Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 8, 2008, at 3:58 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Another one for the Ted adventures book! > We hope that Steve won't be fighting off too many crazed muggers in > the > hospital confines if you watch Grey's Anatomy...you have to worry more about sex starved interns.... yeahhhh righttttt..... Steve > ; or maybe bad attitude coyotes in the desert? ;-) > An acquaintance of mine once did use a camera for self defence, > actually > breaking a camera body off the end of a telephoto over the > assailant's head! > This was back when SLR's were rather more substantially constructed. > On > carrying cameras with monopods, I found that you could brace the > retracted > assembly against your body for a very steady support, too. > > Cheers > Geoff > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT best light monopod ? > > Everybody is talking about light and easy to carry! I haven't seen > anyone > mention how effective a monopod is when you leave an event at night > carrying > all the gear out to the darkened parking lot looking for your car! > > Trust me you want "STURDY" like a club! That's the most important! > > For use with a camera? Hell that's secondary! > > You load everything on one shoulder, put the monopod in your best > hand/arm > for whacking! Then go forth without fear of being mugged! > > Don't laugh it's very effective as it either keeps the bad guys away > seeing > you carrying it. OR it's very effective with one swipe to the head, > arm or > anywhere you can get a good lick in by giving the bad guy a damn good > smack!! But you want the hardest damn smack you can inflict at first > shot! > You don't want him to get up before your in car and gone or help > arrives! > > Every accredited photographer to the '92 Summer Olympics received a > very > sturdy heavy weight monopod courtesy of Canon. > > I still have mine and have only used it once in the above mentioned > fashion! > > Trust me it still works as a camera conveyance and is still in good > shape > for the next bad guy! :-) > > Think protection first, light monopod second! There maybe a day > you'll be > very glad you did it my way! > > ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Steve "I never wanted to be famous" now available at www.blurb.com kididdoc@cox.net