The vertical is a little awkward. Agreed. I prefer everything about a
tripod, except carrying it. A monopod is an improvement in only one
dimension over hand holding, but sometimes that is enough.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Aug 8, 2006, at 9:16 AM, Jeff Keller wrote:
>
> Do you use the swivel to flip to vertical format?
>
> I've never been comfortable with a monopod. Using the swivel to
> flip to
> vertical made it too unbalanced for me. Tilting the pod forward /
> backward
> too often couldn't change the view far enough away from the
> horizon. Maybe
> someday I'll put an Arca Swiss style quick release clamp on it and
> try it
> again using an L-bracket to flip to vertical. Carrying a tripod
> iwth the
> legs extended actually seems faster for me, but I'm not very steady
> using a
> monopod.
>
> The Manfrotto monopod with the trigger release to extend the leg is
> pretty
> nice. I have doubts how good it would be as a walking stick but it
> is easy
> to carry it with a camera mounted on it. The super quick height
> adjustment
> with the trigger release was very nice. Bending down to use a slightly
> misadjusted monopod doesn't work very well for me.
>
> -jeff
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 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
>
>
>
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