matt_t_butler Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Replying to Ed's quote ... In NYC tripods are allowed on most public footpaths as long as they do not impede pedestrian traffic. (Ha! -but tried walking on a busy 5th Ave.?) So I try not to get in the way and use these rigs at busy locations. As I tend to shoot a lot of timelapse and multi-exposure image sequences I need to have a fixed camera. Times Square is an official no go for setting up a tripod - but depending on the attitude of the cops, they will sometimes let you finish or tell you to cease and desist. There are numerous spots: scaffolding, street sign posts, guard rails etc. to rig a camera. I use a a ball head on a lighting clamp - sometimes attached to a large G-clamp if needed. Brooklyn Bridge Times Square Subway station Wall St (always congested in the day) Matt B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mnycars Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Tiltall. But my Leica tabletop/ballhead gets more use. (Often use the little tabletop as a chest-pod.) And my Linhof monopod gets more use than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_hutcherson Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 This one would have been difficult without a tripod... (BTW, I committed the mortal sin of forgetting to turn off VR, but it doesn't seem to have caused TOO many problems). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dale Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Google Image Result for http://www.birdingpictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/006.jpg Waiting for the Eagles at Conowingo Dam. These people use tripods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I use an old English bank bag.Fill bag, leave contents behind when departing the country. If you didn't leave the contents behind, I think I could find a use for them . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Beans, eh, Tony -- considering taking up "music"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_R1664876643 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) I don't know why it is but my tripods are my favorite pieces of photo equipment, and as essential to my photography as my camera and lens. About the only time I don't shoot from a tripod is if I'm when I'm on vacation and just taking snapshots, or shooting where tripods aren't allowed. I have two, a Gitzo series 2 Mountaineer I've owned since 2010, and then last Christmas I got a Feisol 3401 for hiking and travel. I really like the small Feisol. Edited January 4, 2019 by Mike_R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm_baba Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Fun thread Sandy. Matt Butler you've got it goin' on! That's one hip clamp and one amazing town. +1 Mike R. My already heavy kit has become heavier with occasional video. Its also the best place to hang my back pack that carries my folding stool and sunscreen. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Beans, eh, Tony -- considering taking up "music"? Rice works well, and can be punched into shape easier than with beans. Beans aren't musical unless you actually eat them. They're still considered agricultural products, confiscated at the California border, or garnering a $500 fine on re-entry to the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Rice works well, and can be punched into shape easier than with beans. Beans aren't musical unless you actually eat them. They're still considered agricultural products, confiscated at the California border, or garnering a $500 fine on re-entry to the US. I specified buying beans "in country" on arrival and disposal prior to departure. I cannot imagine a reason I would want to visit California again - at worst, it would just be an unavoidable pass through an airport. Rice is fine for an improvised microwave heating pad, but I find it less flexible for a camera "sandbag" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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