HI-
A monopod is also convenient if you have lots of snow. Just drive it in
firmly and you have a quite solid support for anything up to a moderate
telephoto or a TLR. In the right snow conditions, which we have for about 4
to 5 months of the year, a monopod will stand very nicely on its own. I do a
lot of shooting on cross country skis and find my monopod extremely useful.
John Poirier
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: January 22, 2001 5:11 PM
Subject: OT:Monopods(was: Why do we?).
> On 22 Jan 2001, at 14:26, dosk wrote:
>
> > Here's a chance for another new thread;
> > ---Who here use's a monopod? And why on earth why?
> > (But I would change the subject title here to "Monopods?", before it
gets to
> > unwieldy...)
> >
> > Skip
>
> Hi Skip there are plenty of used for monopods, I'll cite a few without
trying to
> over complicate the issue :-)
>
> In many venues tripods are not allowed, some due to the safety aspects and
> some due to sheer space restrictions. Using a monopod for sports shooting
> is generally desirable due to the flexibility of movement it affords.
Apart from
> being able to swing and pan using your whole body you can quickly change
> positions for a completely different perspective. In many cases where I
have
> needed to shoot at very low shutter speeds I will brace the monpod against
a
> railing or fence etc. Using this practice I have shot at shutter speeds of
> greater than one second with excellent results.
>
> In cases where weight is an issue monopods can be a boon, my Manfrotto
> 434 + ball head weighs in at only 1.34kg but will support a load of up to
12kg
> at a height of approximately 175cm.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob Studdert
> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
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