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Postby LZY_EYE » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:19 pm

I want one too Tenchi... was looking at that same one :)

We should start a monopod group buy to save on shipping!!! HAHA

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Postby jamez707 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:41 pm

i agree i have been pondering in investing in something like these good size to get some low shots on cars or to sit on even surfaces
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Postby tryg » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:27 pm

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.

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Postby LZY_EYE » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:34 pm

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 :)

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Postby tryg » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:12 pm

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 !!!!

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Postby tadz0rz » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:14 pm

ZOOM! Straight over tadz head.

Can i just ask though, whats the difference between a mono pod and a tripod.

I know one has one leg and the other has 3 but like...Explain =)
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Postby LZY_EYE » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:16 pm

haha, not useless at all mate!! I will get around to it eventually :) I have to admit, the built in flash is not so bad for what it is, just can't direct the light etc....

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Postby jamez707 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:42 pm

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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Postby tryg » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:50 pm

Nicely stated Jamez !

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Postby JazzyB » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:03 pm

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!

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Postby crankyfatcow » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:19 pm

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.

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Postby Tenchi » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:36 pm

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.
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Postby LZY_EYE » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:10 am

Nice shot Jamez :)

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