Stupid monopod ruining my camera!!
W Scott Elliot
must be defective. Send it back.
Also, you haven't been paying attention to the Nikon Vs Canon battles. If
you had a nice Rebel with a plastic body it would had adsorbed the shock and
still be functioning as well as it did when you got it.
Scott
Ellen08814 wrote in message
<19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com>...
>I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new
Nikon
>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
was
>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
tried
>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
and
>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
and
>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
either.
>What gives here??
>
>Ellen
>
Ellen08814
Uther
they are really not designed for what you seem to want to do
If you eliminate the impossible.
Everything that is left,however
impracticable must be the truth
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Ellen08814 <ellen...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com...
Jeff M.
have lost all faith in humanity.
jeff
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Shannon Hong
R. Saylor
fall over when you let go of them. There should be a warning label to
this effect on every monopod.
Richard S.
Jim Williams
Nikon
>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
was
>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
tried
>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
and
>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
and
>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
either.
>What gives here??
You assembled it wrong! The monopod goes on the TOP and the camera goes on
the BOTTOM! This arrangement improves stability (by lowering the center of
gravity) and will completely eliminate the risk of the camera falling to
the ground. True, you have to operate the camera in an upside-down
position, but that's a minor drawback...
Then again, are you sure it wasn't a Canon-mount monopod? They may not be
compatible...
Mecamera
>>I am so mad right now at this monopod I >bought. I attached my brand new
Nikon
>>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my >subject to rearrange a flower I was
>>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over >and smashed to the ground. I
tried
>>this a few more times and each time the >same results: camera tipping over
and
>>smashing to the ground. Now my new >Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
and
>>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The >lens won't focus very well
either.
>>
There is nothing wrong with your mono-
pode. You just didn't read the instructions right. In some models (not all of
them), you have to speak to the monopode so they can stay put. I'm sure that
yours is one of them.
So if you would've spoken to your monopode
You'd still be enjoying your camera, and you wouldn't be so mad. And of
course: Your monopode woud still be standing.
Manuel
Craig
it! Do what I did. You have to complete the kit by buying two more
just like the one you have. Then take all three, tape the tops together
and spread the botton ends out a couple of feet apart and set the entire
"tri-monopod" configuration on the ground. Hopefully this will work as
well for you as it has for me.
Craig
Uther
bent bolt is just slightly more efficient than duct tape
Rob
If you eliminate the impossible.
Everything that is left,however
impracticable must be the truth
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Craig <fire...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:36EB7793...@pacbell.net...
Uther
Rob
If you eliminate the impossible.
Everything that is left,however
impracticable must be the truth
ICQ 20450043
Jim Williams <j...@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:B310AD6...@24.3.242.51...
>>I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new
>Nikon
>>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
>was
>>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
>tried
>>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
>and
>>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
>and
>>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
>either.
Naomi and David Duffy
you can, quickly run over to the flower and arrange it to your liking
and race back to catch the camera before it smashes to the ground. It
takes some practice and you have to be very strong especially if you are
going to be using an N90 so you might want to practice with a disposable
or p&s camera first.
David
> Ellen08814 <ellen...@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com...
> >I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new
> Nikon
> >N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
> was
> >shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
> tried
> >this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
> and
> >smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
> and
> >two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
> either.
> >What gives here??
> >
> >Ellen
> >
--
---------8<--------------8<-----------
Naomi and David Duffy
Pictures of my little corner of Japan:
http://www.synapse.ne.jp/~fiddlydi/gallery/
Dan
Your monopod is designed to stand unattended only during the equinox. You
should be able to find a warning to that effect somewhere in the
manufacurer's instruction book.
As far as your camera is concerned: a trick that sometimes works is to
return to the site of the accident and strike the camera on the opposite
side of the original fall against the same surface it hit before. The trick
here is to apply the same force as the first time, just *exactly* on the
opposite side. One suggestion is to re-mount the camera on the monopod,
extend the leg the same length as before, , point it in the same direction
as before, then allow the 'pod to fall in the opposite direction.
Dan
(P.S. Just in case someone out there is a newbie, THIS IS A JOKE! Don't
actually try this at home!)
Jeff M. wrote in message <36eb4a9b...@nntp.netcruiser>...
>I hope that the original poster is joking, otherwise I think I will
>have lost all faith in humanity.
>
>jeff
>
>On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:22:40 +1300, "Uther"
><pend...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
>>If you are just leaning the monopod against the wall that is your problem
>>they are really not designed for what you seem to want to do
>>
>>If you eliminate the impossible.
>>Everything that is left,however
>>impracticable must be the truth
>>
>>ICQ 20450043
>>Ellen08814 <ellen...@aol.com> wrote in message
>>news:19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com...
>>>I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new
>>Nikon
>>>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
>>was
>>>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
>>tried
>>>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
>>and
>>>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
>>and
>>>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
>>either.
>>>What gives here??
>>>
>>>Ellen
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
Only me...
Nikon
>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
was
>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
tried
>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
and
>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
and
>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
either.
>What gives here??
>
>Ellen
>
Mirth? I can hardly contain myself. The only reason I don't laugh out
loud, is that I fear my head may fall off.
David.
C.L.Zeni
Keep in mind that gravity is not just a good idea - it's the law.
--
Craig Zeni - REPLY TO -->> clzeni at mindspring dot com
http://www.mindspring.com/~clzeni/index.html
Livestock is usually a poor choice for a wedding gift.
Bob
pounding repeatedly on the prism housing of your camera, you
can get a good, firm set-up. (Much more difficult on
pavement, concrete, or rock, though.) Don't over-do it or
you'll have a hard time picking up the monopod/camera to
change locations
PS -- You may have to sharpen the foot of your monopod a
little.
Good luck!
Bob Scott
Bob Sull
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
You either put this out a couple of weeks early, April Fools Day is next month,
or you should take up painting for your flowers.
If you're not putting us on, how do you expect a monopod to support anything
by itself? That's why tripods are used.
Bob
--
////////
( o o )
---73, Bob---oooO---O...@kellnet.com---------------
What is the speed of dark?
JRiegle
It's not the monopods fault, Its the camera you are using. Didn't you know
that you are supposed to use a helium camera on a monopod? It keeps the
camera from crashing into the ground while the photographer arranges the
subject. Be warned, to much helium will cause the camera and monopod to head
for the sky (or ceiling).
JCR
Ellen08814 wrote in message
<19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com>...
Don M
>
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
What gives, I think, is that this post is a troll. No sane person would
repeat the same accident several times until a new Nikon camera was
trashed. Nice try, though.
-Don M
R. Saylor
wrote:
>You assembled it wrong! The monopod goes on the TOP and the camera goes on
>the BOTTOM! This arrangement improves stability (by lowering the center of
>gravity) and will completely eliminate the risk of the camera falling to
>the ground. True, you have to operate the camera in an upside-down
>position, but that's a minor drawback...
That's the stupidest suggestion I've ever seen. Who in the world would
want their pictures to be upside down?
Don't do it, Ellen.
Richard S.
Harry Lockwood
ellen...@aol.com (Ellen08814) wrote:
>I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
>What gives here??
>
>Ellen
Ellen,
Thanks for the fun. But do see how many mirthless people there are out there.
HFL
(Not posted)
--
Harry F. Lockwood
lock...@world.std.com
LKreig3173
DH
both to counseling and see if the problems stop.
Hope this helped. DH
Ellen08814 wrote in message
<19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com>...
Peter A. Simon
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
:-)
Richard Mansell
LKreig3173 wrote:
> what a wonderful sense of humor this newsgroup has.
--
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AB
JRiegle wrote:
> It's not the monopods fault, Its the camera you are using. Didn't you know
> that you are supposed to use a helium camera on a monopod? It keeps the
> camera from crashing into the ground while the photographer arranges the
> subject. Be warned, to much helium will cause the camera and monopod to head
> for the sky (or ceiling).
That's why they make something called a camera blimp!
AB
W Scott Elliot
This is not anywhere near the problem that Richard suggests. Just put a
horizontal bar in your living room and allow your guests to hang upside down
while they look at the pictures.
Scott
Moreno Polloni
A few of solutions here:
1. Use the monopod to take sky pictures only. Attach the camera to the monopod,
lay it horizontally on the ground, with the lens facing up. This will prevent it
from falling over. Be sure to replace the lens cap when you see birds fly by, or
when a dog wanders along marking his territory.
2. Get a 5 gallon bucket, fill it with cement, and place the monopod in the
middle, with a portion of it sticking out. When the cement dries, the problem
will be gone.
3. Use the fencepost technique. Dig a deep hole in the ground, place the monopod
in it with a foot or so sticking out, and replace the dirt. Plant a flower
beside it, water, and wait.
Allen J. Brown
>
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
Do I detect a Canon person taking a swipe at the intelligence of Nikon
owners? :-)
RPMPhoto
>middle, with a portion of it sticking out. When the cement dries, the problem
>will be gone.
>
>3. Use the fencepost technique. Dig a deep hole in the ground, place the
>monopod
>in it with a foot or so sticking out, and replace the dirt. Plant a flower
>beside it, water, and wait.
>
A warning on these two techniques. Make sure the camera is OUT of the bucket
or hole.
It took me two weeks to clean that son-of-a-gun out. The pictures were
horribly underexposed, too.
Only me...
LKreig3173 wrote in message
<19990314132842...@ng-fv1.aol.com>...
>what a wonderful sense of humor this newsgroup has.
The NG has a great sense of humour, but you have to provide it with
something to laugh at first.
li...@orc.net
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
Dear Ellen:
Here is a dime. Please call you mother and tell her that you are not ready
to use a regular camera, and that she should send you a disposable one.
You're welcome.
li...@orc.net
> That's the stupidest suggestion I've ever seen. Who in the world would
> want their pictures to be upside down?
What he left out was that when you send in the film to be developed, you
tell the developer to process the film upside down. That should result in
pictures coming out that are right side up.
If you don't do this, however, all is not lost. When you get back the
pictures, and they are upside down, just send them to the printer and have
them printed upside down. Again, this will result in right side up
pictures.
Jeff Jeter
you Ellen, but I need a tissue to wipe away all the tears from laughing so hard.
Jeff
Ellen08814 wrote:
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
Keith Richardson
I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my
brand new Nikon
N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a
flower I was
shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the
ground. I tried
this a few more times and each time the same results: camera
tipping over and
smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming
from it and
two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very
well either.
What gives here??
Ellen
This is an easy mistake to make as most monopod manuals do not
clearly state the correct operational axis for the equipment. It
sounds as though you attempted to use the monopod in the vertical
axis. This does not work - monopods are only stable when used
horizontally.
I find carrying a table to place the monopod on works well to get
waist-level shots. I would use a second table to get eye-level
--
DH
flash and tape the shutter on B. Now let go of the monopod. Repeat this
several times until you've used an entire role. Develop, and see if you can
find the problem in the pictures. Come on, it's just like analyzing a golf
swing using strobe flash.
Or...
You could drill a hole in the prism box and put a monopod mount in there.
That's would take away the camera smashing to the ground problem, but
focusing might be difficult.
Naomi and David Duffy wrote in message
<36EBC72E...@po.synapse.ne.jp>...
>Next time take the camera set-up and throw it into the air as high as
>you can, quickly run over to the flower and arrange it to your liking
>and race back to catch the camera before it smashes to the ground. It
>takes some practice and you have to be very strong especially if you are
>going to be using an N90 so you might want to practice with a disposable
>or p&s camera first.
>
>David
>
>> Ellen08814 <ellen...@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com...
>> >I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new
>> Nikon
>> >N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
>> was
>> >shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
>> tried
>> >this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping
over
>> and
>> >smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from
it
>> and
>> >two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
>> either.
>> >What gives here??
>> >
>> >Ellen
>> >
>
solar bear
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
I had this same problem... solved it by drilling holes at strategic points
in the hardwood floor. Sigh... if only I'd listened to the salesman and
bought a Canon instead. Apparently the newer models have a built in
accelerometer which pops a tiny parachute whenever camera velocity exceeds
a certain threshold. Of course this exposes the film as the release
mechanism is integral to the camera back, but it's a small price to pay for
protection against what is fast becoming a major problem in modern
photography.
Roger Lorraine
>
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
about training legs for your Monopod. Then it may stand up by itself??
Andrew
supportive-technologically advanced "tripod" !!!! Or better yet, just wiggle
your nose and the camera should float at the right height in mid-air........
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Ellen08814 wrote in message
<19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com>...
ERNReed
>>middle, with a portion of it sticking out. When the cement dries, the
>problem
>>will be gone.
>>
>>3. Use the fencepost technique. Dig a deep hole in the ground, place the
>>monopod
>>in it with a foot or so sticking out, and replace the dirt. Plant a flower
>>beside it, water, and wait.
>>
>
>A warning on these two techniques. Make sure the camera is OUT of the bucket
>or hole.
Nah. It's a Nikon. Leave it in.
:-)
ER
If you aren't spamming, avoid the TRAP
Doug Brooks
hadbought the Northern Hemisphere version it would have stayed upright. Take it
back to the dealer and tell them you want the monopod designed for the OTHER
hemisphere.
In article <19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com>, ellen...@aol.com
says...
Robertmcca
Records for most responses to a rec.photo newsgroup posting without using
either of the words Nikon or Canon in the subject line (even though I noticed
you snuck in the camera manufacturer in your message)?
Bob M
Matt Hebert
HiWayMan17
camera into perfect balance and it will no longer fall when left standing on
the monopod.
TWang800
>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
>shooting; then crash!
Take some physics class...
I remember we had a joke post like this
long long time ago...
TWang800
>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
>shooting; then crash!
Did you use the new silentwave lens? The new
lens will generate gravitational waves so that
stablized the monopod...
Hope this helps.
RPMPhoto
>
>:-)
Yeah, it will take the beating, unlike the others... ;-)
Bucks
supposed to mount the camera, then take the other end in your hands and swing
it around you with the shutter set on B. That's how you get panoramic photos.
In really bright light you have to swing it really fast.
Oh. And the further you extend the monopod, the wider are the resultant
panoramas.
HTH
Kevin
Uther
canon supporter tho (even though you can drop one of them only once)
Rob
If you eliminate the impossible.
Everything that is left,however
impracticable must be the truth
ICQ 20450043
Don M <mclu...@uti.com> wrote in message news:36EBE5...@uti.com...
>Ellen08814 wrote:
>>
>> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new
Nikon
>> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
was
>> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
tried
>> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
and
>> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
and
>> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
either.
>> What gives here??
>>
>> Ellen
>
>What gives, I think, is that this post is a troll. No sane person would
>repeat the same accident several times until a new Nikon camera was
>trashed. Nice try, though.
>
>-Don M
Uther
wall??????????
Rob
If you eliminate the impossible.
Everything that is left,however
impracticable must be the truth
ICQ 20450043
R. Saylor <rlsa...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:36ebe50b...@nntp.ix.netcom.com...
>On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 06:03:50 GMT, "Jim Williams" <j...@nospam.net>
>wrote:
>
>>You assembled it wrong! The monopod goes on the TOP and the camera goes on
>>the BOTTOM! This arrangement improves stability (by lowering the center of
>>gravity) and will completely eliminate the risk of the camera falling to
>>the ground. True, you have to operate the camera in an upside-down
>>position, but that's a minor drawback...
>
>That's the stupidest suggestion I've ever seen. Who in the world would
>want their pictures to be upside down?
>
Uther
blood off the nice rubber coating and keep taking photographs. Another use
for the monopod GIVES YOU A LONGER STROKE/SWING WITH GREATER INERTIA ON
IMPACT WITH THE NEAREST HEAD
Rob
If you eliminate the impossible.
Everything that is left,however
impracticable must be the truth
ICQ 20450043
RPMPhoto <rpmp...@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
news:19990315000517...@ng95.aol.com...
Uther
Gotta be a different problem
Rob
Doug Brooks <do...@eskimo.com> wrote in message
news:7chn8g$3p0$2...@eskinews.eskimo.com...
>The real problem is that you bought the Southern Hemisphere version. If you
>hadbought the Northern Hemisphere version it would have stayed upright.
Take it
>back to the dealer and tell them you want the monopod designed for the
OTHER
>hemisphere.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>In article <19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com>,
ellen...@aol.com
>says...
>>
Harry Lockwood
(Harry Lockwood) wrote:
>In article <19990313235712...@ng-fp1.aol.com>,
>ellen...@aol.com (Ellen08814) wrote:
>
>>I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
>>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
>>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
>>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
>>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
>>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
>>What gives here??
>>
>>Ellen
>
>Ellen,
>Thanks for the fun. But do see how many mirthless people there are out there.
>HFL
Considering the subsequent growth of this thread, I'll retract that.
HFL
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li...@orc.net
> You're doing it all wrong. Monopods aren't meant to support a camera. You are
> supposed to mount the camera, then take the other end in your hands and swing
> it around you with the shutter set on B. That's how you get panoramic photos.
I would suspect that if Ellen mounts the camera, she will have no further
need of a monopod. Further, if she swings it around while she has mounted
it, that could be dangerous.
Followups to alt.photography.kinky.
Rob Malkin
- Rob Malkin
Adrian Goerler
> On 14 Mar 1999, Ellen08814 wrote:
>
> > I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> > N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> > shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> > this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> > smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> > two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> > What gives here??
> >
> > Ellen
>
> :-)
:-)))
Adrian Goerler
> You either put this out a couple of weeks early, April Fools Day is next month,
> or you should take up painting for your flowers.
>
Hi Ellen,
painting the flower instead might be a really good idea. You could easily convert
your monopod into a one-leged easel!
Adrian
phyr...@my-dejanews.com
ellen...@aol.com (Ellen08814) wrote:
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
> Ellen
>
you'd gotten a manual!! only!!!, this kind of thing would never!!! have
happened, but no, you young whipersnappers con't learn photography the right
way, you have to get all these bells and whistles that would overbalance any
monopod, can't take the time to learn one frame at a time, taking notes,
trading war stories with good old Ed & me, no, too fancy dan and la de da for
that, no work ethic I tell you, wasn't like this in the OLD CORPS!!!, no sir
Nellie, there in the Bellau Woods with an "03 Springfield, burlap underwear,
and a Speed Graphic, and NO, I WILL NOT TAKE MY MEDICINE, YOU CAN'T MAKE
ME.... AAAARRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!
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>Nikon
>>N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I
>was
>>shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I
>tried
>>this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over
>and
>>smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it
>and
>>two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well
>either.
>>What gives here??
>>
>>Ellen
>>
>
What have you been smoking ???
Anyone with 2 cents worth of intelligence would have thought "Wow that
was not good for my camera" But oh no, you go and try it a few more
times.
You deserve ALL you GET !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ellen08814
the local park. As for my N90...it's histsory. I'm going back to my Kodak
Instamatic...this photography stuff is just too darn complicated for me.
LKreig3173
from this newsgroup than many.
Jim Upchurch
>Thanks for all the advice, guys. I am now using my monopod to pick up trash at
>the local park. As for my N90...it's histsory. I'm going back to my Kodak
>Instamatic...this photography stuff is just too darn complicated for me.
>
I wouldn't give up so quickly on something that is obviously a retailer's
oversight. Many monopods come with the standard "round" bottom tip.
This is fine for soft grounds, but evidently the salesman failed to mention
the optional "flat" bottom tip for firmer terrain. The problem is magnified
due to the increased impact potential of the harder surface. If I was you I
would go back to the retailer and explain their mistake, be firm and let
them know you have access to legal resources.
Jim Upchurch
remove x in name to reply
W Scott Elliot
suffering from cabin fever.
Scott
Herrmannde
stabilizer lenses available from Canon balancing on a monopod is a simple
matter. It can also help you arrange the flowers with one of its many modes of
operation.
Bob Sull
> Ellen08814 wrote:
> >
> > I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> > N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> > shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> > this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> > smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> > two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> > What gives here??
> >
> > Ellen
>
> What gives, I think, is that this post is a troll. No sane person would
> repeat the same accident several times until a new Nikon camera was
> trashed. Nice try, though.
>
> -Don M
Uhhhhhhh, a blonde Ellen? ;-)
Bob
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Bob Sull
> Ellen08814 <ellen...@aol.com> wrote:
> > I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> > N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> > shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> > this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> > smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> > two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> > What gives here??
>
> Dear Ellen:
>
> Here is a dime. Please call you mother and tell her that you are not ready
> to use a regular camera, and that she should send you a disposable one.
>
> You're welcome.
Uhhhhhhh, phone calls are 35c now.
But wait! A lot of camera damage will be avoided while Ellen is trying to figure
out why the phone won't work!
Bob Sull
> That is why I use the F5. You can club your way thru the crowds wipe the
> blood off the nice rubber coating and keep taking photographs.
> Rob
> If you eliminate the impossible.
> Everything that is left,however
> impracticable must be the truth
>
Never had blood on my Canon. Crowds see the "big white lens" and
clear a path for the photog!
Bob Sull
> Thanks for all the advice, guys. I am now using my monopod to pick up trash at
> the local park. As for my N90...it's histsory. I'm going back to my Kodak
> Instamatic...this photography stuff is just too darn complicated for me.
Hey Ellen,
Go to http://hamsterdance.com You'll feel better.
Oh, don't try to take their pictures.....
li...@orc.net
> sounds like the right idea Ellen. best of luck. you may have learned more
> from this newsgroup than many.
I still want to see pictures of Ellen mounting the camera.
Russell
real...
Bob Sull wrote:
> Don M wrote:
>
> > Ellen08814 wrote:
> > >
> > > I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> > > N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> > > shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> > > this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> > > smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> > > two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> > > What gives here??
> > >
> > > Ellen
> >
> > What gives, I think, is that this post is a troll. No sane person would
> > repeat the same accident several times until a new Nikon camera was
> > trashed. Nice try, though.
> >
> > -Don M
>
> Uhhhhhhh, a blonde Ellen? ;-)
>
R. Saylor
Richard S.
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mey...@my-dejanews.com
rav...@email.com wrote:
>
> >Ellen08814 <ellen...@aol.com> wrote in message
> >>I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought.....
> >>
> >
> JESUS !!!
> What have you been smoking ???
>
> Anyone with 2 cents worth of intelligence would have thought "Wow that
> was not good for my camera" But oh no, you go and try it a few more
> times.
> You deserve ALL you GET !!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
GEEZ, there sure is a crying need for a sense of humor in this world, eh?
Harry Lockwood
ellen...@aol.com (Ellen08814) wrote:
>Thanks for all the advice, guys. I am now using my monopod to pick up trash at
>the local park. As for my N90...it's histsory. I'm going back to my Kodak
>Instamatic...this photography stuff is just too darn complicated for me.
Ellen,
It's not just that damned monopod that's unstable. Can't you see how your
very successful attempt at humor has unhinged some readers in this group.
Now you've done it again with the above post. Pretty soon this new
sub-thread will generate 6000 replies per day and degenerate inevitably
into a Canon v. Nikon v. Instamatic debate.
Now, you stop that!
;-)
David Gulbransen
Harry Lockwood wrote:
> Ellen,
> It's not just that damned monopod that's unstable. Can't you see how your
> very successful attempt at humor has unhinged some readers in this group.
> Now you've done it again with the above post. Pretty soon this new
> sub-thread will generate 6000 replies per day and degenerate inevitably
> into a Canon v. Nikon v. Instamatic debate.
Now Harry... Can't you see that is *clearly* no debate! Anyone that
would
dare to say that a measly Canon or Nikon is superior to the ruggedly
constructed, feature laden Instamatic would be a fool! Don't even get
me started on the superior image quality of 110 stock!!
-Dave!
David Gulbransen
David Gulbransen
Fingers503
Mostly in a horizontal position, but there were times I myself fell over. But
thank god I never fell into my mono pod.
wbpe...@my-dejanews.com
before letting go?
:)
r...@tiac.net
li...@orc.net wrote:
> R. Saylor <rlsa...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> > That's the stupidest suggestion I've ever seen. Who in the world would
> > want their pictures to be upside down?
>
> What he left out was that when you send in the film to be developed, you
> tell the developer to process the film upside down. That should result in
> pictures coming out that are right side up.
>
> If you don't do this, however, all is not lost. When you get back the
> pictures, and they are upside down, just send them to the printer and have
> them printed upside down. Again, this will result in right side up
> pictures.
>
I run a minilab and I've had really strange requests but never one like this.
If someone did ask, I would try my best to make them happy. How would I do
it? I'll keep that little secret to myself. If I told everyone on the
Internet MotoPhoto would steal my idea.
Andrey Tarasevich
li...@orc.net wrote:
>
> R. Saylor <rlsa...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> > That's the stupidest suggestion I've ever seen. Who in the world would
> > want their pictures to be upside down?
>
> What he left out was that when you send in the film to be developed, you
> tell the developer to process the film upside down. That should result in
> pictures coming out that are right side up.
>
> If you don't do this, however, all is not lost. When you get back the
> pictures, and they are upside down, just send them to the printer and have
> them printed upside down. Again, this will result in right side up
> pictures.
I agree that right side up pictures are much more useful than upside down
ones. As well as left side up ones.
Regards,
Andrey.
Andrey Tarasevich
Ellen08814 wrote:
>
> I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new Nikon
> N90 camera to it, then walked over to my subject to rearrange a flower I was
> shooting; then crash! The camera fell over and smashed to the ground. I tried
> this a few more times and each time the same results: camera tipping over and
> smashing to the ground. Now my new Nikon has funny rattles coming from it and
> two of my polarizer filters are broken. The lens won't focus very well either.
> What gives here??
>
Try soaking it in Viagra solution at least 1 hour a day. It might help.
Regards,
Andrey.
C.L.Zeni
But ya won't be able to fold the damn thing to get it in the carrying
bag...
HawkBite
You must be very careful when soaking your zoom lenses in Viagra. I did that to
my 28-105 and now the lens remains at 105mm all the time. I hate to think what
would happen it my 100-300.
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours."
--Yogi Berra
tcd...@mail.ilstu.edu
ostensibly to shoot a pebble, but really to let it tip over and collect the
insurance. I went to move the pebble to improve the spiritual property of
the light upon it, and when I looked up, my camera was still steadily waiting
on the tripod. I tried this 3 times, and each time nothing happened. Damn
tripod is ruining my life. What gives?
Ted
EdRegnier
>> > I am so mad right now at this monopod I bought. I attached my brand new
>Nikon
>> > N90 camera to it, then walke
Ellen, you erred.
Monopods should only be used with camcorders so you can replay the tape and see
where you went wrong.
You probably failed to buy the optional shovel to dig a recommended 3 foot deep
narrow hole in which to stand your 'pod.
I've heard that Hasselblads balance perfectly on monopods ( but, of course,
Blads do everything perfectly).
If all else fails, read the instruction book.
Ed
EdRegnier
>> > That's the stupidest suggestion I've ever seen. Who in the world would
>> > want their pictures to be upside down?
Upside down pictures can easily be corrected by taking them out of the bottom
of envelope.
My biggest problem is when I get them back from the developer and the last
picture I took is on top.
Photography is hard! I think I'll be a
fisich....physishun.....fyssish....doctor instead.
R. Saylor
>Upside down pictures can easily be corrected by taking them out of the bottom
>of envelope.
That won't work unless you also turn the envelope upside down.
All of these corrective procedures are too complicated. Far simpler to
take the pictures with the camera upright in the first place.
Unless, of course, you are "down under" in the Southern Hemisphere,
where everything is inverted. I've always wondered, do Australians
turn their comeras upside down, or do the labs automatically correct
for the inversion?
Richard S.
HawkBite
From: tcd...@mail.ilstu.edu
Date: Fri, Mar 19, 1999 05:22 PM
Message-id: <7cum73$1g4$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>
Damn, I had just the opposite experience. I put my camera on a tripod,
ostensibly to shoot a pebble, but really to let it tip over and collect the
insurance. I went to move the pebble to improve the spiritual property of
the light upon it, and when I looked up, my camera was still steadily waiting
on the tripod. I tried this 3 times, and each time nothing happened. Damn
tripod is ruining my life. What gives?
What gives? You're using your tripod all wrong. Next time keep the legs
together when setting up, then let go. Gravity will take care of your camera;
the insurance company will take care of the fraud. <g>
Westridge
Q€0 wrote in message ...
>In article <19990315175322...@ng142.aol.com>,
>ellen...@aol.com (Ellen08814) wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all the advice, guys. I am now using my monopod to pick up
trash at
>> the local park. As for my N90...it's histsory. I'm going back to my Kodak
>> Instamatic...this photography stuff is just too darn complicated for me.
>
>
>- Q€0
A woman that I know, named Ellen, who just happens to be a professional
photographer would love to make you eat those words. <LOL!!!!>
Westie
Westridge
> Try soaking it in Viagra solution at least 1 hour a day. It might help.
>
>
>You must be very careful when soaking your zoom lenses in Viagra. I did
that to
>my 28-105 and now the lens remains at 105mm all the time. I hate to think
what
>would happen it my 100-300.
One hour? What do you mean ONE hour?!
I did it for three and now my 70-200 is at 300 and still going!
Boon-Li Ong
quite frankly, Australians don't know the difference. a photo is a photo
irrespective of whether it's upside down, right side up.
Michael DeKelver
Boon-Li Ong wrote in message <36F35028...@clear.net.nz>...
If you e-mailed me a .jpg here to Canada, would it arrive upside down?
<sud> ~
you.
Boon-Li Ong
i'm from NZ. it will arrive right-side up. :o)
Dane Higdem
send me your upside down pics and I will send you mine. Then we can all
have good pics to show and as a bonus we can show places to people that we
have never been to.
A win-win situation I would say.
Dane
Westridge
>
>> >> Unless, of course, you are "down under" in the Southern Hemisphere,
>> >> where everything is inverted. I've always wondered, do Australians
>> >> turn their comeras upside down, or do the labs automatically correct
>> >> for the inversion?
>> >>
>> >> Richard S.
>> >
>> >quite frankly, Australians don't know the difference. a photo is a photo
>> >irrespective of whether it's upside down, right side up.
>>
>> If you e-mailed me a .jpg here to Canada, would it arrive upside down?
>
>i'm from NZ. it will arrive right-side up. :o)
I'm from N.Z. as well. Luckily most camera manufacturer's appear to have
included some sort of an inverter in the lenses for any of their cameras
that are sold here in the southern hemisphere. (I understand that's got
something to do with the reason why Grey Market equipment in the USA too???)
As for .jpg's and email, most computer servers have a little program that
(again) inverts either the picture or the text in the message if it is
addressed to somewhere on the other side of the equator. At least that's
what I've been told...
Westridge
R. Saylor
<esquir...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>quite frankly, Australians don't know the difference. a photo is a photo
>irrespective of whether it's upside down, right side up.
Spoken like a true Kiwi. :)
Richard S.