OK, maybe I can see it in some circumstances. But this must hinder framing - if you are using long lenses, then shooting in this way would make it impossible to point the lens accurately - unless you had a waist level finder. Also, many long lenses come with a tripod collar which would allow verticals anyway.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 21 March 2002 15:25 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: A few quick release questions > > > Without a pivoting head of some sort, you can't shoot verticals. > > Moreover, the recommemded stance for holding a monopd is to > brace it toward you at an angle. In effect, it and your two > legs become a tripod. A head lets you tilt the monopod in > this way and still shoot sraight ahead. > > Rob Brigham wrote: > > I fail to see how adding an extra joint could do anything > apart from make the pod less stable anyway. Unless you want > a little extra height, or MUST have a quick release (why on a > monopod?) then a head seems pointless. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
