A couple of other uses for my monopod (a Gitzo with a Bogan ball
head) is a hiking stick (I even sometimes use it when I don't
have a camera with me), and as a pole to hold up a tarp shelter.
As a camera support I find the best way to use it is slanted
back towards me leaning into it. This makes a tripod consisting
of the monopod and my two legs. I find that just using it
upright only gives support in one axis while using it as
described above gives support in three.
As mentioned by others it is much more convenient than a tripod.
--Tom
John Francis wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > At 10:11 23.1.2001 +1000, you wrote:
> > >On 22 Jan 2001, at 14:26, dosk wrote:
> > >
> > >> Here's a chance for another new thread;
> > >> ---Who here use's a monopod? And why on earth why?
> > >> (But I would change the subject title here to "Monopods?", before it
> > gets to
> > >> unwieldy...)
> > >>
> > >> Skip
> > >
> >
> > I have a big & long & heavy Manfrotto 434B, with 2 joints only, which is
> > too long to fit comfortably into my Nova 5 camera bag. I wear it on a strap
> > over my shoulders like a rifle (got mistaken once for a hunter ;). Apart
> > from its size, it's an excellent monopod - heavy & stabile. It helped me a
> > lot to get sharp photos at concerts, wildlife, even landscapes! I did some
> > landscapes with 50mm and 28mm lenses and Impressa 50, which is pretty slow
> > film, using the monopod I was able to get "tak" sharp pictures even at
> > 1/15s. I use a simple tilt head with quick-release plates.
> >
> > Now I would only like something smaller ;)
> >
> > Fr.
>
> I've got two monopods - one three-section (the lightweight Bogen), and
> a somewhat more substantial four-section. The lightweight monopod is
> a little too flexible at full extension for use with very heavy lenses,
> although it can handle a 300/2.8 with a PZ-1p (or MX with Motor Drive)
> if you are careful. I use it with a small one-dimensional tilt head.
>
> For the four-section monopod I usually use the quick-release ball head,
> which is quite capable of handling even the heaviest lenses as long as
> you keep the head somewhere near upright (within 30 degrees or so).
> There is a tradeoff - convenience vs. stability - but I've been satisfied
> with the results so far. It's also nice that the same quick-release
> plates fit the small tilt head and the ball head. It would be even
> nicer if I didn't have to rotate the plates 90 degrees when switching
> between heads, but you can't have everything. The tilt head seems to
> be intended for switching between portrait and landscape modes, which
> I don't need very often (most of my big glass has tripod mounts). So
> I use the tilt head to give me a bit of up/down adjustment, which is
> more usful to me. But that means rotating the mounting plates.
>
> --
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