Cotty has to fend off coyotes with a stick the rest of us can't get close enough to photograph them with a 600mm. What is your trick. Cotty" <GRIN
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 11:20 AM Subject: Re: Monopods? > >I have to admit: I'm a lazy photographer. I don't like tripods. I own a > >Manfrotto 190CLB with a 141RC-head, but it's quite heavy and I do my best > >not to use it unless I must. When travelling it's just a pain in the xxx. > >Could a monopod could be an alternative? Could anyone please explain the > >usefulness/advantage/disadvantage of monopods to me? > > I loathe tripods also. I got myself a Vanguard monopod off eBay a while > back, and on the whole, it's great. It's a tall one (I'm 6'5") and has a > locking plate on the head, which is a Vanguard pan and tilt MP-9 cheapy. > Because it's a cheapy, the locking plate is made of poly-plastics, and is > fine for light lenses, but no way is it going to stand up to 300 2.8 > weight. Can anyone recommend a decent ROBUST solid and simple pan and > tilt (or other) head with a locking plate system that will take some > punishment? > > As for the monopod idea itself, I find it indispensable with long lenses. > Any sporting activity, it's great idea. It can be braced against other > immoveable items to make a bipod or even a tripod. Great as a walking > stick on hikes, deters cayotes, etc. > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > _______________________________________________________ > Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Check out the UK Macintosh ads > http://www.macads.co.uk > - > 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 . - 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 .
