Like Joe says, lean into the monopod. Don't balance the camera on the monopod, lean the camera on your face. In the physics sense, the monopod takes away one degree of freedom in motion. Works fine... Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 25, 2009, at 15:22 , Graydon wrote: > >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 02:59:06PM -0700, Larry Colen scripsit: >>> >>> I'm looking for recommendations on a monopod, preferably under $50, >>> that'll fit in my backpack. I'm happy to buy a used one if someone has >>> one that is sitting around collecting dust. >> > Manfrotto by Bogen Imaging 680B (3249B) Compact Monopod (Black) collapses to > 20" without the head. $60. Supports 22 lbs wt. = 1.69 lbs > Manfrotto by Bogen Imaging 790B Modo Mono 5-Section Monopod collapses to > 15.4" without the head. $33 (Only supports 2.2 lbs) wt. = 10 oz. > Manfrotto by Bogen Imaging 776YB M-Y Compact Aluminum Monopod call. to 18.9" > w/o head $38 Supports 9 lbs. wt. = .73 lbs > >> I'm curious about recommendations about monopod _use_. >> >> My attempts to take pictures while leaving the tripod with the legs >> collapsed into a central column have left me convinced that monopod use >> must be difficult; there's support for the weight of the camera, >> but the whole assembly will wobble left to right and front to back in >> ways that are difficult to correct for while manually focusing. >> >> Are proper monopods easier? Is there a mental trick to avoiding the >> wobble? > > If you have the use of both your legs, they can become the other two legs of > a tripod. > > Just lean into it slightly, and get a pistol grip ball head for quick > aiming. (Manfrotto 222 Grip Action Ballhead) $100. > Or use a regular ballhead and leave it slightly loose. > > > Joseph McAllister > [email protected] > > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
