Dan, Well, you can buy a cheapie to try it out, if you find it useful, get a better one. That's what I would probably do. Of course, everyone here thinks I'm crazy! :) (Am I?)
Regards, Brad Dobo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 1:00 AM Subject: Re: Monopod advice > > On Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 11:04 PM, Brad Dobo wrote: > > > I used to own a Manfroto monopod and took it with me all the time. I > > found > > it useless unless it was as a walking stick. That also seems to be the > > advice given in some Basic Photography books. I may be wrong, I > > usually am, > > but I think they are really just for professionals that shoot > > professional > > sports like football or tennis, etc and use long heavy lenses. That > > way, it > > adds stability, but also gives your arms a bit of a rest. > > > > Brad Dobo > > > Hi Brad, > > I'm open to suggestion, but I need something to steady my hands when I > can't take the tripod. I shot at my son's kinder class last week and had > to toss half the shots due to shake on my part and, what's really sad, I > was sitting in a chair with both feet on the floor. > > Dan Scott >
