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Is a Pan/tilt head necessary?
Dec 11, 2017 08:15:05 #
Bugfan
Loc: Toronto, Canada
Cookie223 wrote:
Since this monopod has the ability to tilt, and swivel would I need a head for it? I'm retiring in February and just want to get what I need before then.
It seems to me that you probably don't need anything else at the moment. I have all three heads, a ball head, a tilt and swivel and a three way one. The latter gets used rarely and then mostly for landscapes and architecture. The pan head I use for tracking birds but nothing else. The ball head I use for everything.
As to a tripod or a monopod, I have both. The tripod gets used the most, the monopod is an occasional tool that I will use when I forgot the tripod or I didn't want to carry it.
Ultimately the answer to your question is to ask yourself what it is you plan to do in the future. For the moment it sounds like you really don't need any additional gear but perhaps in the future you will.
Dec 11, 2017 08:36:02 #
Bugfan wrote:
It seems to me that you probably don't need anythi... (show quote)
Thanks Bugfan.
I’m a believer in the saying “I rather have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it”. With that being said, and the GAS attack I had, I ordered a tilt, and a swivel to use on my mono and tripod. At some point I can sell whatever I don’t use.
Dec 11, 2017 08:41:30 #
Thanks to all of you for your valued and appreciated advice. I just purchased a Sirui VH-10 swivel and a L 05s.
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Dec 11, 2017 08:43:55 #
Do you get good results with the monopod as it is now? I do not personally use a monopod, but I think the advantages over a tripod would be lighter weight and less space necessary to use one. A tilt-pan head would definitely add weight and bulk to your monopod. My recommendation would be to leave it as it is. If you want to use that kind of a head, put one on a tripod.
Dec 11, 2017 08:47:08 #
Michael71 wrote:
Do you get good results with the monopod as it is now? I do not personally use a monopod, but I think the advantages over a tripod would be lighter weight and less space necessary to use one. A tilt-pan head would definitely add weight and bulk to your monopod. My recommendation would be to leave it as it is. If you want to use that kind of a head, put one on a tripod.
Thanks Michael, I needed the new gear for my tripod anyway, and can play around with it on both tri and mono.
Dec 11, 2017 08:51:13 #
Dec 11, 2017 09:09:35 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
I read someplace that a monopod only needs to allow for tilt … or was it pan? Swivel? Anyway, there's supposed to be a certain kind of head made just for monopods. You might Google it.
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Dec 11, 2017 09:18:31 #
gvarner wrote:
I read someplace that a monopod only needs to allow for tilt … or was it pan? Swivel? Anyway, there's supposed to be a certain kind of head made just for monopods. You might Google it.
From what I been seeing a tilt is more for a monopod, but then again there is always a difference of opinion.
Thanks and take care.
Dec 11, 2017 13:38:16 #
Cookie223 wrote:
I have learned more from you folks than I would ha... (show quote)
For speed of use, compositional accuracies, and PROPER use of a monopod, you WILL Need a tilt head on a monopod - unless you always shot straight eyelevel and NEVER shoot down or up.
Dec 11, 2017 14:00:33 #
imagemeister wrote:
For speed of use, compositional accuracies, and PROPER use of a monopod, you WILL Need a tilt head on a monopod - unless you always shot straight eyelevel and NEVER shoot down or up.
Thanks Imagemeister.
I've always taken my pictures straight/eye level, but that has limited my ability to take various types of shots. That's way I asked the original question. I have just ordered a Tilt, and a pan head.
Dec 11, 2017 16:35:57 #
kdogg
Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
For BIF I have a Manfrotto 681B monopod and a Manfrotto 3262 Ball head IMO a great combination.
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Dec 11, 2017 17:30:43 #
kdogg wrote:
For BIF I have a Manfrotto 681B monopod and a Manfrotto 3262 Ball head IMO a great combination.
Thanks Kdogg.
Dec 11, 2017 18:18:47 #
One handy use for a monopod is if you have difficulty getting down on the ground for some close up. Just take the picture upside down.
Dec 11, 2017 18:26:26 #
hassighedgehog wrote:
One handy use for a monopod is if you have difficulty getting down on the ground for some close up. Just take the picture upside down.
Also good for overhead shots - helps to have articulating LCD ! Also good for moving brush and limbs out of way - would not leave home without one.
Dec 11, 2017 19:52:06 #
imagemeister wrote:
Also good for overhead shots - helps to have articulating LCD ! Also good for moving brush and limbs out of way - would not leave home without one.
Thanks again!
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