Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My considerations on a monopod: Does it screw down far enough to fit in a suitcase or backpack? Does it add significantly to the weight of what I'm carrying? Can I use it easily as a cane or hiking stick? Can I fit a small ballhead on it? Do the sections adjust easily and securely? With all of those considerations in mind, my favorite monopod is a Gitzo carbon fibre; but I also like the Leki hiking sticks with a built-in screw mount beneath the handle. Just depends on whether I'm going to be hiking more than standing. Tina On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 5:49 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > Hi Leo, > > sorry, I don't have a good monopod for sale. I was just wondering, what > makes a good monopod. I have a nice Gitzo carbon fibre tripod, and I can > se > how materials and design improve a tripod, but I wonder what makes a tripod > better than others. I've always thought that most monopod movement comes > from the fact that the photographer must stabilize it with handholding, and > perhaps a foot locked behind the monopod foot, so I always thought that > most > monopods were equally good. > > Peter Cheyne > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com