Same here with the "Stalker Grip" for the Camcane: it is made of a
hard rubber material, but has a part-circle shape, to accommodate a
lens, rather than the "V-grip" you have.
Chris
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C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.co.uk
homepage.mac.com/zuiko
On 26 Jun 2005, at 00:03, Walt Wayman wrote:
> I find using the "Y" yoke generally every bit as sturdy and far
> more convenient than actually physically attaching the camera or
> lens to the 'pod via the screw, much less to a ball head. That way
> the camera is normally hung around my neck or off my shoulder and
> ready for action, including accommodating the sudden inclination to
> drop to the ground and shoot a 3-inch tall wildflower or a strange
> insect, while also leaving the walking stick free to be used as a
> walking stick. Just about any lens physically longer than, say, a
> 50mm has ample length to fit comfortably into the fork of the yoke,
> resulting in almost unlimited freedom of movement in any direction,
> while still providing the support a monopod is supposed to.
>
> I will confess to having attached a small Cullmann ball head to my
> Stoney Point a couple of times before it dawned on me that there
> was a better way. At least, it's a better way for me.
>
> Walt
>
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