We should start a monopod group buy to save on shipping!!! HAHA
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Jamez, super shot... your dark streetscape!
That is exactly my point of leading lines....
Excellent photo!
@all interested: Benro is ok, but the clamps lose their power (on ones I have seen... I hope these are better). CF is the way to go!! Good luck with your monopods! If you buy a tripod though, please be aware that you may want to buy a heavy (really heavy one) or if you want to buy a CF Tripod, make sure it has a central hook below the coupling (or head). You can hang a weighted bag below to keep it super-steady.
For your consideration.
Tryg
That is exactly my point of leading lines....
Excellent photo!
@all interested: Benro is ok, but the clamps lose their power (on ones I have seen... I hope these are better). CF is the way to go!! Good luck with your monopods! If you buy a tripod though, please be aware that you may want to buy a heavy (really heavy one) or if you want to buy a CF Tripod, make sure it has a central hook below the coupling (or head). You can hang a weighted bag below to keep it super-steady.
For your consideration.
Tryg
I have a $20 Inca tripod at the moment, I really bought it just for our meets which are usually on tarmac surfaces etc. I take the photo with the remote. Works pretty well considering.
I think I would get more use out of a monopod than the tripod. Then get a good tripod and a speed light.
Giottos was the brand I was thinking of before... used to be able to buy it very cheaply
I think I would get more use out of a monopod than the tripod. Then get a good tripod and a speed light.
Giottos was the brand I was thinking of before... used to be able to buy it very cheaply
Remember with speedlights, the bigger the unit the slower the light (1/8th to 1/128th of a second for larger speedlights.. might pay to have a smaller one (for really freezing action with high shutter speeds needing flash). You can buy physically smaller lights with faster response, upto 1/1000th of a second flash...
Just another useless Tryg tip !!!!
Just another useless Tryg tip !!!!
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monopod helps you keep the camera steady reducing camera shake escpecialy when using zoom lens and it also helps by holding the weight of the camera. tripod holds the camera still so you can use longer shutter speeds to get greater exposure to capture darker photoes without having to change the iso degrading the quality of the shot. and so you can do cool long shutter speed tricks like tryg's painting with light shots
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leverage tadz - having the camera 'anchored' to the ground and holding it waaay up at the top of the monopod u have maximum stability because it acts as a lever (get that yeah?)
Never knew about them till this thread - seems invaluable tho!
Anyone got a good secondhand digital SLR up for grabs? lol VERY inspiring thread guys, I'm lurking in the background, checking every page, awesome work
Never knew about them till this thread - seems invaluable tho!
Anyone got a good secondhand digital SLR up for grabs? lol
VERY inspiring thread guys, I'm lurking in the background, checking every page, awesome work 
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lzy_eye wrote:Giottos was the brand I was thinking of before... used to be able to buy it very cheaply
That's the brand I have. Both tripod & monopod. Never used the monopod. Bought it to take to Avalon airshow but all it was was a nuisance. Carrying it around all day. It sits it my boot. I've used the tripod with time delay on the camera. I did this for Comet Mcnaught. I sat out the front of my house & kept changing the F stop & exposure time to try & get the best photo. I have to admit I prefer my old Pentax K1000 because I couldn't be lazy with it. My K200D does it all on auto & I get bad shots a lot of the time. I have to go back to thinking it is a manual camera. My main things to take photos of are planes & motor racing. My husband sits & watches & I go a wandering.
Monopods are also good for panning shots.
When you pan you life the camera and go with the flow. But when you're not panning, you can rest it on the monopod. Tripod would be too heavy to lift with a huge lens in most instances.
I've also seen on ebay, beanbags. They might come in useful, just to rest the lens + camera on, rather thana full tripod setup.
When you pan you life the camera and go with the flow. But when you're not panning, you can rest it on the monopod. Tripod would be too heavy to lift with a huge lens in most instances.
I've also seen on ebay, beanbags. They might come in useful, just to rest the lens + camera on, rather thana full tripod setup.
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