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11/01/2004 01:26:53 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
....So...err...how about those Tripods! |
Use them... :)
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11/01/2004 01:29:24 PM · #27 |
Thanks for asking but haven't sold another print since mid September.
The current total raised stands at $299 (including Drew and Langdon's donation of their share of profits.
Am still getting a low volume of referrals every day but they are not translating into sales.
If you know of any friends, colleagues or customers who might be interested or might consider buying one as an Xmas gift for someone else please do pass the link on.
I recently ordered 500 business cards featuring the Tomboy image, my name and the link to my DPC Prints. This was, of course, at my own expense. I didn't include any information about the DSWF project as I'll use the cards to promote my own for-profit prints too but am hoping that distribution of these, when they arrive, will spur sales of the charity prints too.
It really is a very good cause.
Again thanks for asking and yes, it's thread jacking so will resume discussion on tripods.
Would summarise that IMHO it's best to use them for studio work and for posed portraits but that they are not so useful in informal situations. Sometimes they aren't practical either - beanbags and other makeshift props worked better to steady my camera when taking wildlife shots from a vehicle. There was little room for a tripod and it would have wasted precious time setting it up and attaching the camera anyway!
Message edited by author 2004-11-01 13:32:58.
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11/01/2004 05:35:31 PM · #28 |
| The linked article How to use the Monopod wants you to always tilt it at an angle. But I can remember a photographer from the local paper shooting at the last high school football game I was at. He had a big Nikon mounted directly on his monopod with no head thus requireing the monopod to be straight up. Do most of you use a head on your monopods? Isn't that the normal thing to do? I'm going to look more closely at what the guys with the big white lenses use at the games from now on. |
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11/01/2004 06:06:06 PM · #29 |
My mono-pod is a Manfrotto 680. 4 sections, quite sturdy and fits in my bike's saddle bag. The head I use is a manfrotto 3229 w/ quick release plates. It rotates from landscape to portrait which I find useful. The quick release feature is also beneficial in my opinion.
My tri-pod is a manfrotto 3021pro. The head I use is a manfrotto 488rc2 w/ quick release plates.
I have quick release plates afixed to each of 3 camera bodies and all lenses with collars. |
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11/02/2004 03:31:12 AM · #30 |
My monopod is of the very cheap variey and must be screwed directly to the camrea body. It is capable of tilting in one direction only, so I have to loosen and twist the body to change from landscape to portrait and back again. When I am using it, I am not in an area I could use a tripod, and the mono-pod makes the camera easier to carry -- so I don't find it in the way, unless I am wanting to tilt the camera.
David
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11/02/2004 03:56:39 AM · #31 |
| I use a tripod a lot of the time especially with land scape work and dear i say it with velvia 50 iso film. I tend to use a lot of small apatures and therefore longer exposures, mind you I am a "wrinkly" and not asc rocksteady asc I was.!!! |
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11/02/2004 04:42:06 AM · #32 |
Seeing as just read the entire thread, I thought I should chip in on the original question. :-).
I tend to use a tripod for anything where it's practical, regaurdless of subject. If it's something that isn't going to move on me, I also use the self timer set to 2s..
Not really so relevent for the G5, but a 'good' habit I picked up from my film SLR days. MMmmmmm, SLR...
Cheers, Me.
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11/02/2004 07:03:39 AM · #33 |
hrmm thanks for all the advice.
I'm thinking about trying to shoot some sporting events so I guess it would be beneficial to pick one up just for ease of use. It seems like it would be so much simpler to just move the camera with the monopod than to loosen the tripod and move the head and find the subjects are moving too fast.
Again, thanks for the advice. |
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11/02/2004 07:57:31 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
The linked article How to use the Monopod wants you to always tilt it at an angle. But I can remember a photographer from the local paper shooting at the last high school football game I was at. He had a big Nikon mounted directly on his monopod with no head thus requireing the monopod to be straight up. Do most of you use a head on your monopods? Isn't that the normal thing to do? I'm going to look more closely at what the guys with the big white lenses use at the games from now on. |
I've used a monopod both ways, directly in to the camera and with a head. It is a lot more useable with a small head. Basic principle is that 3 legs (aka a tripod) is the stable arrangement - a monopod gives you a third leg (stop that sniggering at the back) to form a tripod with your body. A head lets you do this - it is more difficult with it connected straight in to the camera body.
However, if you go that way and use it like a tripod, it is a whole lot less manoverable (that being the point - its more stable after all)
So for sports shooting, the tripod-like monopod on a head isn't the best approach - you are stable, grounded and it is tougher to track action.
It becomes a trade-off between stability and flexibility. |
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11/02/2004 01:18:23 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
The linked article How to use the Monopod wants you to always tilt it at an angle. But I can remember a photographer from the local paper shooting at the last high school football game I was at. He had a big Nikon mounted directly on his monopod with no head thus requireing the monopod to be straight up. Do most of you use a head on your monopods? Isn't that the normal thing to do? I'm going to look more closely at what the guys with the big white lenses use at the games from now on. |
For only about $17, this was one of the best inexpensive purchases I have ever made. It makes the monopod infinetly more flexible without adding a lot of weight or costing a fortune. |
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11/02/2004 01:31:45 PM · #36 |
| so the monopod head just lets you tilt the camera while the monopod is still upright? I don't know much about tripod and monopod heads. Do all monopod heads do that? |
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11/02/2004 02:04:07 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
so the monopod head just lets you tilt the camera while the monopod is still upright? I don't know much about tripod and monopod heads. Do all monopod heads do that? |
It may be worth your while to visit tha Manfrotto website and review the different kinds of tri/mono heads. A visit to B&H's site will provide general prices. Many variants. Ball heads(IMO)are very versatile and fast to use. |
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11/02/2004 02:28:28 PM · #38 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
so the monopod head just lets you tilt the camera while the monopod is still upright? I don't know much about tripod and monopod heads. Do all monopod heads do that? |
Actually the idea is you can tilt the monopod, while keeping the camera horizontal. This lets you angle the monopod, letting you use it more like the third leg of a tripod, with your two legs being the rest of the tripod. This is a lot more stable than using the monopod perpendicular to the ground. Without a head on the monopod, your camera would be pointing up at the sky at a 30 degree angle or so and wouldn't be very useable.
Message edited by author 2004-11-02 14:28:55.
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11/02/2004 02:51:08 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
so the monopod head just lets you tilt the camera while the monopod is still upright? I don't know much about tripod and monopod heads. Do all monopod heads do that? |
Depends on the head being used.
Clara
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11/02/2004 02:53:48 PM · #40 |
The only time I don't use a tripod is when I'm shooting things that happen unpredictably. Whenever I can position myself proactively I use a tripod. I wouldn't think of shooting wedding candids with one as it would be too restrictive, but if I were going to shoot a special bride/groom posed shot against a nice background of some sort I'd use a tripod for sure. With q/r it only takes a second to diengage the camera.
The best thing for me (other than sharper images) has been how well it forces me to slow down my composition and find better opportunities. Now, if I could just find a convenient way to strap it to my backpack I'd be all set.
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11/02/2004 02:54:35 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
I see just about every photographer (no matter what they're actually shooting and what the conditions are like) using a tripod. I find them all limiting and only use one if absolutely necessary!
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Hmm, wonder what all those other photographers are doing wasting their time with tripods then? :)
Check out the latest edition of Outdoor Photography. One of the chief suggestions to improve image sharpness in digital cameras- use a tripod. Tripods are really a very important photographers tool. I don't think you'll find many pros who say that tripods are useless.
Clara
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11/02/2004 02:55:48 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by cghubbell:
The best thing for me (other than sharper images) has been how well it forces me to slow down my composition and find better opportunities. Now, if I could just find a convenient way to strap it to my backpack I'd be all set. |
Lowepro backpacks (like the minitrekker AW) have tripod mounts 'built in' on the outside. There's a flap that folds down to rest the feet, and a couple of bungie cords across the bag to hold the legs. If you don't want to buy one, you could probably finagle something similar on to a normal backpack.
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11/02/2004 03:00:43 PM · #43 |
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11/02/2004 03:47:33 PM · #44 |
| Hey I never said they were useless and I never said that they don't help image quality. I just said I don't like using them for their limited movement (you can't exactly run around with one..not effectively anyway) and practicality in situations that I work in. And, I don't know any photographers in my own circle who do like them or use them. I can't retract statements that are accurate for my own experiences! :-) |
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