Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
on their web site is, of course, more, and they don't show the ball head, but it's available. http://www.promaster.com/tripods.html Paul - Original Message - From: Ramesh Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 2:09 PM Subject: Re: Making monopod out

Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-03 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Oct 2003 at 6:38, Lon Williamson wrote: Yup. I've done it. There's also been at least one tripod model made where one leg screws off for monopod use. And another one where an extra long center post serves the same purpose. Anyone know who makes/made these? Manfrotto used to have a

Re: Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-03 Thread dagt
Fra: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 01:42 AM, So, perhaps a quick question to all who have been using tripod and also monopod, when do you use monopod ? I use mine on a medium format camera. It adds some stability without taking away as

RE: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-02 Thread Amita Guha
Just keep the three legs of the tripod together and boom, instant monopod. And you can still use it as a tripod. Doesn't anyone else do this? My tripods are too heavy and bulky to do this comfortably, but my husband has a smaller tripod made by Adorama that is small enough to do it.

Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-02 Thread Mat Maessen
My Tiltall has a front leg that unscrews and screws into the bottom of the center stalk. Would be convenient as a monopod if it weren't for the handles protruding from the panhead. Maybe with a real ballhead on it... -Mat Cameron Hood wrote: Just keep the three legs of the tripod together and

Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-02 Thread wendy beard
At 06:38 PM 01/10/2003 -0400, you wrote: So, perhaps a quick question to all who have been using tripod and also monopod, when do you use monopod ? When shooting sports with a 300mm Yep, that's when I use mine the most. For sports. Don't use a head either. Too fiddly Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada

Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-01 Thread Ramesh Kumar
I can remove centre column of Slik 700DXPro tripod. Planning to use it as monopod. I thinks its bit short. total lenght from bottom to top of the head comes to 24inches. Has anybody tried using this way? Thanks Rsmesh __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free,

Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-01 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
take that time to set it up. So, perhaps a quick question to all who have been using tripod and also monopod, when do you use monopod ? Thanks in advance.. Anand From: Ramesh Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Making monopod out of tripod Date: Wed

Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Anand DHUPKAR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somehow, I did not like the idea of monopod. Actually I though of buying a cheapish monopod sometime back - in walmart it was available for just US$10.00. But then thought that instead of having monopod, I would rather keep on using my tripod only. It

RE: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-01 Thread Amita Guha
So, perhaps a quick question to all who have been using tripod and also monopod, when do you use monopod ? When shooting sports with a 300mm Ditto. Actually, not just sports, but on boat rides or anything else involving motion or anything where you have less time to set up. Amita

Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-01 Thread Bill Owens
When I'm in a football stadium and don't have room to set up a monopod. Plus a monopod is better for sports than a tripod. Bill - Original Message - From: Anand DHUPKAR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:27 PM Subject: Re: Making monopod out

Re: Making monopod out of tripod

2003-10-01 Thread Jim Apilado
I have a lightweight Cullman Magic 2 tripod that can stand 58 inches high. I also use it as a walking stick for hiking. Jim A. From: Ramesh Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:36:40 -0700 (PDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Making monopod out