Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Trouble in my opinion with monopods is when you want to shift your position up and down quickly you cant. You have to readjust the monopod. This seems painfully obvious but its a reason why I don't use them. Another more to the point is you cant set them up to use them three inches off the ground. As they don't make 3 inch monopods. But the point is your vertical options again is limited. That and the gain of a stop or two more steadiness makes me not have used them all that much this lifetime. Tripods I love. You can shoot f 10 seconds and be there. With your hand behind your back. I'm getting a remote release from B&H in the next few weeks. I see they go for less then 50 bucks. Wireless I think, for my D700. This will make it so I'm out and about with my camera on tripod doing some IMO much more serious work. But a reason to use a monopod would be the weight of the big fat lens I'd be wanting to use for extended periods of time. Just holding it up there. That's what they're for as far as I can see. And my heaviest lens is not that heavy. Its a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor my my only lens with a tripod collar. And if I had to stand somewhere shooting for over an hour I'd opt for a monopod as I don't have arms like Popeye. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner