Monopod

Lately I've been filming high school volleyball and basketball games from the top level of the stands. I use a Sony A7siii mounted on a Gitzo carbon monopod. I would love to use my tripod and fluid head but space doesn't allow that.

@@ourtexasfamilyvideos62 that’s a big advantage of the monopod. It doesn’t really take any extra space.

Mostly tripod for me.

Mono with the tripod food loose to maintain a level frame as players run across frame. What affordable head do you like on a mono?

I’m mainly scared that I would break my back 😂

How do you find following the ball with a monopod?

@@BeyondTheGame_E For baseball and softball it took a lot of practice to get it nailed down when tracking pitches. Getting those reps in definitely helped. For soccer it was much more difficult to keep it smooth while following the ball shooting on pretty lumpy and uneven ground. I liked it because of portability but it just isn’t doing it for me in terms of how my footage looks.

No way! Which game was that at?

It was against the flying cows

Which sports do you film with it?

Smart!

😂💪🏽

Thank you ☺️

Same here! 😂

I can work but it’s definitely going to be harder than with a tripod.

@@BeyondTheGame_E Thanks

You're welcome

Sounds like a good game plan.

why is this if you dont mind me asking? new to this hobby

@@sss-ts3of the further away you zoom, the harder is it is to produce stable footage because small shakes look much bigger when you are fully zoomed-in. So using a tripod to film outdoor sports played on a much bigger surface is a good idea.

I use standard 95% of the time.

@@BeyondTheGame_E Thank you so much for your answer

All of these options are good for hockey. They’re not sport specific. It’s more about the types of shots that you’re after.

If you want to follow the action and you don't have in-camera stabilization, you'll need a tripod. A monopd can do the job but won't be as stable.

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I know companies like Manfrotto and Sachtler make good ones too but I've been using the Miller Air for so long, it's the only one I'm really familiar with.

@@BeyondTheGame_E hmm, Do you think I can get away with using a Manfrotto Video Monopod MVMXPRO500, (Basically just purchasing a monopod,) Or should I just get a tripod? And when I mean (get away,) I mean being able to succeed the exact same way as if I was to use a tripod? (Btw thanks so much for replying!)

I wanna record from far distance, And being able to zoom in with minimal camera shake, And so it’s rather I get the monopod that I said, Or get the Miller Air..

@@ytpaps8112 well 3 legs is always going to be more stable than one. You can potentially get away with it if you don’t plan on panning from left to right too much. But it won’t be nearly as easy.

Unfortunately I don't.

@@BeyondTheGame_E thx. Question. Do you think the Tamron 28-200mm 2.8-5.6 lens would work for that?

@@PLANETWATERMELON Like any budget lens with a similar zoom range, there are pros and cons. You'll be able to film everything with the one lens which is a big plus. But the lens probably won't be particularly sharp and the variable aperture will affect the brightness of your image every time you zoom in and out.

I guess that’s good. It proves that I’m giving my true opinions. But I’m curious to know which part you’re talking about specifically? I don’t think anything I said was particularly polarizing.