|
|
| Welcome to World Photography Forum! | |
 | Thank you for finding your way to World Photography Forum, a dedicated community for photographers and enthusiasts. There's a variety of forums, a wonderful gallery, and what's more, we are absolutely FREE. You are very welcome to join, take part in the discussion, and post your pictures!
|
|
|||||||
| Photographic Accessories Discussion on other Photography related Equipment. Tripods, Luggage and suchlike. |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools |
|
#1
25-02-15, 07:08
|
|||
|
|||
Monopod or Tripod
I 've been reading various reviews , forums , magazines and photographers views on tripods and monopods . The main point thats come up , is the situation the photographer is in , ie area - space - subject and how much room they have to carry either the tripod or monopod . whats your opinion on this .
|
|
#3
02-03-15, 12:50
|
||||
|
||||
|
Both have their good and bad points which you seem to know. If you can only afford of want one I would go with a tripod as you can use one without spreading the legs out if short of room. Just my thought others may have better ideas.
__________________
Flickr... http://www.flickr.com/photos/triteimages/
|
|
#4
02-03-15, 22:51
|
|||
|
|||
|
For my 300mm I use a heavy tripod which I am happy to lug around my local wildlife patch or strap to my push bike for longer trips. For this year I have bought a £50 travel tripod which seems quite sturdy for low level work which I hope will be ideal for butterfly and insect shots. My main bugbear with the heavy tripod is its legs getting tangled in the long meadow grass.
__________________
Rob ----------------------------------------------------- Solar powered Box Brownie Mk2 Captain Sunshine, to be such a man as he, and walk so pure between the earth and the sea. WPF Gallery Birdforum Gallery
|
|
#5
03-03-15, 15:07
|
||||
|
||||
|
It definitely comes down to what and where you are shooting. For wildlife with a long lens I will almost always use a tripod, likewise when doing any long exposures. Shooting sports I will tend to either hand hold or use a monopod as it offers some support while being much easier to move around with. For portraits, lifestyle and weddings I will just shoot handheld as it is what suits the situation.
__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37669825@N04/
|
|
#6
03-03-15, 22:19
|
||||
|
||||
|
KIV - a tripod can be used as a monopod, but not the other way round
|
|
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 2 (0 members and 2 guests) | |
|
|
