Jerome, I use my Bogen monopod with rubber bottom in wet grass quite often with a 200/2.8 or 400/5.6 and have noticed no problem at all.
Bruce Monday, September 30, 2002, 1:43:10 PM, you wrote: JDCR> It is interesting that this topic was spawned recently, as I have also JDCR> been in the midst of this decision. Well, I've finally made my decision JDCR> and now have the following question: JDCR> Has anyone invested in the spiked foot that can be bought for the Bogen JDCR> family of monopods? It sells for about $7 and (at least in theory) sounds JDCR> like a good idea... But I was wondering how it faired in practice. More JDCR> specifically, with a heavy lens in a dirt / grass environment this seems JDCR> like it may be a worthwhile investment for added stability. I went to a JDCR> local camera shop today and played with the monopod, head and lens combo JDCR> that I intend to use, and the rubber bottom seemed a bit slippery... but JDCR> the store unfortunately had no spiked feet for me to bore holes into the JDCR> floor with. Go figure! JDCR> Thanks in advance, JDCR> jerome JDCR> _______________________ JDCR> Jerome D. Coombs-Reyes JDCR> PhD Candidate, ISyE, Georgia Tech JDCR> http://www.isye.gatech.edu/~jerome
