An L bracket for the camera body can do the same thing without putting the mass of the camera body off axis to the monopod making it more awkward to handle.
-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Dec 3, 2020 3:54 PM >Subject: Re: PESO Birding with 1.4x converter > >I mostly have it locked down but it makes it easy to switch from horizontal to >vertical compositions. Also sometimes the study place for the foot is very >much not directly under where I want the camera. > >On December 3, 2020 12:00:38 PM PST, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>I've never had much luck with ball heads on a monopod. Just too wobbly. >>I like >>the RC2 plate holder mounted directly to the end of the monopod. >> >>Ball heads are great on a tripod, but I've just never gotten the hang >>of using >>one on a monopod. >> >> >>On 12/2/2020 20:41:03, P. J. Alling wrote: >>> That looks enough like the one I use, that I can opine that it also >>makes a >>> decent club, for self defense. >>> >>> On 11/25/2020 1:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Nov 25, 2020, at 7:24 AM, Bob Pdml <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Use a bean bag… >>>> I use a monopod with a ball head and hang it from my belt using a >>maglight >>>> holster >>>> >>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bfko83dh4sFfu5Lg7 >>>> >>>> It doubles as a nice walking stick. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen >>>> [email protected] -- 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.

