Davis & Sanford Pro Steady Stick - for Pro Camcorders that Require a Tripod Adapter Plate

Comments about Davis & Sanford Pro Steady Stick:

In the sales literature, there's not much detail on how this attaches to the camera. I bought it to use on my HPX-500. When it arrived, I found out that, in order to use it, you have to unscrew the small triangular plate on the bottom front part of the camera and sandwich the horizontal plate of the Steady Stick under it. That means that, until you unscrew the triangle plate again, you're going to have an 8" piece of aluminum rod sticking out of the front of your camera, under the lens. Also, if you don't have a drill handy, forget about using it with a HPX-500. The holes don't line up. I modified it and made it work, because I needed something quick, but I probably won't use it again. Very awkward with a full-sized camera, in my opinion. And the documentation is very poor. [...] The parts are pretty robust, for the price, but the means of attachment is pretty lame.

Comments about Davis & Sanford Pro Steady Stick:

In order to use the pro model, you have to unscrew the triangular dovetail plate on the bottom of your camera and sandwich the Steady Stick plate between it and the camera body. When you're not using the Steady Stick, you'll have an aluminum bar 8" long sticking out underneath your lens. Kind of awkward. If you want to remove this kluge, you have to get out a screwdriver...tiny little screws, too. This is probably the reason there are no photos of this part of the Steady Stick Pro. If there were, guys like me probably wouldn't buy it. On the plus side, it looks reasonably well made. Also, when I called Tiffen with questions about how to use this device (no instructions in the box), they were very helpful. And a little bit apologetic.