Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the comments, Tina.? I keep the monopod and the lens I use most often outside the airconditioned part of the house.? Otherwise, I have to wait ten to fifteen minutes for the lens fog to clear. On 8/4/21 4:06 PM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote: > Impressive!! I love my monopod and use it a lot. I bought a cane top that > screws into the monopod so I can carry it on airplanes. Then I just have > to pack the ball head in my camera bag to install when I get where I'm > going. I also use it as a cane when hiking. > > That is - I used to use it back when I traveled ;-) > > Tina > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 4:17 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Since I'm not as stable on my feet as I was when I was younger, I >> decided to try using a monopod to form a human tripod. Though it >> hampered sudden response to the movement of my butterflies, I'm >> convinced that I got sharper images. Look at the eyes of the Swallowtail. >> >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210804-P8040222-Enhanced.JPG.html >> >> This little "Yellow Fellow" lingered for a few seconds and was gone. I >> assume he is some form of Sulphur Butterfly. >> >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210804-P8040264-Enhanced.JPG.html >> >> Conclusion: The monopod is worth the awkwardness that it adds to moving >> around and tracking a subject. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USAphur >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA