 Monopod - Bigest bang for the buck!!!
"fordcrew" <traferty@> wrote in message
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> What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
> operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?
>
"The Best" is definately an individual thing. First the correct monopod will
be dependant on the distnace between your eye and the ground (and the size
of your camera). So what works for one of us is wrong for another. Second
what camera you will be using is important. A stick that can easily support
a pocketable P&S may have problems with a DSLR, and even more if the DSLR is
sporting a large, heavy super telephoto lens. Then your shooting style makes
a difference. Some of us work fine with a head that simply tilts up and down
but no pan or side tilt. Other people will need these. Then how it feels in
your hand makes a difference. The only suggestion I will make is to concider
getting one with a good solid Quick Release head so that you don't have to
carry the camera attached to the stick all the time. Personally I installed
the same make and model of QR head on both my mono and tripod so that I can
swap the camera around easily.
So if you try to envision what you want to do with this monopod, and how you
want to use it, and waht equipment you want to use it with, this will reduce
the vast numbers of choices to a possibly manageable few. If you then have
questions about choosing between a few models, you can ask here for personal
experiences to help you decide.
Randy
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