, the camera still shifts slightly, also because the trigger mechasnism allows slight rotational play, the camera can drift off target at the exact moment of the shot (especially if a lot of zoom is applied).
I also tried the reverse, mounting the V-rest on the tripod I use for filming. But I faced the same vibration issue, plus the added problem that the Manfrotto tripod is much slower to deploy and adjust. So right now, I often resort to carrying two separate tripods, one for the rifle and one for the camera. It works, but is heavy, slow to deploy and far from ideal, and also it is also quite common for a moving animal to move out of the camera's view when shooting.
So my question is, How do you film your shots in the field? Are there any compact, stable single-tripod systems that let you mount both the camera and rifle rest without compromising stability, speed, or video clarity?
Thanks in advance!
sounds easier to press gang a cameraman 
