Colin,
They are a Finnstick (a collapsible walking stick) monopod hybrid.
Admittedly, monopods can be used as walking sticks, but they are
heavier than the hybrids. These devices try to give the best of both
and nearly do it. they are great for travel or if you want to go out
and do a bit of birding or photography and dont want to carry the
weight of a tripod or full scale M/pod.
Here is a link to Gitzo's monotrek range. http://www.gitzo.com/product_list/72038.71891.82461.0.0/monotrek_monopods
BH Photovideo and Adorama carry a fair range amongst their
monopods, including some which are modelled after thumbsticks (walking
sticks with a Y shaped top, which wold be more suitable for cameras
and scopes and have the advantage that you do not have to screw a ball-
head onto the base-plate of your camera.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 17/03/2011, at 9:54 AM, Colin R wrote:
Hey Guys
How is this different from a monopod?
Colin
On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:32 +1100, "Carl Clifford"
<> wrote:
Tony,
Finnsticks are regularly used by bushwalkers & trekkers widely
(particularly handy if you have knees named Dicky and Dodgy, like
mine). There are even models produced with lightweight ball heads or
with just 1/4" UNF screws on the top to mount your camera or scope on.
All are adjustable. Mighty handy for old crocks.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 16/03/2011, at 10:14 AM, Tony Russel wrote:
Apparently the Finns use a thing called a Finnstuck, which is a light
slender stick with a flat platform on the top. Good for steadying
binos.
Thought I might try making one up with a height adjustment to get the
level
right for viewing.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Carl
Clifford
Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 6:15 PM
To: brian fleming
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Camera and binocular shake
Brian,
You might like to look at a Stedistock http://www.stedistock.com/ I
have used one for a while and found it quite good for lighter camera &
lens combination. It is like a light, plastic rifle stock, with a
hand-
grip on the front end. If I remember rightly, it costs around USD30.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 15/03/2011, at 6:31 PM, brian fleming wrote:
Some years ago I had to abandon my Canon T70 and 500 mm mirror lens as
my eyes weren't working well enough (now upgraded via cataract
removal). Last year I took over my wife's digital Panasonic when she
upgraded.
It is so light as to be awkward to carry hanging from my fingertips as
I did with the Canon; it is also so light that it needs support to
steady it at maximum zoom of about 400 mm film equivalent - I have
just checked the 500 mm lens to see whether old age has attacked my
hands as well as my eyes. It has, but the extra mass of the old camera
means the shake is much less - it's about 3 times as heavy as the
digital - about 400 grams compared to 1.3 kg.
I have contemplated finding a piece of steel plate to use as a
stabilizer.
Brian Fleming
Melbourne
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