Hi Paul, Lou... how's it going? > You can probably get away with a monopod if you shoot high ISO digital > or high-speed film to give you a shutter speed of at least 1/750th or > so. Shoot wide open and focus carefully. With digital, you're looking
Thanks, yeah... I'll keep you posted... probably the 'weight' gain is better than the 'stability' loss... :) and it's considerably cheaper than a really sturdy tripod & kimberley head... > Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:05:00 -0400 > From: "Lou Billing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Help holding a 500mm f/4.5 lens > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Check out the Giottos P-pod. It's quite substantial and locks up tight > enough to support your weight as a hiking staff. A fluid head with a round > QR plate allows for fast vertical shooting. It has three steel rods that Interesting indeed... I'll keep an eye on it for sure... thanks! Ed Ed Maruyama [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 2590107 http://www.flickr.com/photos/edmaruyama Iqaluit - Nunavut Canada "All in all it's been a rocky road, twists and turns along the way... But, I still pray for tomorrow, all my hopes, my dreams... don't fade away... Don't fade away..." David Coverdale __________________________________________________________ Lèche-vitrine ou lèche-écran ? magasinage.yahoo.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
