Low-cost Shoulder Mount Reviewed

Shoulder-mounted cameras like the Canon XL1 are easier to hold for long periods than their smaller cousins, but the can still be a pain. Literally: the position of the camera and the arm can quickly get tiring if you have to stay in one position for a long time. Which is why the Spiderbrace 2 that Filmimaging.com have reviewed here looks interesting: it’s a lightweight, low-cost shoulder mount that seems to be more comfortable than the built-in one these cameras use: for one thing, you can sue both hands to hold the camera and alternate them, so you aren’t stuck in one position as the wedding you are videoing drags into the third hour.  And it also (as reviewer Stephen Schleider points out) makes it look like you are using a big, fancy film camera; "When I used the matte box setup with the Spiderbrace, it felt like a second unit film camera – solid and firm."
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