Re: Carrying a monopd
Thanks, Ken =) (I was kinda begging for that) @Mark: I actually meant to put useable. Cheers Ecke 2010/5/8 Kenneth Waller : > > Hate to say it but yours looks shorter than mine. Looks useful though > > MARK! > > > -Original Message- >>From: eckinator >>Subject: Re: Carrying a monopd >> >>2010/5/2 Larry Colen : >>> I figured that picking up a maglight holster was worth a $9 gamble. I think >>> that it'll work well. >> >>Hate to say it but yours looks shorter than mine. Looks useful though. >>Cheers >>Ecke > > > Ken Waller > > > PeoplePC Online > A better way to Internet > http://www.peoplepc.com > > -- > 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. -- 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.
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Hate to say it but yours looks shorter than mine. Looks useful though MARK! -Original Message- >From: eckinator >Subject: Re: Carrying a monopd > >2010/5/2 Larry Colen : >> I figured that picking up a maglight holster was worth a $9 gamble. I think >> that it'll work well. > >Hate to say it but yours looks shorter than mine. Looks useful though. >Cheers >Ecke Ken Waller PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com -- 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.
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On 1/5/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >I figured that picking up a maglight holster was worth a $9 gamble. I >think that it'll work well. > >Pictures at: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623846825763/ And all along I thought that was a banana in your pocket -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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.
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2010/5/2 Larry Colen : > I figured that picking up a maglight holster was worth a $9 gamble. I think > that it'll work well. Hate to say it but yours looks shorter than mine. Looks useful though. Cheers Ecke -- 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.
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You cut a dashing figure... On 5/1/2010 7:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I figured that picking up a maglight holster was worth a $9 gamble. I think that it'll work well. Pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623846825763/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the interface subtly weird.\par } -- 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.
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On Sat, 01 May 2010 00:08:00 -0500 Bob Sullivan wrote: > OMG Larry, > Use it as a walking stick and get on with it. > Next you're gonna want a Batman belt! usually the walking stick approach or strapped to my hydration pack or photo back pack. -- "Love" is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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.
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Why not just use a strap over the shoulder? I have a Manfratto and use it as a walking stick a la Bob. -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:33:38 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Carrying a monopd I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around sunset it was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished I'd had my monopod with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way to carry it, when I wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. Has anyone used something like this: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights to carry a monopod? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- 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.
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On 02/05/2010, John Sessoms wrote: > http://www.dancecheer.net/spiritmall/product.php?productid=16944&cat=351&page=1 Now that's a stap-on with potential, Larry ;-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
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From: Larry Colen I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around sunset it was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished I'd had my monopod with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way to carry it, when I wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. Has anyone used something like this: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights to carry a monopod? http://www.dancecheer.net/spiritmall/product.php?productid=16944&cat=351&page=1 -- 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.
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I figured that picking up a maglight holster was worth a $9 gamble. I think that it'll work well. Pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623846825763/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
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On May 1, 2010, at 6:56 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-05-01 0:33, Larry Colen wrote: might work. Has anyone used something like this: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights to carry a monopod? Most are too long to carry on your belt, IMO. They end up banging around amidst your legs and are a threat to trip you. Now, attach that same belt loop doohickey to your backpack, now you're getting somewhere. My Bogen 3218 has a wrist loop. I put a cheap "carabiner" clip onto that loop, and hook it to my backpack or camera bag. Something to keep the bottom end up above knee level. Or I leave the 400 lens attached to it and carry it "crooked" over my shoulder. I've got a Benbo mc66 which is under 17" without the head. I specifically looked for one that I could carry inside my camera bag. My goal for the holster is camera, fannypack and monopod. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
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I'll second Bob's comment and recommend one of the Trek-Tech TrekPods: http://www.trek-tech.com/products/trekpods.html I have a TrekPod II which is the older, heavier design. Like the Benbo that Bob W recommended it has an upside down leg design, thickest section at the bottom, which makes it super rigid even at its tallest extension, 62.5 inches. It's a terrific hiking staff that you can really put a lot of weight into. OTOH I wouldn't like to carry it around town for fear of being accused of brandishing a club because its shortest length is 47 inches. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) On 1 May 2010 15:08, Bob Sullivan wrote: > OMG Larry, > Use it as a walking stick and get on with it. > Next you're gonna want a Batman belt! > Regards, Bob S. > -- 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.
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The head makes a reasonable handle, considering. Mark! (they really are best taken completely out of context) On 5/1/2010 10:10 AM, mike wilson wrote: Bob W wrote: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size- Flashlights to carry a monopod? I have a two-section one that multitasks as a stick and mugger-deterrer, as if I do not manage that adequately myself. Make & model? Benbo Trekker as at the bottom of here. http://www.patersonphotographic.com/benbo-tripods.htm The head makes a reasonable handle, considering. -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the interface subtly weird.\par } -- 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.
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Bob W wrote: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size- Flashlights to carry a monopod? I have a two-section one that multitasks as a stick and mugger-deterrer, as if I do not manage that adequately myself. Make & model? Benbo Trekker as at the bottom of here. http://www.patersonphotographic.com/benbo-tripods.htm The head makes a reasonable handle, considering. -- 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.
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On 2010-05-01 0:33, Larry Colen wrote: might work. Has anyone used something like this: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights to carry a monopod? Most are too long to carry on your belt, IMO. They end up banging around amidst your legs and are a threat to trip you. Now, attach that same belt loop doohickey to your backpack, now you're getting somewhere. My Bogen 3218 has a wrist loop. I put a cheap "carabiner" clip onto that loop, and hook it to my backpack or camera bag. Something to keep the bottom end up above knee level. Or I leave the 400 lens attached to it and carry it "crooked" over my shoulder. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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.
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I use the side loop on my AW200 Sling bag to store my monopod. Keeps it nicely out of the way, and always accessible. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around sunset it > was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished I'd had my monopod > with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way to carry it, when I > wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. > Has anyone used something like this: > http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights > to carry a monopod? > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
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2010/5/1 Larry Colen : > I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around sunset it > was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished I'd had my monopod > with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way to carry it, when I > wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. > Has anyone used something like this: > http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights > to carry a monopod? No but I can somewhat see this as being a good idea - I see five-0 using these and the Mags seem to hang sufficiently low. Just make sure it is thick enough so it doesn't slip out, you are looking at kind of a big opening. Personally, I have an R-Strap and just leave the monopod dangling underneath the camera with the ballhead unlocked. It swings a bit when I walk but doesn't knock my knee, only downside is the ballhead scratches a bit where the "neck" of the camera plate rub on the upper edge of the "ball cage" whatever the tech term for that part is. Kirk has such a contraption on a separate belt but it costs an arm and a leg. You could also just find a suitable carbine hook and attach it to the belt loops of your pants. Cheers Ecke -- 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.
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> > > http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size- > > Flashlights > > > > to carry a monopod? > > I have a two-section one that multitasks as a stick and > mugger-deterrer, as if I do not manage that adequately myself. Make & model? -- 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.
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Larry Colen wrote: I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around sunset it was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished I'd had my monopod with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way to carry it, when I wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. Has anyone used something like this: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights to carry a monopod? I have a two-section one that multitasks as a stick and mugger-deterrer, as if I do not manage that adequately myself. -- 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.
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On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: OMG Larry, Use it as a walking stick and get on with it. Next you're gonna want a Batman belt! What do you mean next? I've been wanting a Batman belt for almost 45 years, the only thing that changes is what I'd carry in it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
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ROFL!! That's a good one Bob!! Tan. :) -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: Saturday, 1 May 2010 3:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Carrying a monopd OMG Larry, Use it as a walking stick and get on with it. Next you're gonna want a Batman belt! Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around > sunset it was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished > I'd had my monopod with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way > to carry it, when I wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. > Has anyone used something like this: > http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size- > Flashlights > to carry a monopod? > -- 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.
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OMG Larry, Use it as a walking stick and get on with it. Next you're gonna want a Batman belt! Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around sunset it > was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished I'd had my monopod > with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way to carry it, when I > wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. > Has anyone used something like this: > http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights > to carry a monopod? > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
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On 5/1/2010 12:33 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I went for a walk in the woods after work tonight. Being around sunset it was getting dark, especially under the trees and I wished I'd had my monopod with me. I was trying to think of a convenient way to carry it, when I wasn't using it and think that some sort of a holster on a belt might work. Has anyone used something like this: http://www.zbattery.com/Maglite-Plain-Leather-Belt-Holster-for-D-Size-Flashlights to carry a monopod? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est My monopod has a wrist strap which I loop around my belt and secure to the ball head. However pod itself is getting a bit scarred up from banging into rocks and such. I think a shoulder bag would be better. I can't find one long enough for the pod I own though. -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the interface subtly weird.\par } -- 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.