I like my tripods and try to carry one of them with me "whenever possible". Still, there are times when I just leave the tripod at some place (under a shade, on a rock, whatever) and walk only with my camera at hand. I know I can reach it for help if I need to; I do not feel guilty (!) if I do not use the tripod at all on that occasion.
And, there are occasions (macros come to mind) where I "always" use a tripod. And, I do macros rather frequently... Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.