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Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
From: billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:02:11 -0600
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Honestly, Howard, I can't imagine trying to use a tripod as a monopod. How 
unwieldy that must be!

-----Original Message----- 
From: H&ECummer
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 2:09 AM
To: lug at leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari


> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:02:22 -0600
> From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>
> why would you not use it in the jeep? After all, the jeep is stationary 
> more
> often than not, especially when near animals. For me it worked great,
> wouldn't do anything else.
> Bill Pearce

Hi Bill,
I think it is great that the monopod worked well for you in your jeep. But 
for me, my mileage varied.
Jeeps in India have a roll bar in the back which you can hang on to when 
standing and putting a bean
bag on that bar and standing up to take photos gave me a clearer vantage 
point and a freedom to pan and
swivel that I didn't get with my tripod when I was using it as a monopod. In 
Africa the jeeps we
used had push up tops so you were naturally standing and leaning on the edge 
of the side of the jeep.
It was a perfect spot for a bean bag with the same facility of movement as 
using the roll bar in India.
So, I'm sold on bean bags - but I recognize in that spirit  of YMMV - other 
methods work well for others too.
Cheers
Howard.


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