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08/18/2007 11:37:50 AM · #1 |
Hey all,
Just upgraded my old pod from a crummy old $20 one to a set of Benro alumnium legs w/KS-1 ballhead. I've seen lots of people carry their gear "over the shoulder", i.e. camera still attached to tripod, and chuck the lens over your shoulder. Is this umm.. safe? is it OK to do it with a 350d body considering its not a full metal body etc?
Seems pretty convenient... but then again, broken glass isn't convenient :P
How do you guys usually carry your gear around when attached to the tripod? |
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08/18/2007 11:41:47 AM · #2 |
If I ever carry camera on tripod as you suggest, I ALWAYS have camera strap wrapped around one hand...
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08/18/2007 11:42:43 AM · #3 |
| I thought most modern tripods have that little mount thing that just clips on. I just leave mine attached to the camera so I can clip it on the tripod within a second or two, and keep my camera on it's strap around my neck. That way a wayward branch isnt gonna force off a lens cap and scratch at my lens or anything. At least, not without me noticing. I wouldn't want to carry it where I couldn't see it. |
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08/18/2007 11:44:29 AM · #4 |
| I carry it exactly the way you described. Lense facing down so as not to smash it into a tree branch. |
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08/18/2007 12:03:41 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by routerguy666:
I carry it exactly the way you described. Lense facing down so as not to smash it into a tree branch. |
Not all tree branches come from above. You're livin' on the edge, my friend. |
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08/18/2007 12:13:03 PM · #6 |
That's how I carry my camera around the zoo or nat'l parks - its easier than mounting & unmounting the camera from the tripod constantly. Just be sure your tripod mount is very secure and locked in place.
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08/18/2007 02:23:27 PM · #7 |
| I suppose if I had a Canon I wouldn't care enough about it to bother unmounting it either. |
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08/18/2007 02:53:59 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by routerguy666:
I carry it exactly the way you described. Lense facing down so as not to smash it into a tree branch. |
So do I. But I only do it if it is wide or midrange lens. I don't do it with my 70-200 f2.8.
Nick
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08/18/2007 03:22:10 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Atropos:
I suppose if I had a Canon I wouldn't care enough about it to bother unmounting it either. |
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Message edited by author 2007-08-18 15:24:50.
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08/18/2007 03:45:48 PM · #10 |
I would never carry mine that way. With a quick release plate it only takes a second to put it back on the pod, so why risk all your hard earned cash for the sake of one second of laziness?
and yes, it might be easier to do that with a canon since they are mostly just recycled plastic anyways. ;) |
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08/18/2007 04:00:53 PM · #11 |
I sometimes carry mine with the camera on it, but always under my arm, camera foreward, where I can see what it is about to crash into. One thing that can happen when doing this though is a forward fall. Another is that a vine or something catch or bump the mounting plate handle, releasing it from the tripod.
I do carry my camera over my shoulder sometimes on a monopod, but it is a good sturdy one. I wouldn't try it with a long or heavy lens though, unless the lens has a good pod mount on it. You could bend the bottom plate of the camera or pull out the tripod mount from the camera if you fall or hook something while on the move.
I do it but don't recommend it.
Maybe it is just something about the danger factor, but I don't keep a strap on either of my S3's. They get hooked on things and make it easy for gators to grab your camera. : )
Message edited by author 2007-08-18 16:12:17.
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08/18/2007 04:03:32 PM · #12 |
| never like that - with a good quick release there's no point. |
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08/18/2007 04:25:40 PM · #13 |
Ok so summary answer to the OP's question - do what you feel comfortable doing. Some people are fine with $6000 of camera gear screwed onto a tripod leaning on their shoulder, others aren't.
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08/18/2007 04:43:43 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
They get hooked on things and make it easy for gators to grab your camera. : )
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I'd hate to go to jail for wrestling a gator to get my camera back!
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08/18/2007 04:48:01 PM · #15 |
I will lay my tripod with D200, Sigma 180 Macro across my shoulder when I walk short distances in areas I know well. I use the Swiss mount and it is not a quick mount. The mount is on the lens not the camera. When I shoot macro I usually have the legs of the tripod deployed and carry the camera/pod unit like a mother carries a toddler, on the hip. Long distances I'll case the lens and camera and sling the pod over my back.
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08/22/2007 09:13:41 PM · #16 |
I will walk short distances with the camera still on tripod, but not too far. If I do, then the camera body is ALWAYS in front of me so I can see what is going on.
I'd only do that in urban type areas. In bushland (forest for you US types :) I wouldn't do it at all. |
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08/23/2007 08:09:55 AM · #17 |
| When im using a mono pod and a bigger lens, this is exactly how I do it. |
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08/23/2007 09:11:00 AM · #18 |
This is how I usually walk around when I'm not shooting too. You know, quick trips to the 7-11, walking around the house.
The convenience is unrivalled. |
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