tripod or monopod
Jun 20, 2014 15:28:45 #
Bret wrote:
I'd get one if it where black and yellow...lol
You mean like this one?
MeFOTO Roadtrip Yellow
Jun 20, 2014 15:35:39 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Just Fred wrote:
You mean like this one?
I have tried the MeFOTO options in stores a bunch of times, and they are quite compact but not particularly light. I have not replaced or complemented my monopod with a MeFOTO tripod because they simply are not as sturdy. If I get a micro 4/3 system, the MeFOTO might join the set.
Jun 20, 2014 15:37:23 #
Well dayum!!!...this is gonna hurt. I'm still in "short term recovery" from the last GAS attack. Chocolate?...Hot Pink?..good grief.
Jun 20, 2014 15:39:33 #
Bret wrote:
Well dayum!!!...this is gonna hurt. I'm still in "short term recovery" from the last GAS attack. Chocolate?...Hot Pink?..good grief.
I've been to Dayton, and I think you would look better with hot pink, kind of like Who Let The Dogs Out kind of effect.
Jun 20, 2014 15:52:53 #
Jun 20, 2014 16:04:57 #
suihk wrote:
I am going on a trip to Alaska and wondering if I should take a tripod or monopod.
I have and rely on both of these devices but when push comes to getting a great shot a tripod is the only way to go.
Jun 20, 2014 17:57:42 #
amehta wrote:
No laughing here!
The very useful part of using a normal monopod is that it supports the weight of the camera and lens. With a full frame camera and a telephoto lens, this can help a lot.
The very useful part of using a normal monopod is that it supports the weight of the camera and lens. With a full frame camera and a telephoto lens, this can help a lot.
However, that string is better than nothing.
Jun 20, 2014 20:37:45 #
Jun 21, 2014 05:52:59 #
Macrolor
Loc: Damariscotta,Me
Monopods are quicker to set up and stable. The Giotto carbon fiber is very light and weighs around a pound +. Not overwhelming to carry if you are hiking.
Jun 21, 2014 06:07:41 #
suihk wrote:
I am going on a trip to Alaska and wondering if I should take a tripod or monopod.
What is your longest lens? You can always just extend one leg of a tripod and - bingo - you have a monopod.
Jun 21, 2014 06:20:32 #
suihk wrote:
I am going on a trip to Alaska and wondering if I should take a tripod or monopod.
A lot depends on the patience of whoever will be with you. A monopod can be carried extended, or set up very quickly. Not so much with a tripod.
I was going on a trip with a group, and I asked the leader about bringing a tripod. He said that the delay would not work with the group. I didn't need it anyway.
Jun 21, 2014 07:17:45 #
I took a short tripod to place on the hood of the truck, sand bag to place on the side window and last a monopod which I only used at Katmia.
Jun 21, 2014 08:01:54 #
Confuius says: A tripod can always be used as a monopod in a pinch, but a monopod can never be used as a tripod.
Jun 21, 2014 08:02:32 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
For a trip to alaska i would take neither.
One seems to shoot big and bright in Alaska. F 11+ at 250th or better and you don't need a tripod or monopod for that kind of shooting.
One seems to shoot big and bright in Alaska. F 11+ at 250th or better and you don't need a tripod or monopod for that kind of shooting.
Jun 21, 2014 08:02:32 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
For a trip to alaska i would take neither.
One seems to shoot big and bright in Alaska. F 11+ at 250th or better and you don't need a tripod or monopod for that kind of shooting.
One seems to shoot big and bright in Alaska. F 11+ at 250th or better and you don't need a tripod or monopod for that kind of shooting.
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