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<p>Richard,</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p> I have a couple - and neither gets used as much as I expected.
The last one I</p>
<p>bought and my preferred monopod is the Sirui P-236. And it is my
car at all</p>
<p>times "waiting for the call". HOWEVER ...</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p> My bottom line for what I will do/carry around with me all the
time is</p>
<p>that, for me, my mode of birding/bird photography is "walking
around" and so I</p>
<p>have been experimenting more with shutter speed - and hand held.
I have a</p>
<p>fairly light setup (Canon R7 + RF 100-400 + 1.4 extender) which
gives me a range</p>
<p>of 140mm to 560mm (not including the crop factor adjustment). I
have it all</p>
<p>set up for AF with IS and with 3 custom modes for different
shutter speeds</p>
<p>(all auto ISO and shutter preferred). The speeds I'm using now
are 1/200,</p>
<p>1/500, and 1/2000. I use 1/200 when the bird is perched, 1/2000
for birds</p>
<p>in flight, and 1/500 for things like a bird that is walking or a
seabird that is</p>
<p>sitting on the water and rising and falling with the swell. Yes,
I loose about a</p>
<p>third of the shots I shoot at 1/200. I did several days (birding
trips) that <br>
</p>
<p>were dedicated to seeing how the shutter speed changes worked
(for me</p>
<p>with my camera/setup). I've been using these 3 program modes now
for <br>
</p>
<p>about a month without changing any of them - but I still am open
to <br>
</p>
<p>making a change ... when I discover something better.<br>
</p>
<p> My standard approach is to carry the camera set up for 1/2000,
take an</p>
<p>initial shot/shots at that speed and then slow the shutter speed
down for</p>
<p>a lower ISO which results in better detail. <br>
</p>
<p> If I had a gimbal mount on my monopod - or if I decide it is
time to do</p>
<p>video instead of stills - then the Sirui would come out of the
car a lot more</p>
<p>often than it does now. I didn't like the way it is so sensitive
with respect</p>
<p>to "tilt" ... it is often simply less stable than hand held.</p>
<p>
- Jim<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/9/2024 12:04 PM, via Tweeters
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<pre>Monopod recommendations</pre>
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