Welcome To My World: July 2008

I have tendered my resignation fro my present company here in KL. I have taken up a job offer back in my hometown in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. With that in mind, I would be relocating permanently (I hope) to Kota Kinabalu.

I would like to take this opportunity to invite any photographers based in Kota Kinabalu to drop me a line. My contact details can be found on the left sidebar of this blog.

My new job would require me to travel extensively thorough out the state of Sabah. I will bee mainly based in Kota Kinabalu but I would be traveling quite often. Rest assured, my trusty Nikon D60 will me by constant travel companion. I will be investing in a new lenses and a new tripod in the near future. The lenses that I have in my would be the Nikon 70-300 mm f/4-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR. The tripod would most probably be a Manfrotto 190xProB pair with a suitable ball head.

I am also planning to consolidate my photography blog and my fishing blog in a new domain. This would take some time but hopefully it can be done by the end of this year. The reason for consolidation is because both my hobbies are somewhat related to each other. By having them in one domain, it would be easier to make constant updates and also makes it possible for me to blog about other subjects.

A monopod, also called a unipod, is a pole used to help support cameras, video cameras (or, less frequently, binoculars). It allows a still camera to be held steadier, allowing the photographer to take sharp pictures at slower shutter speeds, and/or with longer focal length lenses

When used by itself, it eliminates camera shake in the vertical plane. When used in combination with leaning against a large object, a bipod is formed; this can also eliminate horizontal motion.

Monopods are usually made to fold easily or quickly, or "telescope," when not in use, allowing them to be transported and stored more easily.

Unlike a tripod, monopods cannot support a camera independently. In the case of still cameras this limits the shutter speed that can be used. They still allow lower shutter speeds than hand holding, and are easier to carry and use than a tripod. (Source : Wikipedia)

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A few days ago, I decided to get myself a monopod. I asked around and most of the photographers at ShutterAsia recommended me to get the Manfrotto brand. I called up J-One and lucky me, they had the Manfrotto Monopod in stock. Without wasting any time, I went there to get myself the monopod.

Here are some specifications of the Manfrotto 680B Photo Compact Monopod which I got from the website.

Closed length : 51.0 cm
Minimum height : 51.0 cm
Maximum height 154.0 cm
Weight : 0.83 kg
Load capacity : 10.00 kg
Color : black
Material : aluminum
Leg cross section : round
Leg sections : 4
Attachment : 1/4" and retractable 3/8" screw
Legs tube diameter : 35.4 , 29.5 , 25 , 20 mm