> I'v started using a good monopod now and i find i have a bit
> more time to think about when to "pull the
> trigger" so to speak.
So what constitutes a "good" monopod? I might be heading to Adorama this
week to look at their Podmatic and others. I'm mainly looking for
something portable and th
I figure it's best, as far as possible, to benefit from the learning
experiences of others rather than repeating them.
So, the stuff I think is relevant:
- I'm 190cm/6'3" tall
- unlikely to be trying this with a lens over about 2.5 kg
- stability/strength over lightness, though I'd rat
Hi All,
I'm looking for advice on monopods and heads for the same. I'm thinking
3 lbs. would the max weight for any camera/lens I'd put on it.
I plan carrying it for snaps, mostlyi.e., all the places I currently
take my camera but don't want to haul the tripod.
Are there any out there that
I own two of these: The Slik 300 mini-pod (4 section, grooved tubes,
plastic snap locks) and the Bogen 3016 (3 section, metal lever
locks). The Slik is a little flimsy, not suitable for anything
much heavier than a 70-300 consumer zoom. The Bogen is _very_
nice and would probably easily support
Hi Amita.
What i meant with that statment was i mostly shot horse shows hand held but have found
that
a monopod helps quite a bit.Especially on windy days.
The only one i had up until last week was a Slik Jr which is for small video cameras.I
used it with the
D1 to see how much better it would be
T
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: monopod advice
>
> > I'v started using a good monopod now and i find i have a bit
> > more time to think about when to "pull the
> > trigger" so to speak.
>
> So what constitutes a "good" mon
Everyone has different habits, and here's mine:
The monopod is a Bogen/Manfrotto with a quick
release so that height could be adjusted on the fly.
My "head" is not a head but the hard-to-find junior
version of Stroboframe Vertaflip. The only thing it
does is to rotate the camera 90 degrees. Well,
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Amita Guha wrote:
> So what constitutes a "good" monopod? I might be heading to Adorama this
> week to look at their Podmatic and others. I'm mainly looking for
> something portable and the Podmatic's the shortest one I've heard of
> (14" folded). Anything else in particular I
- Original Message -
From: "Graydon"
Subject: Monopod advice
I figure it's best, as far as possible, to benefit from the learning
experiences of others rather than repeating them.
So, the stuff I think is relevant:
- I'm 190cm/6'3" tall
- unl
Damn, when did this happen Bill? Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 8:34 AM, William Robb wrote:
be more or less the same leg
> which I am using to hold my Wimberley head
> and 600mm lens with no issues at all.
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From: "Bob Sullivan"
Subject: Re: Monopod advice
Damn, when did this happen Bill? Regards, Bob S.
It's been going on for a couple of months now.
William Robb
be more or less the same leg
which I am using to hold my Wimberley head
On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:01:19 -0400
Graydon wrote:
> Any advice, recommendations, horror stories?
>
> Thanks!
My son got me a Giatto MM 5580 last year. about 1.8 M fully extended
and 1.3 Kg.
max load is over 10 Kg
a rare thing that is good for my 2 M height um bit over 6'6".
very sturdy wi
So I asked for monopod advice, and got a bunch of it --
On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 02:21:43PM -0400, Adam Maas scripsit:
> I'm your height and I use a moderately cheap Velbon unit with the
> Manfrotto Monopod head which has an RC-2 QR built-in. Does pretty well
> up to 2-3kg.
Thanks!
Graydon wrote:
On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 03:41:37PM -0400, Doug Franklin scripsit:
I use a Bogen/Manfrotto black, three-section monopod, I think the
number here is 3218. I usually have a Bogen/Manfrotto 3262 medium
ball head on it. I use it with the Sigma APO 400/5.6 Macro and the
Pentax F* 300
Doug
Franklin
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 8:17 PM
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Subject: Re: Monopod advice
Graydon wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 03:41:37PM -0400, Doug Franklin scripsit:
>> I use a Bogen/Manfrotto black, three-section monopod, I think the
>> number here is 3
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I also have the 3216 but with the 484 miniball head. The miniball is a bit
harder to control precisely, but then again monopods are not about speed not
precision. Great for wildlife and racing.
-Original Message-
From:
FWIW,
Ballheads may not be necessary. I have used monopods for years
without them, even after I tried them. You can usually just tilt
the whole rig for minor adjustments in pitch or roll. This is for camera
in
landscape mode of course. Portrait orientation will need at least a L-
bracket for most
I use a video head with my monopod. It's much more stable than a ball
head and easier to adjust. It works very well with tilt, so it's good
for shooting birds in trees.
Paul
On Jul 9, 2009, at 10:33 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
FWIW,
Ballheads may not be necessary. I have used monopods for yea
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 11:20:11AM -0400, paul stenquist scripsit:
> I use a video head with my monopod. It's much more stable than a ball
> head and easier to adjust. It works very well with tilt, so it's good
> for shooting birds in trees.
Now that is certainly good to know!
I foresee some rese
J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Ballheads may not be necessary. I have used monopods for years
without them, even after I tried them. You can usually just tilt
the whole rig for minor adjustments in pitch or roll.
I shoot on very uneven ground a lot, and I find the ball head very
helpful. Sometimes th
On Jul 9, 2009, at 14:20 , Doug Franklin wrote:
J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Ballheads may not be necessary. I have used monopods for years
without them, even after I tried them. You can usually just tilt
the whole rig for minor adjustments in pitch or roll.
I shoot on very uneven ground a lot, and
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Joseph McAllister
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 5:40 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Monopod advice
On Jul 9, 2009, at 14:20 , Doug Franklin wrote:
> J.C. O'Connell wrote:
>
>> Ballheads may not be necessary
FWIW on my Bogen monopod, I use Manfrottos monopod tilt head #234, allowing
the camera body to be turned 90 degrees to provide either vertical or
horizontal format.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message -
From: "Doug Franklin"
Subject: Re: Mono
On 10/07/2009, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
> FWIW,
>
> Ballheads may not be necessary. I have used monopods for years
> without them, even after I tried them. You can usually just tilt
> the whole rig for minor adjustments in pitch or roll. This is for camera
> in
> landscape mode of course. Portrait or
://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" >
Subject: Re: Monopod advice
J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Ballheads may not be necessary. I have used monopods for years
without them, even after I tried them. You can usually just tilt
the whole rig for
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 05:03:09PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:
> On Jul 9, 2009, at 16:17 , Ken Waller wrote:
>> FWIW on my Bogen monopod, I use Manfrottos monopod tilt head #234,
>> allowing the camera body to be turned 90 degrees to provide either
>> vertical or horizontal format.
> Yo
On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 08:17:08PM -0400, Doug Franklin scripsit:
> Graydon wrote:
[snip]
>> I am really hoping to avoid any occasions for fauna-bludgeoning; that
>> leads to paperwork and contusions. I'm also not sure the model listed
>> is still available, though it might be that my google-fu is
://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f- Original Message -From: "Graydon" Subject: Re: Monopod advice> On Thu, Jul 09,
2009 at 05:03:09PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:>> On Jul 9, 2009, at 16:17 , Ken Waller wrote:>>> FWIW on my Bogen monopod, I use Manfrottos
monopod til
On Jul 9, 2009, at 19:06 , Graydon wrote:
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 05:03:09PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:
On Jul 9, 2009, at 16:17 , Ken Waller wrote:
FWIW on my Bogen monopod, I use Manfrottos monopod tilt head #234,
allowing the camera body to be turned 90 degrees to provide either
ver
ing 234 Swivel Tilt Monopod Head
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554096-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_234_234_Swivel_Tilt_Monopod.htmlKeeping
> it reallyu simple.Kenneth Wallerhttp://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f- Original
> Message -From: "Graydon" Subject: Re: Monopo
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 10:18:45PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:
> On Jul 9, 2009, at 19:06 , Graydon wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 05:03:09PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:
>>> On Jul 9, 2009, at 16:17 , Ken Waller wrote:
FWIW on my Bogen monopod, I use Manfrottos monopod tilt he
On Jul 10, 2009, at 16:53 , Graydon wrote:
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 10:18:45PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:
On Jul 9, 2009, at 19:06 , Graydon wrote:
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 05:03:09PM -0700, Joseph McAllister
scripsit:
On Jul 9, 2009, at 16:17 , Ken Waller wrote:
FWIW on my Bogen mon
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 05:35:08PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:
> NO! I did not mis-type. The 222 Pistol Grip Ball Head also has a quick
> release plate, and the Ball Head release lever is vertical, so you can
> use it with either hand, and have the lever facing any way round to your
> m
On Jul 10, 2009, at 18:35 , Graydon wrote:
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 05:35:08PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit:
NO! I did not mis-type. The 222 Pistol Grip Ball Head also has a
quick
release plate, and the Ball Head release lever is vertical, so you
can
use it with either hand, and have the
NO! I did not mis-type. The 222 Pistol Grip Ball Head also has a quick
release plate, and the Ball Head release lever is vertical, so you can
use it with either hand, and have the lever facing any way round to your
most comfortable position. The 322 has a horizontal grip and lever which
seem
Graydon, though late here is what I have and use from time to time.
The leg is Manfrotto 676B digi. The head is also Manfrotto 486RC2 (small
ball head with quick release plate integrated). It works for me, but my
biggest lens is Tamron 28-75/2.8 so that it in fact depends on the
lens/camera yo
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 07:09:31AM +0300, Boris Liberman scripsit:
> Graydon, though late here is what I have and use from time to time.
> The leg is Manfrotto 676B digi. The head is also Manfrotto 486RC2 (small
> ball head with quick release plate integrated). It works for me, but my
> bigges
I'm your height and I use a moderately cheap Velbon unit with the
Manfrotto Monopod head which has an RC-2 QR built-in. Does pretty well
up to 2-3kg.
-Adam
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Graydon wrote:
> I figure it's best, as far as possible, to benefit from the learning
> experiences of others
Graydon wrote:
I use a Bogen/Manfrotto black, three-section monopod, I think the number
here is 3218. I usually have a Bogen/Manfrotto 3262 medium ball head on
it. I use it with the Sigma APO 400/5.6 Macro and the Pentax F* 300/4.5
exclusively. It's plenty strong to deal with those lenses,
tember 28, 2002 11:34 PM
Subject: Monopod advice
> Hi All,
>
> I'm looking for advice on monopods and heads for the same. I'm thinking
> 3 lbs. would the max weight for any camera/lens I'd put on it.
>
> I plan carrying it for snaps, mostlyi.e., all the plac
Dan,
I used to have a Slik monopod. I found that the thin leg tended to
flex just a bit more than I cared for. All you had to do was push
against it just a bit and it would flex. I ended up getting a three
section Bogen that I am very happy with. Rock solid. I also got a
3229 head for it. S
On Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 11:04 PM, Brad Dobo wrote:
> I used to own a Manfroto monopod and took it with me all the time. I
> found
> it useless unless it was as a walking stick. That also seems to be the
> advice given in some Basic Photography books. I may be wrong, I
> usually
On Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 11:43 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
> Dan,
>
> I used to have a Slik monopod. I found that the thin leg tended to
> flex just a bit more than I cared for. All you had to do was push
> against it just a bit and it would flex. I ended up getting a three
> section
: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: Monopod advice
>
> On Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 11:04 PM, Brad Dobo wrote:
>
> > I used to own a Manfroto monopod and took it with me all the time. I
> > found
> > it useless u
First off, a monopod is good for about two stops of shutter speed, so it is
not a replacement for a tripod. I use a rather light weight Silk EZ-pod Jr.
Works fine with a 70-300 zoom. Unless you have long, very heavy lenses there
is not real need, or advantage to a heavy duty monopod.
From: Dan Sc
In a message dated 9/29/02 12:01:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A monopod may not be the answer. Flash in this case would solve your problem.
If they are just snapshots, try a higher speed film that will help to
eliminate camera shake. Finally, I have a monopod (I think it's a Gitzo),
which
I agree. A monopod is great for carrying around and it certainly buys a
couple of stops or even better helps to sharpen shots that might not
otherwise be sharp. It's especially good for grabbing shots that would be
difficult or too slow if you are using a tripod. I use a tripod 90 per cent
of
On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 02:11 AM, Brad Dobo wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Well, you can buy a cheapie to try it out, if you find it useful, get a
> better one. That's what I would probably do. Of course, everyone here
> thinks I'm crazy! :) (Am I?)
>
> Regards,
>
> Brad Dobo
>
Hola Brad,
Sinc
On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 09:42 AM, Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
> First off, a monopod is good for about two stops of shutter speed, so
> it is
> not a replacement for a tripod. I use a rather light weight Silk EZ-pod
> Jr.
> Works fine with a 70-300 zoom. Unless you have long, very heavy
I do my best, but some still think I'm sane :)
Brad Dobo
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From: "Lukasz Kacperczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: Monopod advice
> << Of cour
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Monopod advice
> Hola Brad,
>
> You seem fairly sane to me but, my measuring stick hasn't been
> calibrated
I have the manfrotto 479-4 (silver). I don't have a head to use with it.
It has been invaluable for use with my Tokina 80-200/2.8 ATX-Pro, both
standing (agility) and seated (conformation). I was shooting with that lens
all day solidly for three days back in May and I wouldn't have been able to
On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 05:06 PM, wendy beard wrote:
> I have the manfrotto 479-4 (silver). I don't have a head to use with it.
> It has been invaluable for use with my Tokina 80-200/2.8 ATX-Pro, both
> standing (agility) and seated (conformation). I was shooting with that
> lens al
> > I'm open to suggestion, but I need something to steady my hands when I
> > can't take the tripod. I shot at my son's kinder class last week and had
> > to toss half the shots due to shake on my part and, what's really sad, I
> > was sitting in a chair with both feet on the floor.
I bought the
On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 06:06 PM, Goofy wrote:
>
> On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 05:06 PM, wendy beard wrote:
>
>> I have the manfrotto 479-4 (silver).
>>
>> Wendy
>
> Which Manfroto do you have?
>
> Dan Scott
>
Doh!
Dan Scott
Dan:
>From what I’ve read so far no one has asked you this question:
How tall are you?
I have a Bogen 3218 monopod, weighs about 2 pounds, a heavy-duty unit. But I didn’t
pick it for its durability; I picked it because I’m 6 feet 1 inch tall. I didn’t
want to put up with the problem of st
ED]>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: Monopod advice
>
> Dan:
>
> From what I’ve read so far no one has asked you this question:
>
> How tall are you?
>
> I have a Bogen 3218 monopod, weighs about 2 pounds, a heavy-duty unit.
But I didn’t pick it for
Hi, Brad,
My Manfrotto 679B is 62", and with the el-cheapo head is 64". With a camera on
it, the viewfinder is almost exactly at eye level, and I'm 6 feet even. As a
matter of fact, it was for those extra 2 inches that I got the head (and is handy
to have that tilt for vertical shots).
As some
Doug Franklin wrote:
> I have a Bogen/Manfrotto 3218 (black, three section) that I use with a
> 3262 ball head
Hi Dan,
Ditto -- I've got the same combination as Doug. (I think the Manfrotto part
number for the monopod is 434B.) I use mine in exactly the situation you
envision for your own
Wendy: Let me start by saying I am a tried and true Pentax LX man with, at
last count, four of them. I doubt many people, even camera store sales
people, would think that anyone who uses an LX is a pro. As soon as they see
35mm Pentax, no matter which one it is, they think amateur -- maybe adva
Hi All,
Just wanted to say thanks for all the useful monopod advice.
A 4 section Manfrotto is on its way. I decided to hold off on getting a
specific head for it until I see if one of my current heads is
sufficient (and mainly because I found a demo "A 2X-S" that I thought I
ought
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Wendy: Let me start by saying I am a tried and true Pentax LX man with, at
>last count, four of them. I doubt many people, even camera store sales
>people, would think that anyone who uses an LX is a pro. As soon as they
see
>35mm Pentax, no matter which one it is, the
Oh, in that case no question...
Vic
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