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Archive 2015 · Convert tripod leg to monopod

  
 
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Convert tripod leg to monopod


I'm heading to England for mostly a travel holiday but have to shoot 2 rugby games while I'm there. I'm taking my Feisol CT-3442 tripod for personal night and landscape shooting but I was hoping to avoid also having to pack my tripod for the sport shooting by finding a way to convert one of my tripod lets to a monopod. Anyone have any ideas? The tripod leg connects to the top plate by an alan bolt (photo of the tripod here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/848831-REG/FEISOL_CT_3442_Tournament_CT_3442_Rapid_Tripod.html)

I guess I just need to find some way to attach a plate with a camera screw to the top of the tripod leg.



Jul 25, 2015 at 06:58 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Convert tripod leg to monopod


if you are a machinist or know one you can do it with "relative" ease. the question is is the time, cost and effort worth it?


Jul 25, 2015 at 08:44 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Convert tripod leg to monopod


ya you are probably right. I've got a light weight monopod. Maybe I'll just take that. I just hate hanging a 400 2.8 and 1DX on something that light but that's probably what I would end up with trying to jury rig something out of my tripod legs.


Jul 25, 2015 at 09:55 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Convert tripod leg to monopod


maybe there is a place where your going that you could rent a monopod??


Aug 05, 2015 at 10:52 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Convert tripod leg to monopod


Just extend one leg of the tripod --> monopod. A bit heavy but functional.


Aug 05, 2015 at 11:11 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Convert tripod leg to monopod


FWIW tripods which convert to monopods.

Henry Posner
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Aug 11, 2015 at 01:53 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Convert tripod leg to monopod


Look at the mefoto road trip tripod. Packs small for traveling and leg unscrew and can be attached to center column to form a monopod. Comes with a small ball head with AS style plate. Used it with a my d800 on a trip to Cayman and later Virgin Islands with no problem. Been very happy with it.


Aug 11, 2015 at 03:47 PM





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