Other alternative is a 'Vise-Grip' pliers with a bolt or two braised onto them. You then put a small ball head on the bolt and the Vise-Grip onto anything. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Walter Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the input! I think I may have come up with the best option -- a > sort of reverse monopod. > > A 1/4" bolt through a length of lightweight chain. Run the bolt through one > end of the chain (making sure the link is smaller than the head of the bolt) > -- screw into the camera, step on the other end of the chain and pull it > tight while shooting. > > It'll provide a fair amount of stability, and when not being used, can be > carried in a pocket. > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert > http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ <http://polipix.posterous.com/> > Contact Me Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/walt.gilbert>Flickr > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/>Twitter > <http://twitter.com/walt_gilbert> > > --- @ WiseStamp Signature > <http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=ypgdb385pypw7fhb&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install>. > Get it now > <http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=ypgdb385pypw7fhb&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install> > On 11/22/2010 3:05 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: >> >> On 23 November 2010 07:16, DagT<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I usually start by walk around or looking at the subject, trying to find >>> out what caught my interest, visualizing how the picture could be, and then >>> start photographing. Even then I tend to take few pictures, sometimes only >>> one. No tripod, even when using large format, because it removes the >>> flexibility and slows down the reactions. >> >> I realised many years ago though inspection of my slides at high mag >> that tripods apart from often reducing the amount of often useful >> experimentation in composition aren't the be all and end all to obtain >> optimal sharpness either, especially when working with WA lenses in >> good light. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
