But how long can a monopod hold? In term of shutter speed? Does IS,SR,VR help?
For my type of shooting, the photo I take, I do not use monopod. Get a good lightweight carbon fiber tripod instead.it helps but someone told me to switch to 'ACTIVE' vr to counteract yawing(left right) movements since having a monopod will reduce updown shaking tremendously.
i do have a problem of keeping it still (from yawing movements):cry:
monopod also good as a self defence weapon if you are shooting you ulu countries.
but u must first watch and learn all jet li's shaolin stick moves.:bsmilie:
ok, JJ.
it helps but someone told me to switch to 'ACTIVE' vr to counteract yawing(left right) movements since having a monopod will reduce updown shaking tremendously.
i do have a problem of keeping it still (from yawing movements):cry:
monopod also good as a self defence weapon if you are shooting you ulu countries.
but u must first watch and learn all jet li's shaolin stick moves.:bsmilie:
ok, JJ.
but jeanie...
monopod will be good if you need to pan the camera around all the time for long duration...thus i feel that switching on VR not very usefully...as it counter your small movement required...
Combined with IS/VR there is some added advantage i feel but I can't quantify it as I've never really done any tests to "measure it".
i think you are wrong. if u use VR/IS with tripod or mono pod, there would be more image blur than sharpness when especially very slow shutter speed. i experienced that. even the booklet says that. i was shooting at those concert hall, where lighitng is low, with ISO 1600, with the 80 - 400 f4.5 to 5.6, i could only go to about 1/40 to get the jusr right exposure, i switched on VR with that same shutter speed, thinking that the blur would be reduced, not instead more blur was created. Was on the monopod. I switched off the VR, and there was obvious the blur was less.