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From: rjn@hpfcla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Tripods
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Date: Tue, 31-Dec-85 15:21:00 EST
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re: "... tripod that is light enough to be carried on day hikes ..."

I keep a small  sandbag  in my gadget  bag for this  purpose.  It is a small
ZipLock  bag full of  sterilized  beach  sand.  The  ZipLock  bag is further
enclosed in a sewn denim bag.  It hasn't leaked in five years.

Sandbags  are much better than  tripods at damping  mirror  slap and shutter
vibration.  They are not as steady as tripods for long exposures.

I used this bag once to photograph Minot Light (MA) from three miles away on
a windy day.  The lens was a Bushnell 60x spotting scope with camera adaptor
for my Canon A-1.  Even though this was effectively  2200mm at f32 on ISO100
film, I caught a wave  splashing  halfway up the lighthouse  and seagulls in
flight; a stunning photo.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland                                            3404 East Harmony Road
[ihnp4|hplabs]!hpfcla!rjn                             Fort Collins CO  80525