Paul, Those are exactly my thoughts for the explanation, but I was not sure if my observation was correct.
Igor Mon Feb 17 14:11:53 EST 2014 Paul Stenquist wrote: High ISO capability makes it easier to shoot handheld. Figure skaters move quickly and change direction often. I would think that a monopod is a huge encumbrance. Paul On Feb 17, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Igor Roshchin <str at komkon.org> wrote: > > I just noticed that at the skating competition the photographers in > the > front video/photo row are almost all shooting while holding their > cameras > by hands. I think I noticed either 1 or 2 monopods, and even one > of those was most of the time on the side, while the photographer > was using his other camera hand-held. > > I am so much used to see photographers with monopods in that row... > Is that a new trend ... or maybe I just never paid attention to them > in figure skating competitions? > > Igor > > -- 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.
