Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com> wrote: > >>I never thought of a monopod, having read that poor tripod support >>is often worse than no support at all. > > Not shure. When I was at last years Letzigrund Athletic Meeting, one of > the four traditionnal annual athletic > events beside the olympic games and world championships, mostly all of the > sport photogs, and they must have > been more than hundred, used monopods, carrying their heavy Canon and > Nikon teles. > >Didier > Tripods are generally not allowed at major athletic events because people trip over 'em too easily - however I find the monopod combined with a shoulder stock to be ideal for most of my long-lens work where subject motion limits the utility of slow shutter speeds. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com