Stan Halpin answered Jody's question thusly:
One additional variation. Instead of attaching camera to monopod, add a head
of some sort. I use a Bogen/Manfrotto 3262QR ball head on the top of my
monopod. For normal horizontal shots, this is meaningless, but it makes a
huge difference if you want to shot vertical format! I can quickly loosen
the tension on the ball, "flop" the camera over to vertical, and retighten.
Exactness is not important as final front-to-back and side-to-side leveling
is handled by moving the monopod. And be choosing a head with a
quick-release rather than a direct connection to the camera, I can both
switch among different cameras and/or just more easily move one camera on
and off the monopod (on for photos, off for walking down the trail to the
next spot . . .)
I use similar set up, but with the addition of the Manfrotto Flash Extension Bracket
screwed onto the monopod first. This allows me to fix my AF500FTZ on the right hand
side
of the bracket and have the ball head on the other, which means I have the flash fixed
in a
"portrait light" position no matter what angle I rotate the camera on the ball head.
The bracket has an all way adjustable arm that allows you to raise or lower the flash
as desired,
This is helpful for eliminating red-eye, while giving some degree of a modelling
effect at the same time.
It's perfect for use with the Z1p's RTF and 500FTZ in contrast control mode as well.
You could say it's a portable studio on a stick....... {8-D
Max
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