Wendy - an answer and an observation for you. 1. I have a Bogen of some variety and it is sturdy and adjusts easily and, with a ballhead on top it works well.
2. It works best with a LX with a SportFinder finder. Using a monopod is obviously more awkward than handheld, but in some ways it is even more awkward than a tripod. With a tripod you can let it go and it stays where you left it. With a monopod, you dont let go. So it helps to have a very high viewpoint finder to help you overcome the awkward positions you may find yourself in. I am not explaining this well, but trust me; you will wind up taking shots where you are aiming without looking through the viewfinder, and the SportsFinder lets you at least glance at your composition . . . [visualize taking a macro picture from the bank of a stream of a flower just above the water level, about 30 inches below you . . .] On the other hand, if you are sitting in the spectator section at the agility trials and merely panning back and forth with the 'pod holding the camera at eye level, life is better. But you'll still find the high viewpoint finder a blessing. Stan > From: wendy beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 23:19:00 -0500 > Subject: monopods > > Dear All, > Not so long back, but many many messages ago there was a brief discussion > about tripods and monopods. > I sort of vaguely remember Dave asking about monopods for his horsey pics. > (forgive me if I'm wrong, the hour is late and I'm getting old) > Was there any sort of consensus reached about what the best makes were? I'm > going to be using it for agility pics, both inside and outdoors. And it's > going to be a Christmas present (not from me to me but from someone else to > me!) > I read a good write up in Pop Photography about the Adorama Podmatic 5 > Section Monopod, which was their Version Of The Linhof Monomatic. > Does anyone have one of these? Know anything about them? > I'm going to look in the local camera store as well, but the adorama one > aroused my curiosity. > > tvm > Wendy - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
