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I ordered the Farmer bag. Would anyone believe me now if I were to say I am broke.

I saw Danielle with a monopod, well, I figured if Danielle could do it........
I Have tried to reach her, and I am sure I will hear. But I needed to know where my finances were. So I went to BH, I got the best one they carried.

I tried to copy it at the top of this.

Now I need a rookery, and a reliable car. I wonder if I can find a rookery. We certainly have low country, water, marsh, etc. for it.

ginger

(hope I don't have to wait long on this stuff, just hope I don't, smile)

[Nir]

Enjoy it Ginger!!

[Harryb]

Hey Ginger,


Congrats on the monopod. Thats the same set-up I have.

[Andy]

of course you're broke, you keep spending $$ on camera gear, like many of us :lol3

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/16540557-Ti.gif

i'm glad you got a monopod. you should be on your way to sharper pics real soon!

[Harryb]

of course you're broke, you keep spending $$ on camera gear, like many of us :lol3

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/16540557-Ti.gif

i'm glad you got a monopod. you should be on your way to sharper pics real soon!
Hey Andy,

remember when

[Andy]

Hey Andy,

remember when

hell yes. and that was when i *only* had a rebel and a fifty 1.4. and the sony 828.

oh and guess wat - i just re-bought a rebel, for infrared conversion - maxmax is doing a new special mod on it for me and i'm taking it to yosemite. :clap

[wxwax]

Oh Ginger, I can't believe you ordered a monopod. What a mistake! Is it too late to cancel the order?




















:evil

Just kidding. Nice move, it will help you with the 300 big time!

[DoctorIt]

so you got the monopod with the little feet, eh? will anyone tell me what those are good for? I can't imagine they could support more weight than the pod itself...

:dunno

way to go ginge, it's an addiction. You're gonna love that bag too :thumb

[LiquidOps]

Very nice purchase Ginger.

Hope you guys don't mind a question.

Would this bennefit my Sony 717 with 1.7 Sony TCon? Or am I better off with a Tri-Pod? If so... which do you recommend?

Thanks,

Steven

[marlof]

so you got the monopod with the little feet, eh? will anyone tell me what those are good for?
It's not to have the pod behave like a tripod where you can set the camera on "timer" and let go of your equipment, if that's what you mean. A regular monopod only deals with vertical movement. Next to that, there's also horizontal movement and the movement from and towards you. The little feet should help dealing with that movement. Dunno how effective they are, since I never tried one in real life. Am just looking into monopods myself right now...

[bfjr]

Congrats, Ginger. Just got one here myself, from one of our own. It is fast becoming my new buddy. Can tell right away it makes a difference. Will post some piccies If the rain will allow!! :thumb In fact here chk this out:

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=77986#post77986

the picture of my dog (Schnooig) was shot (call it a test) with my new buddy and the camera in digital zoom and we all know how digital zoom usually sucks!! :thumb:thumb

[wxwax]

Very nice purchase Ginger.

Hope you guys don't mind a question.

Would this bennefit my Sony 717 with 1.7 Sony TCon? Or am I better off with a Tri-Pod? If so... which do you recommend?

Thanks,

Steven
Tripod. The reason a monopod will help Ginger is because she has a 300mm lens that she needs help steadying. A monopod is no way a substitute for a tripod. BTDT

[LiquidOps]

Tripod. The reason a monopod will help Ginger is because she has a 300mm lens that she needs help steadying. A monopod is no way a substitute for a tripod. BTDT
Thanks Waxy

BTDT?

[DoctorIt]

Tripod. The reason a monopod will help Ginger is because she has a 300mm lens that she needs help steadying. A monopod is no way a substitute for a tripod. BTDTmonopods are only good when you have a lot of weight to hold up... I don't think there's anything you could add on to the Sony (save a boat anchor) to make it unmanageable. Don't waste money on a monopod in that case.

[bfjr]

monopods are only good when you have a lot of weight to hold up... I don't think there's anything you could add on to the Sony (save a boat anchor) to make it unmanageable. Don't waste money on a monopod in that case.
gotta disagree here, :dunno. I am finding anything that helps stabilze camera/lens heavy or not is a big +. Helps me compose (myself as well as camera). But just ya know MHO. :):

[ginger_55]

I would imagine that a tripod would be the first choice. I have a tripod.
Presumably the monopod will be easier for me to carry around, lean on, sleep on, etc. I start walking and don't know where I am going to end up, I don't plan, set up, etc.

I am just hoping that for the way I shoot, with what I shoot, a long heavy 300L with an extender on it, into the evening, that a monopod will help.

I am shooting birds, they move, therefore a monopod, if I shot landscapes near my car, or was stronger, a tripod would work.

This is a joke, but it is like any famous person. I was resisting until I saw The GReat Danielle (a very good photographer whom I admire) using a tripod in a photo yesterday. I figure, haha, that if I get a monopod like Danielle's, my photos will look like hers.:rofl

Maybe she should get this stuff free, be paid to use/wear it, etc.

Andy? Do they do that for photographers?

g

[ian408]

Although I don't recommend you do this, you can also carry your
camera over your shoulder. Like this:

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/12520445-M.jpg

I do it but I also keep the camera strap around my hand as well.

Why shouldn't you do this? The bolt that holds the lens on the
monopod may eventually break. Leaving your gear in a heap
on the ground :D

Ian

[wxwax]

Thanks Waxy

BTDT?
Been There Done That. :D

[wxwax]

Although I don't recommend you do this, you can also carry your
camera over your shoulder. Like this:

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/12520445-Th.jpg

I do it but I also keep the camera strap around my hand as well.

Why shouldn't you do this? The bolt that holds the lens on the
monopod may eventually break. Leaving your gear in a heap
on the ground :D

Ian

I definitely don't recommend that you do that. I dropped a videocamera once that was supposedly safely attached to a tripod. :bluduh

[wxwax]

I am just hoping that for the way I shoot, with what I shoot, a long heavy 300L with an extender on it, into the evening, that a monopod will help.




Ginger, just make sure you attach your monpod to the lens, not your camera. The lens has a collar with a place to attach the monopod.

[ian408]

Hi Ginger!

The monopod will help improve those shots with the long lens.

As Waxy's said, be sure and use the tripod collar on the lens and not
the camera body--the body would be fine for a short lens, like the 24-70,
that doesn't have a collar.

Another hint is to use one hand for operating the camera and the other
for stabilizing the lens. I place my left hand on top of the lens. Depending
on the lens, it could be the lens shade or end of the lens.

Good luck and enjoy your new monopod.

Ian

[ginger_55]

Ginger, just make sure you attach your monpod to the lens, not your camera. The lens has a collar with a place to attach the monopod.
Thanks, Sid, I hadn't thought of that, it is helpful. I keep the camera strap around my neck and my camera in hand. I don't know about with a tripod.

Over ten years ago, my husband was standing in the shallow water at the ocean, just letting the camera dangle from his neck by the strap. The camera belonged to the company he worked for, it was a Nikon.

We all know that the camera strap broke or came undone. The camera ended up a dead salty camera in the ocean. He spent months paying the company back.

I am paranoid re that. I was before that happened. Yet I see photos of Andy et al walking along with their camera around their neck. Sometimes I have to let go, but I am not comfortable at all without a backup, me and the strap.

ginger

[Jekyll & Hyde]

Would this bennefit my Sony 717 with 1.7 Sony TCon? Or am I better off with a Tri-Pod? If so... which do you recommend?J: It all depends on what type of shooting you are doing.

H: A tripod is definitely more versatile, but has a much larger footprint, is heavier, and less mobile. Most folks start out with a tripod, but there are no hard and fast rules.

J: I have a Manfrotto "Automatic" Monopod. Adjustment is one-handed, lightning quick, with zero hassle.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=5523&is=REG

H: I added the 484RC2 Ballhead (has a quick release plate).
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=272757&is=REG
J&H