On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Amita Guha wrote: > So what constitutes a "good" monopod? I might be heading to Adorama this > week to look at their Podmatic and others. I'm mainly looking for > something portable and the Podmatic's the shortest one I've heard of > (14" folded). Anything else in particular I should look for? I mainly > want an extra bit of steadiness for shooting events and nature with long > lenses. I might be doing a bit of sports shooting but not much.
I have some model by Bogen (3011B? 3021B?, perhaps? I could check, but, oh the effort!).. The one thing I wish I had for it is the spiked foot. IE, this weekend I went out and about and didn't feel like hauling the tripod.. The monopod works, but it would've worked infinitly better if I had been able to drive it into the ground (plus, fending off the other tourists!). I also saw a pretty swanky looking tripod retrofit thingy for it which I'd consider investing it. Oh, look, part numbers! Tripod adapter: 3422. Feet: 3246S or 3257. I also need to invest in a different head for it, since the 3055S I'm using seems to outweigh the monopod. Oh, I guess its the 3006B (or its discontinued, cause this doesn't look right). Its not quite as short as the podmatic (19"), but it does the job. -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio.
