What is this vintage wearable camera support, and how is it used?
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I found a camera support that belonged to my dad, probably from the 1970s or 1980s. It looks like a wearable stabilizing support rather than a tripod or monopod, and I’d like to identify it and understand how it would be used before passing it on.
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This appears to be a SLIK EZ HOLD chestpod.
Details online are very scarce, so I would presume the model has been discontinued, but the central column is very similar to the current line of SLIK Easi-pod monopods. The manufacturer may have more information about the chestpod if you need its specifications.
I could not find any images of the SLIK chestpod in use, but the design is not dissimilar to this one by Novoflex which may give a clearer idea of how the parts would be positioned in use.
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It appears to be a SLIK EZ HOLD chestpod, a wearable camera support designed to brace a camera against your body for extra stability.
A chestpod is used by wearing or positioning the support against the chest while the camera mounts on top, helping reduce shake compared with handholding alone. It’s somewhat related in concept to a monopod, but instead of standing on the ground, it uses your body as the support point.
This model seems to be discontinued, and information on it is scarce. The center column looks similar to SLIK’s later Easi-pod style supports, which may help with identification. A comparable design was also made by Novoflex, so those examples may help show how it was positioned in use.
If you want to rehome it, the most useful description would be: “SLIK EZ HOLD chestpod wearable camera support.”
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