That swivel works great on a monopod. I find ball heads very awkward on a
monopod as there are too many degrees of freedom. With large lenses Bogen's
big lens cradle works well too. /jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 9:30 AM
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Subject: [OM] Re: monopod ?
I still think this is one of the most rational articles on buying a
monopod. I ended up with a Manfrotto monopod and the swivel. Works
great.
http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/tutorials/monopods/index.html
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Aug 7, 2006, at 8:57 PM, Russ Butler wrote:
> I'd like to get a monopod and would appreciate brand &/or model
> recommendations. It should be sturdy enough to use as a walking stick.
> Not sure how much I'll use it, so I don't want to spend too much on
> this
> first one. So I'm looking for a good value/utility trade off.
> (Sorry, I know this was discussed some months back, but I didn't save
> the info.)
> Thanks,
> --
> Russ Butler (NJ USA)
>
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