advise bout monopod

[skysaw]

i have a 75-300mm non IS version, is it necessary to get a monopod to support my camera when attaching the lens?

[noordin]

Nope. That lens is light and you can comfortable shoot hand-held. Contrary to popular belief, a monopod can be a hindrance but it is necessary because for heavy lenses from the 300mm f2.8 IS and bigger, cannot be hand-held. Not for long anyway. So the monopod becomes necessary.

[ShaolinTiger]

Yah monopod is not so much about stability, it's more about weight and saving your arms/neck.

Monopod is very useful for 2 things, motorsports and fashion/catwalk as you have your camera in the same position most of the time so you can keep the camera in place with the monopod rather than lifting your camera up and down to your eye all the time.

[skysaw]

Thanks to noordin and shaolintiger!:)

[limecity]

and if you're climbing mountains or hill, some monpods can unleash a spike at the tip where you can use it to climb :-D else use it as a weapon to ward off predators in the wild

[ZhenMing]

hmmm buy monopod as walking stick.. and also whacking tools?? Brilliant idea... My Benro Monopod MP96n6 is on the way... Yeah...

But is that necessary to have ball head attach to it?

[skysaw]

and if you're climbing mountains or hill, some monpods can unleash a spike at the tip where you can use it to climb :-D else use it as a weapon to ward off predators in the wild

Haha..great idea!

[Alan]

hmmm buy monopod as walking stick.. and also whacking tools?? Brilliant idea...

Buy a walking stick, slap in a head and use it as a monopod.

I know someone who has one years ago. Much better as it serves better as a walking stick - a monopod is sometimes not strong enough.

[joyce]

What about doing your own monopod? :D
Here's the DIY link:-
http://www.diyphotography.net/diy-cheap-mini-monopod

Thanks to a DIY friend of mine who stumbled upon many of these DIY links.:)

[ZhenMing]

Yup.. Think of that before.. but.. hmmm... the longest walking stick is less then 1.5m wor...

[limecity]

Here is another type. not actually monopod. but
its a monopod with kaki.

http://quiktripod.com/catalog/images/pro2.jpg

Search for "QuikPod" in google.

Under big wind condition, i think your slr will terbang. lol.

[ShaolinTiger]

Manfrotto has this kind of monopod with small bottom legs too.

[limecity]

heh looks like the police retractable batton. lol
maybe can modify DIY from there. :-D

[vpam5221]

how about this one??
http://www.quikpod.com/home.asp

http://www.quikpod.com/dslr.asp

[ikelah]

Manfrotto has this kind of monopod with small bottom legs too.
560B i love it. unofficially can be used on road bullies. ;)