Bush Hawk Shoulder Mount with Strap

Before I invested in a bush hawk, I did my homework. I found endorsements by professionals I trusted, professionals who said the bush hawk was great, rugged and lasted for years. So I got one. Within moments of setting my bush hawk up, it was broken. I had carefully set my bush hawk down in my living room, but my common standard of care was not enough to keep the fragile shutter-release cord from breaking irrevocably. But I gave bush hawk the benefit of the doubt. I blamed myself, and coughed up another 45 bucks to get a replacement cord, one touted to be stronger. But again, within moments of setting up my bush hawk and treating with the utmost care, some telltale bump had broken my brand new cord! Also, the plug-in for the cord had become loose, so even if I bought a third cord, the bush hawk still would not take pictures. All this damage to the “rugged” bush hawk, before I had even gotten it outdoors! But even if none of this had happened, I still would have returned the bush hawk. You can’t autofocus your camera by holding the trigger halfway down, meaning you have to hand focus it while following birds. Also, when the shutter release cord is plugged in the pictures won’t display on the lcd screen of the camera, meaning your settings could be all whacked out and you wouldn’t know it until the shoot is over. And despite numerous calls on numerous days at different times of the day, I still have not been able to talk to a single person at bush hawk about my problems. I have been disgusted by the quality, design and customer service of Bush Hawk, and would advise you to steer clear of their products.