Using Monopod/Tripod etc with 35mm Rangefinder

Using Monopod/Tripod etc with 35mm Rangefinder

  • Full Sized Tripod

    Votes: 34 36.2%

  • Mini/Table Top Tripod

    Votes: 23 24.5%

  • Gorillapod or other articulated

    Votes: 6 6.4%

  • Monopod

    Votes: 23 24.5%

  • Bean Bag

    Votes: 5 5.3%

  • Other (Please elaborate!)

    Votes: 6 6.4%

  • Don't Use Any

    Votes: 34 36.2%
  • Total voters
    94
I've put together a travel tripod kit after selling one of my two gitzo warhorses: a benro travel angel with a markins ballhead and a RRS L-bracket. Have just began to use it for night and landscape shooting. Tripod and head fit in my carry-on, just right.

Contrary adaptation of rangefinder shooting, but it might mean carrying fewer cameras on trips. Want to do some files for pano stitching with it too.
 
I have several stabilization devices collected over the years, ranging from a plastic table top light tripod, a chain type "tripod" (allways in my pocket/backpack/shoulder bag) up to a Kern woden made theodolite tripod wheighing over 10 kg, which BTW is the most stable photographic shooting platform I´ve ever found.
This last arrived two days ago, and it has no camera head of any type, so I´m designing a suitable one. Hope to have it soon as I love this monster.
Ernesto
 
I don't often use a tripod but I did use one shooting my Parking Ramp series. My exposures were around 1 second and I used a very light weight Gitzo traveler CF tripod. No bean bags just the tripod and the very light weight Acratech V2 ball head. I have given some thought to using a monopod but haven't picked one up yet. Jim
 
When vacationing or traveling, I typically bring my Travel Angel 069 tripod, which is very light and folds to a very compact size, but able to carry my Leica or medium-format Fuji rangefinders.
 
MCTuomey said:
I've put together a travel tripod kit after selling one of my two gitzo warhorses: a benro travel angel with a markins ballhead and a RRS L-bracket. Have just began to use it for night and landscape shooting. Tripod and head fit in my carry-on, just right.
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I also have an old Gitzo warhorse, a G1228 that I swore I'd never need to replace, but since I'm finished buying cameras and lenses I've spent the last year researching and buying support gear and I now have five tripods with a sixth on the way when RRS releases it. I like to try things out. The modern tripods with non-rotating legs and stronger, lighter CF are a world away from the previous generation. Four of those will go and I'll end up with my new Gitzo systematic 3541LS/Arca-Swiss Z1 ballhead and a travel tripod. The systematic is used for my Fotoman panoramic, dSLR rigs and night shots, and like Mike, I'm using a Benro C2680T/Markins Q3T travel setup for the lighter stuff. The Benro is a better tripod than my Gitzo 1541T which is twice the price. Below are these two which I'm almost certain to be keeping:


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and using the Benro:


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Bob Michaels said:
I have not used a tripod or monopod with a 35mm camera for many years.

If I am going to carry / use a tripod or monopod, I am going to put a medium format camera on it.
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pretty much my sentiment also...tho i occasionally think about a monopod i shake off those thoughts quickly.
 
I usually hand-hold my rangefinders, but I've also used my full-sized tripod and tried several table-top tripods. Lately, I've been having good results with a Gorillapod. It has it's ups and downs, but it's very light, fits nicely in my camera bag, and has come in handy from time to time.
 
Mostly I don't use any tripod and shoot RF down to 1/8 by hand, stabilizing the arms and the chest with a wall, a tree or similar occasional helpers.

But if I had the time, also used the Gorillapod for serial shootings in low light condition.

The tripod is more for my SLR equipment. Very few times I take it with the RF.
 
Richard G said:
Speaking of hand held, what about carry on? I am too scared to try carrying the Leitz tabletop tripod in my carry on luggage because of it's shape.
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I've traveled w. the Leitz tabletop and never had a security problem. I have been searched several times, but it has been triggered (no pun intended) either by wires or shape of cameras.
 
I voted "I don't use any," but on rare occasions I do actually. When I use a tripod, I use a big, heavy Manfrotto/Bogen, because I've learned from reading and experience that the smaller and lighter the camera I'm using, the bigger and more solid must the tripod be.
 
Peter, the converse is true too: an M looks pretty silly/sad at the bottom of an inverted tripod that's fashionably lean and light. i've really got to remember to weight my skinny benro's legs and center column ...
 
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