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steve g wrote:
1st ever African Safari coming up in September and I'm thinking about camera/telephoto support in a safari vehicle.
We will be in southern Africa where, I believe, the vehicles aren't well suited to beanbag support (open vehicles, no sides, or roof).
I've read some folks tether a monopod to the rail across the seat row in front of them, and indeed there appears to be a RRS system that is designed for this: http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/s.nl/sc.26/category.601/it.C/.f
Like all RRS stuff it looks superb but expensive.
I'm wondering if there is a simpler way.
I have heard of folks strapping the monopod to the rail with tyre inner tubing but not sure how to make this work.
I've wondered if 2 interlaced strips of Velcro (One wrapped tight around the seat rail, the other wrapped around the monopod tube) might work. I will have less than 5Kg cam + lens (more like <3kg) so it doesn't have to be super rigid, I think.
Anyone have any thoughts or experience with this.
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Which lens are you using? I've done over a dozen safari trips in various vehicles. Usually the people who bring tripods or monopods on a vehicle abandon them after the second day. If you do bring a monopod, tethering is of limited use. Some people use clamps but they are also quite limiting in mobility. I'll use beanbags, molar bags, even a folding window type clamp to support a lens, but normally only the larger lenses. Lenses such as an 80-400 are often used handheld with my body or arm leaning on the vehicle as needed. There are some different types of vehicles used by different operators, so you may want to contact them for information.
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