p.3 #7 · Returning Shorebirds including two local rarities
aboutthelight wrote:
I have never tried that piece for a number of reasons (but not necessarily the right reasons). Here is my logic. Shorebirds even though they do not run all that quickly when they are at close range can be very difficult to track and keep centered or however I am trying to frame the shot. Not sure I would be able to do that and properly track the birds. Plus often times action happens in a split second and you need to jump up and track flight as well. Again not sure I could do that with the right angle finder. But of course I am open to hear others experience on the matter. What I use for my ground work is a ground pod and a Mongoose 3.6 head with the gimball arm because it gets me a little lower than just the side mounted lens. I have 2 heads. One that I keep on my ground pod and one that I keep on my regular tripod. ...Show more →
I understand the dilemma. Perhaps worth a shot someday if you get bored I suppose. Is that ground pod really stable? What is the advantage of that over a tripod with arms spread way out?
p.3 #8 · Returning Shorebirds including two local rarities
DVJ38 wrote:
I understand the dilemma. Perhaps worth a shot someday if you get bored I suppose. Is that ground pod really stable? What is the advantage of that over a tripod with arms spread way out?
It is extremely stable and it is smaller and lighter to carry. D850 with grip, 600 and converter are rock solid on the groundpod. It comes with a spot to attach a carabiner so it can hook onto any bag, or belt buckle or whatever. Plus it gets you quite a few inches lower to the ground than the tripod with legs fully splayed. $100 is expensive for a frisbee with threading but the product is excellent and well worth the money for me.
p.3 #11 · Returning Shorebirds including two local rarities
aboutthelight wrote:
It is extremely stable and it is smaller and lighter to carry. D850 with grip, 600 and converter are rock solid on the groundpod. It comes with a spot to attach a carabiner so it can hook onto any bag, or belt buckle or whatever. Plus it gets you quite a few inches lower to the ground than the tripod with legs fully splayed. $100 is expensive for a frisbee with threading but the product is excellent and well worth the money for me.
Cool, thanks for the info! Always enjoy new products lol
p.3 #12 · Returning Shorebirds including two local rarities
DVJ38 wrote:
Cool, thanks for the info! Always enjoy new products lol
I always used to just use my tripod even though I bought the ground pod. When I actually used the ground pod I never one time used the tripod again for low angle shooting. It is that good.
Nice.