If it's real dark in a bar or at a party, I'll use a flash. But never a tri or monopod.
First, the tripod is liable to be kicked, knocking down your camera. Especially if you have an assistant there. <g>
Second, some drunken patron can trip over it, and hurt themselves. They sue bar. Bar third party's you. I hope your insurance is paid up. And they provide coverage.
Even a monopod would be way too restrictive. At least for me it would. Even with a flash, the element of surprise is necessary (which is why I'll often shoot "from the waist", when they're not expecting it - wide angle lenses are great for that!).
I've got to circulate, gab with everyone, fire away when no one (sometimes even me) is expecting it. But, hey, that's just me!
As many have said throughout this thread, whatever works for you, and your style, is good. The certainty is that whatever other differences there may be between yours and mine, yours are bound to be, on average, way sharper than mine!
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: As usual: photo advise sought Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 16:41:43 -0500
Nope. Gimme an Mx, a 50 1.4, and a monopod.
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