So I asked for monopod advice, and got a bunch of it -- On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 02:21:43PM -0400, Adam Maas scripsit: > I'm your height and I use a moderately cheap Velbon unit with the > Manfrotto Monopod head which has an RC-2 QR built-in. Does pretty well > up to 2-3kg.
Thanks! I am wanting to go for a bit heavier than that, in hopes that the rumour of a DA* 400/4 prove true in time. On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 03:41:37PM -0400, Doug Franklin scripsit: > I use a Bogen/Manfrotto black, three-section monopod, I think the > number here is 3218. I usually have a Bogen/Manfrotto 3262 medium > ball head on it. I use it with the Sigma APO 400/5.6 Macro and the > Pentax F* 300/4.5 exclusively. It's plenty strong to deal with those > lenses, and could double as a bludgeon if the local fauna get too > nosy. However, it's only a couple of pounds or so (I've never > actually weighed it). Thanks! I am really hoping to avoid any occasions for fauna-bludgeoning; that leads to paperwork and contusions. I'm also not sure the model listed is still available, though it might be that my google-fu is weak. On Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 07:34:13AM -0600, William Robb scripsit: [snip] > I just had a look at the Feisol website. Their CM-1471 looks quite > nice. 170cm maximum height with an 11 kilo- loadout is a nice solid > support. It looks like it would be more or less the same leg as is on > my large Feisol tripod, which I am using to hold my Wimberley head and > 600mm lens with no issues at all. Add their CB-50D ball head (it's a > very nice little head) to it and- you'll have a rig that is slightly > too tall for you at maximum extension. Thanks! That looks like the leading contender. > They also sell ground spikes. For cheap(ish), even! On Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 04:35:30PM -0600, Bran Everseeking scripsit: > My son got me a Giatto MM 5580 last year. about 1.8 M fully extended > and 1.3 Kg. >- > max load is over 10 Kg >- > a rare thing that is good for my 2 M height um bit over 6'6". 200/2.54 = 78.7; 6'7" by rounding convention. :) > very sturdy with 4 twist locks. can be used to pry mountains into > just the right position. >- highly recommended- Thank you! Though having to enact an orogeny seems like a lot of work. :) Think this will be the backup contender. Now all I have to do is achieve a modicum of fiscal stability. :) -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
