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From: Dudley Hanks on 23 Jul 2010 17:06 Picked up a new monopod today. It's nice and heavy, so when it hangs off the bottom, it gives me a good indication of when the cam is level. I think it will help quite a bit. However, there'll still be slanted horizons if I'm shooting diagonally. I need to find a way to figure out when I'm square with the subject. Will probably put the monopod to it's first test at a Collin James concert, tomorrow. After that, it's off to the Indy / NASCAR races on Sunday. Thank you, Edmonton Journal / Canadian Tire for the tickets. They're much appreciated. Take Care, Dudley -- "The balance between staying positive and being realistic lies somewhere in the area of remaining hopeful." Irwin Barker
From: Nervous Nick on 23 Jul 2010 17:48 On Jul 23, 4:06 pm, "Dudley Hanks" <dha...(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: > Picked up a new monopod today. > > It's nice and heavy, so when it hangs off the bottom, it gives me a good > indication of when the cam is level. I think it will help quite a bit. > However, there'll still be slanted horizons if I'm shooting diagonally. I > need to find a way to figure out when I'm square with the subject. Check this out: http://www.photographyblog.com/news/beeping_camera_spirit_level/
From: Dudley Hanks on 23 Jul 2010 17:55 "Nervous Nick" <nervous.nick(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:3afcd77d-6982-41cd-bf8e-ceb36a573082(a)f33g2000yqe.googlegroups.com... On Jul 23, 4:06 pm, "Dudley Hanks" <dha...(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: > Picked up a new monopod today. > > It's nice and heavy, so when it hangs off the bottom, it gives me a good > indication of when the cam is level. I think it will help quite a bit. > However, there'll still be slanted horizons if I'm shooting diagonally. I > need to find a way to figure out when I'm square with the subject. Check this out: http://www.photographyblog.com/news/beeping_camera_spirit_level/ Hey, that is coool... It just made it to my "Must Have" list... Thanks, Nick, for the heads up... Take Care, Dudley
From: Tim Conway on 23 Jul 2010 18:24 "Dudley Hanks" <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote in message news:XfednZHpNcNaktfRnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > "Nervous Nick" <nervous.nick(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:3afcd77d-6982-41cd-bf8e-ceb36a573082(a)f33g2000yqe.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 23, 4:06 pm, "Dudley Hanks" <dha...(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >> Picked up a new monopod today. >> >> It's nice and heavy, so when it hangs off the bottom, it gives me a good >> indication of when the cam is level. I think it will help quite a bit. >> However, there'll still be slanted horizons if I'm shooting diagonally. I >> need to find a way to figure out when I'm square with the subject. > > > Check this out: > > http://www.photographyblog.com/news/beeping_camera_spirit_level/ > > > Hey, that is coool... > > It just made it to my "Must Have" list... > > Thanks, Nick, for the heads up... Wow, that is cool. I see reasons to have that even if you have 20/20 vision. I always had trouble using a level on my tripods. This really shows promise. Ps. Welcome back.
From: Savageduck on 23 Jul 2010 18:53 On 2010-07-23 15:24:51 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> said: > > "Dudley Hanks" <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote in message > news:XfednZHpNcNaktfRnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> >> "Nervous Nick" <nervous.nick(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:3afcd77d-6982-41cd-bf8e-ceb36a573082(a)f33g2000yqe.googlegroups.com... On >> >> Jul 23, 4:06 pm, "Dudley Hanks" <dha...(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >>> Picked up a new monopod today. >>> >>> It's nice and heavy, so when it hangs off the bottom, it gives me a good >>> indication of when the cam is level. I think it will help quite a bit. >>> However, there'll still be slanted horizons if I'm shooting diagonally. I >>> need to find a way to figure out when I'm square with the subject. >> >> >> Check this out: >> >> http://www.photographyblog.com/news/beeping_camera_spirit_level/ >> >> >> Hey, that is coool... >> >> It just made it to my "Must Have" list... >> >> Thanks, Nick, for the heads up... > > Wow, that is cool. I see reasons to have that even if you have 20/20 > vision. I always had trouble using a level on my tripods. This > really shows promise. > > Ps. Welcome back. For those who don't have Dudley's vision problems there are these options; < http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/263729-REG/Manfrotto_337_337_2_Axis_Flash_Hot.html > < http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/513199-REG/Kaiser_206387_Hot_Shoe_Duplex_Bubble.html > and if you are on a budget; <http://gadget.brando.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00695 > -- Regards, Savageduck
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