I have a video head on my monopod. It provides plenty of tilt. Tilt is necessary when shooting birds high in trees. Paul On Mar 9, 2007, at 12:16 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
> I have used monopods for many years without heads. > since the thing only has one leg, its pretty easy > to adjust it as needed without a head. I dont even > think I would want a head on one...Verticals can > be done with a simple L-bracket on the camera on a monopod > too. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Boris Liberman > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:05 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Buying a monopod > > > Godfrey, the Manfrotto that I mentioned is sold without any additions > (no head, no quick release) for $85 here. > > I may have to buy a quick release and a head, but probably later. > Alternatively I could try to dismount the head and quick release from > the Slik tripod that I have and attach it to the monopod, though it > then > > will be ugly and bulky ;-). I do want a ball head though ;-). > > Boris > > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> On Mar 8, 2007, at 6:42 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> I've decided I'd buy a monopod. My choices are basically Slik 350 and > >>> Manfrotto 680. >>> >>> Any specifics I should be looking for or both are acceptable. >>> >>> Mainly I am going to use it with 80-320 towards 320 mm of course. And > >>> generally a bit of (mobile) support won't hurt me. >>> >>> What do you say? >> >> I was out walking with the DA50-200 the other day and realizing that >> I want a monopod or tripod for any focal length over 100mm in order >> to ensure adequate camera stability. I've played with the Slik and >> didn't like it's leg latches much. >> >> This is the one I'd get: >> >> Bogen / Manfrotto 681B 3 Section Monopod (Black) with 3229 Swivel/ >> Tilt Head (RC2 Quick Release) >> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home? >> O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=353315&is=REG> >> or >> http://tinyurl.com/25wve4 >> >> You do need a head, even just a simple one, to allow both horizontal >> and vertical orientation. The QR on the 3229 is compatible with my >> two other Manfrotto heads (it takes the same plates) and is very >> sturdy. I have the simpler 3223 model but that doesn't have the QR >> clamp, which is important for ease of use in the field. >> >> Godfrey >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
