Abstract: A frame which can be held in an upright position, and which can hold a camera so that the camera can be turned from a horizontal to a vertical position without substantially shifting the position of the lens axis, and without utilizing an obstruction behind the back of the camera which would prevent it from opening to change the film. This allows the hand of the photographer, which is grasping a handle such as a palm pad while also turning the lens barrel to focus the lens, to turn the lens barrel at either position of the camera. The apparatus includes a pair of links connecting the frame to a camera mount on which the camera is held, with the links mounted so that when the camera mount rotates 90.degree. the position of a point located a predetermined distance, such as 11/2 inches, beyond the camera mount does not undergo a change in position.