Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've gone with the angled Leki poles and will carry a Gitzo tripod: no monopod this trip!! Cheers On 18/09/2004, at 8:46 AM, Eric wrote: > Alastair: > >> Speaking of Holy humpin cat fish, are the trekking poles which double >> as >> monopods of any use at all: gitzo and leki make them, but they look a >> bit >> flimsy to be of any real use. > > I wasn't impressed with the Leki "monopoles" I saw in the store. If > your > choice is that or nothing, it might be better than nothing. There's > no good > way to adjust the angle of the camera on top, and putting the pole > straight > down isn't the best technique for using a monopod. > > For my money, I got a pair of Leki "bent" poles to use as nothing more > than > poles, and I carry either a tripod or a monopod separately. > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair