Dear Jeff,
IMHO, I would buy(and carry, UGHHH) the heaviest tripod you can afford.
(The Manfrotto/Bogen 3021 is a favorite among many) After all, if it does
not give rock solid support for long exposures, then what good is it? If
you are shooting Velvia (probably at ISO 40)under overcast skies and want
any decent depth of field, you will probably be shooting with fairly low
shutter speeds and thus a monopod will be less useful. I personally love my
ballhead(with which I can make all adjustments with one hand and lever), but
a pan/tilt head is fine. If you are going to shoot mainly landscapes, then
what is the hurry? Spend your $$ on a heavy tripod and live with a slow
screw in mount. I love my Bogen quick release plate, but I mainly use it to
switch bodies or lenses quickly for wildlife, which does not stay in one
place for very long! As for pushing Velvia, the result are quite good, but
you will gain some grain. Another alternative is the new Kodak ES100 VS(I
think that is what it is called), which I have not tried, but is said to
have Velvia's fine grain and color punch but with a true ISO of 100. If you
use it, let me know how it compares to Velvia. Have fun!!
Sincerely,
Ron Crabtree
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Borenstein <jsb@xxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 9:18 PM
Subject: [OM] mondomonopods and suppot
>As i was looking at my current tripod and its lack of a quickrelease system
>i began looking at other options. I will be shooting velvia 50 in mainly
>overcast skies for the most part i think. I dont have any major
glass..with
>the longest prime being the 135/3.5 and a 70-200 4..5/5.6 sigma.
>Ill be ripping away with the 50/1.8 and the 28/3.5 the most i bet. Anyhow,
>back to my support situations. I have a feeling im going to be getting
>pretty low shutter speeds with the veliva. Is it worth lugging the tripod
>around with the om2n attached all the time? I dont have the cash for a
nice
>tripod with quick release, but these monopods are a little more like it. I
>guess i can get a nice bogen with a tilt head for about 50 or 60 bucks with
>quick release. I should be able to shoot in the 1/15 - 1/30 range no
>problem with the 50 prime on right? Is it worth it? BTW, the price is
about
>same for ballhead, but i dont think there is much of an advantage. Should
i
>look into faster film? Push velvia to 100? Use the tripod with the slow
as
>mollases screw in mount and lug it around? Or invest in a monopod from B&H
>and hope for the best? I leave saturday morning so if im going to order
>anything it MUST be wednesday morning at the latest. I appreciate any and
>all comments.
>
>-Jeff
>P.S. That little joke about mens nipples from that guy, what a riot!
>
>
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