Monopods

[CaraRose]

I finally got one and have been trying to use it a bit... but really, I have no idea what kind of techniques you're supposed to use. I'm just standing it straight down. Are there different ways and techniques to use one?

[NaturalWoman]

you can hold it standing straight, it can go between your legs or with the use of your legs be positioned like a tripod (the monopod is your third leg), it can be tilted forward or backward. whatever way helps you hold the camera steady. or use it as a walking stick or to beat off a mugger.

just search how to use a monopod, lots of articles and suggestions will come up.

[gryphonslair99]

Read this.

http://www.outdooreyes.com/photo5.php3

[JamesV]

NaturalWoman gave a great answer, straight up, angled either up or down and even another object.

Are you using a head on the mono-pod, which one?

I like to take mine when I go walking around Chicago for the day, uses the least amount of space and light weight. Plus after a few hours of walking and taking pictures getting that steady shot starts to pose a problem. When I go I meet a buddy for lunch but I'm out there for 8 hours some times, taking pictures, people watching and just enjoying the weather.

James

[CaraRose]

Thanks everyone.

James, I'm using the ball head that came with my Slik tripod. It's not a great one, I'm already thinking I need one that's a little higher rated.

I've found it also makes a good ground tester when walking on a boggy grass trail to find out if I'm about to sink ankle deep in mud

[JamesV]

Cara,

That sounds like a good ideal, better the mono-pod then you.

Yea I also have a ball head that I use on both my tri-pod and mono-pod. I've been thinking about getting a pan/tilt for just the mono-pod. I have a feeling that I will forget the head on the other one that I don't have with me and be out of luck.

James