On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 08:20:53AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: > Not being a smartass here, but maybe you should look for a bigger bag or a > way to attach the monopod externally. I'm thinking of something like a nylon > tube (or a rigid tube) that you could slip the monopod in like a holster. > Just my 0.02 USD
Those aren't bad ideas. Unfortunately the fastpak350 is a pretty big bag, it's also one of the few camera packs that work as an every day backpack. Which leads into the second problem, since I use my camera bag as my every day bag, I don't want to have monopods and such hanging on the outside of it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry > Colen > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:49 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: 19" or shorter monopod? > > I'm finding that I use a monopod more and more in situations where I > used to hand hold my camera. Unfortunately, even fully collapsed, my > monopods are too long to conveniently fit in my fastpak 350. > > I found a really nice one at San Jose Camera, but it's $250, I'd > rather spend on the order of $50. > > Are there any decent monopods, for $50 or less that will collapse down > to 19" or less? I've found a bunch that collapse down to about 21", or > thereabouts, just too long to conveniently carry in my pack. > > > -- > The first step is learning to take great photos, > the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. > Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
