On 22 Jan 2001, at 18:07, SETH wrote:
> > Me too, most of the time, even though one of my tripods + head
> will extend
> > to 235cm (~92.5") with a 10kg load, it's more stable down low. If
> you gonna
> > pull out a tripod why not make it worth your while, otherwise hand
> hold the
> > damn rig.
>
> Unless you are over 8' tall, fully extended 92" tripod would be more
> impractical than unstable. It would make little sense to use it
> fully extended in the field, unless you also carried a stepping
> stool as someone suggested earlier.
How do you figure that? I have used lengthy tripods to shoot set up on
stairways and also to shoot over high fences (such as concerts etc),
sometimes any pic is better than none.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
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