Time for some real shooting

Damian Koh | Apr 10, 2006

When it comes to design, it can be very subjective. But this had us taking our hats off--for peace-time shooting (photos). One of Russia's manufacturing plants for hardware and optics has produced the Fotosniper, which consists of a Zenit 122SLR, a 300mm F4.5 TAIR lens and a rifle mount. Yes, you heard it right. It's a rifle mount.

Hand shake is inevitable, especially if you are at the telephoto end of a long zoom lens or megazoom camera; and that's why most manufacturers incorporate some sort of image stabilization feature or high-sensitivity mode (so you can shoot at faster shutter speeds) in their digital cameras.

But Zenith claims the Fotosniper is all you need for crystal-clear shots at 1/60 or 1/30 of a second, sans tripod. The Fotosniper comes complete with a rifle mount and shoulder stock so you can stabilize the camera against your body and minimize hand shake. Sounds wonderful to us. We're only slightly worried if this camera setup would actually create public hysteria on the streets.

So, the trigger doubles as a shutter release, right?

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