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Subject: [OM] Re: Tripods
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:54:53 -0500
At 09:01 PM 4/25/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> > None of my friends who own a DSLR own a tripod, they somehow
> > feel I'm "old fashioned" because I use a tripod..
>
>It's rather interesting that I can handhold my E-1 for a full
>stop or more slower than I can with the OMs. Shutter vibration
>is so minimal and the unit has so much mass as to really help.
>Of course, anybody with a Canon is so proudful of the high ISO
>performance that they just crank up the ISO instead of using a
>tripod.
>
> > But while I'm at it, I wanted to get an informal survey of how
> > many of you
> > "still" shoot off tripods..  I just bought a Manfrotto ball
> > head, a big one, and it makes a huge difference..
>
>Depends. I use a monopod a lot more than I ever did before. But
>I use a tripod at least once or twice per week.
>
>AG

Ditto all that.

Joel W.



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