So the ones you've seen reach the ground? From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnstick:
"A finnstick is the name given by birdwatchers to a stick used to support a
binoculars. The one end of the stick is steadily attached to the binocular
while the other end rests against the belly."
It sounds like there are several types.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Clifford
> Sent: Thursday, 17 March 2011 4:33 PM
> To: Peter Shute
> Cc: 'Tony Russel'; 'Colin R';
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Camera and binocular shake
>
> Peter,
>
> Finnsticks can be found at outdoor and camping suppliers,
> monopods and
> the trekking type monopods can be found at a good photographic
> retailers. I suggest that you go along to one or more of each
> and do a
> comparison. Much easier than trying to explain to you. Sorry I can't
> suggest such suppliers in Melbourne, as I have not been there
> for over
> 40 years. Too difficult to get a Mexican visa.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
> On 17/03/2011, at 11:42 AM, Peter Shute wrote:
>
> I might be wrong, but I thought a Finnstick was much shorter than a
> monopod, and that the bottom is supposed to clip onto your belt if
> you're standing up, or rest on your lap if you're sitting down. If
> that's correct then it would have the advantage of being
> easier to pan
> with, as well as being half the weight. I'm not sure if you actually
> screw the binoculars onto the top, or if you simply rest them on a
> cross piece.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of
> > Tony Russel
> > Sent: Thursday, 17 March 2011 11:20 AM
> > To: 'Colin R'; 'Carl Clifford'
> > Cc:
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Camera and binocular shake
> >
> > It's probably a lot cheaper and maybe lighter.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Colin R
> > Sent: Thursday, 17 March 2011 9:25 AM
> > To: Carl Clifford; Tony Russel
> > Cc:
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Camera and binocular shake
> >
> > 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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