Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Baron wrote: >> Frank Filippone wrote: >> >> The Leica has recently been mounted on a Monopod with a (very) cheap quick >> release plate.... no ball head, just a $20 Manfrotto front and back swivel >> thingie. >> > > I'm trying to picture why you would even need a tilt head on a > monopod. Couldn't you just tilt the 'pod? Sure you can, but the tilt head allows me to put the 'pod's foot in front of me and lean in to it, it allows me to keep the 'pod in this position when I point the camera down or up, and (for me, most importantly) allows me to attach the 'pod to the vertical bar of the old 14188 shoulder stock. The flexibility this very inexpensive tilt head adds to a monopod is huge. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange