Posted by Richard Crowley on 11/04/05 00:25

"Rick Merrill" wrote ...
> I'm mystified by the "mono-pod" (c.f. tri-pod)
> Are they "for" something or are they used in sets?

They are used for holding a camera steady in places where there isn't
room (or time) to set up a tripod, or where you don't have capacity
to haul a tripod around. Monopods are clearly not self-supporting
like tripods are, but they to a surprising job of keeing a camera more
steady than hand-held. I also use them for raising the camera up to
get a "bird's-eye" shot.

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