Reddit mentions of Photography & Cinema Pistol Grip Handle with Standard 1/4" Screw for DSLR Mirrorless Camera, Video Stabilizer Handle

> I will be packing fairly light and don't want to carry a huge rig with me, or even a video monopod, which I have.

Well unfortunately that doesn't really leave us many options besides handheld.

However, there are some simple ways to make handheld footage a lot more stable:

1. You can attach a pistol grip to your camera.
   
   
2. You could forego the pistol grip and use the strap that came with your camera. With the strap around the neck, simply hold the camera away from your body until the strap is stretched as far as it can go.
   
   
3. Maybe what will help most (especially at longer focal lengths) is an image stabilized lens. Your kit lens should come with image stabilization... but if you're shooting in parties the lighting will probably be very dim and the kit lens is not very fast. Prime lenses rarely have image stabilization but are faster and much better in low light. It's a tradeoff you'll have to balance.
   
   
4. A wide angle lens will mask some shakiness.
   
   Finally, try not to move/walk around when you're shooting. If you must walk n shoot, walk like their's poop in your pants and you're trying not to smear it all over your ass.

Hi /u/Namisaur - I have the BMPCC and I use three types of handheld rig, depending on the situation - the stabilizer/steadicam, the pistol grip and the shoulder rig. Depending on what you want to do, I recommend:

• Stabilizer - [Flycam Flyboy III - $64.28] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IVIDLF4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00IVIDLF4&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20). Here's how to balance it - plus some sample footage: http://youtu.be/n9pOgtHGj4M
  
  
• Shoulder Rig - [Photography & Cinema PR-1 Shoulder Rig - $250] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2WTNZE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A2WTNZE&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20). If you don't want the hassle of balancing a stabilizer, this is the best value-for-money shoulder rig on the market.
  
  
• Pistol Grip - [Photography & Cinema Pistol Grip - $20] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073Z49AM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0073Z49AM&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20) plus [Pro-LANC start/stop control - $73.95] (http://www.prolanc.com/products.html). You'll have to velcro or glue the start/stop button to the pistol grip - but this is the simplest and least expensive handheld solution for the BMPCC.
  
  Hope this is helpful!
  
  Bill

u/cityescape3 - the least expensive way to get 3 hours of continuous shooting is with a $19.99 SmallRig battery plate, a $24.50 12V to Weipu cable and a $37.99 set of two NP-F970 batteries & a dual charger.

You can attach the plate either to a pistol grip (as seen here) with a 1/4"-20 male to male screw or use the included bracket to attach it to the top of the camera - as seen in this video with the OG BMPCC .

This should be relatively easy to do with your cage.

Hope this is helpful and good luck finding the right external power solution for your needs!

For small handheld cameras like these, a loupe and a pistol grip work great. 3 points of contact making the image stable, still discrete and looks like an old school Bolex. I use something like this with my a5300. Here is what it looks like.

Loupe:
http://www.amazon.com/2-8x-3-0-Viewfinder-Magnifier-Extender/dp/B009X6H8ZW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_421_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=316fNC-iueL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1HHNN9NVZK1PH91G2KSE

Pistol Grip:
http://www.amazon.com/Photography-Cinema-pistol-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0073Z49AM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459351357&sr=8-1&keywords=PNC+PISTOL

Option 1: Use your phone.

• Get one of these ($35) and one of these ($20) to cover your stabilization.
  
• Get one of these ($40) to keep yourself powered up.
  
• Grab two or so of these ($38 for two) to make sure you don't run out of space.
  
• And get something like this ($23) so your audio doesn't completely suck.
  
  Option 2: Buy a Canon S110
  
  
• Still get the $20 pistol grip for stabilization
  
• Still get some SD cards (this takes normal SD rather than micro SD so they should be cheaper. Make sure they're Class 10 for speed!)
  
• Probably still get some cheap microphone.
  
  Edit: There are cheaper versions of things like the travel battery (though I would still stick with this brand and get something smaller), the SD cards, etc. if you want to pinch more pennies.
  
  Edit 2: If you're worried about durability, see if you can find an Otterbox case for the phone as well.

Definitely! All these cameras have 1/4-20 threaded female sockets on the bottom, you could easily mount it on something like this.

I don't know of any pistol grip lights, but I know of a few that can be mounted on a tripod. Instead of a tripod, you could attach a handgrip like this one for cameras.

When you say powerful, I can assume you want lots of lumens, but do you favor a light that throws a small spot of light really far, or a floody light that's great at illuminating a wide area directly in front of the flashlight?