>Without a pivoting head of some sort, you can't shoot verticals. Not on a lens with a rotating mount, Paul. The Tokina has a lovely one that clicks into place at 90 degree intervals, and is then tightened.
>Moreover, the recommemded stance for holding a monopd is to brace it >toward you at an angle. In effect, it and your two legs become a tripod. A >head lets you tilt the monopod in this way and still shoot sraight ahead. I have to agree with you here: this is how I would tend to use a monopod. The only exception would be on soft ground where the foot sinks, so I place the foot on the toe of my shoe - better than nothin :-) I'm set on doing some sort of Ultimate Bastard Strength Monopod Mount. I'm talking 5mm steel, 488 hemi and four barrels, buddy. And Steve Larson didn't say a word this time... Cotsweld _______________________________________________________ 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 .
