I don't use a tripod -- I use a monopod without a head. I was just saying that it would be a hard sell to get me to add a head to my monopod, especially since I'm using it primarily in that one location.
-Aaron -----Original Message----- From: gfen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: My two cents on monopods Date: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:27 pm Size: 1005 bytes To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > While a head on a monopod certainly can be useful in a number of > situations, I've never seen one in the camera bay at a ball game. I > personally don't have one. It would take some real convincing to get > me to use one, especially with a long lens. After using it, you'll be hooked. Its kinda self-fulfilling like that. The benefits are exceptionally useful with a long lens, where shutter speeds need to be shorter to minimize shake, in addition to the weight and space savings when hauling a monopod is easier than the tripod. There's always going to be places where the tripod is better, but when you need to cut corners for whatever reason, the monopod surely wins out versus well, nothing. -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
