Great idea! Thanks, Bob!
A little rubberized/silicone coating on the Vise-Grips jaws would make
them pretty versatile, too.
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On 11/22/2010 3:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Other alternative is a 'Vise-Grip' pliers with a bolt or two braised onto them.
You then put a small ball head on the bolt and the Vise-Grip onto anything.
Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks for the input! I think I may have come up with the best option -- a
sort of reverse monopod.
A 1/4" bolt through a length of lightweight chain. Run the bolt through one
end of the chain (making sure the link is smaller than the head of the bolt)
-- screw into the camera, step on the other end of the chain and pull it
tight while shooting.
It'll provide a fair amount of stability, and when not being used, can be
carried in a pocket.
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On 11/22/2010 3:05 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 23 November 2010 07:16, DagT<[email protected]> wrote:
I usually start by walk around or looking at the subject, trying to find
out what caught my interest, visualizing how the picture could be, and then
start photographing. Even then I tend to take few pictures, sometimes only
one. No tripod, even when using large format, because it removes the
flexibility and slows down the reactions.
I realised many years ago though inspection of my slides at high mag
that tripods apart from often reducing the amount of often useful
experimentation in composition aren't the be all and end all to obtain
optimal sharpness either, especially when working with WA lenses in
good light.
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