I'm selling my 18" Walkstool. I should have purchased the 22" version.
I wanted to give you guys first dibs before I put it in the NPN Classifieds. Typical street price is around $70. I'll let this one go for $50+shipping. I can take paypal, a check, or if you're close by, we can meet and I'll even accept that green stuff.
I've had it for about a month or less, but I've used it a lot. I love it, but it's just a little too short. Especially with the limited range of motion in my knees. I'm going to replace it with the 22" version.
I'm 5'9" give or take an inch, so use that as a guide as to whether it's the right size for you.
This thing is really cool. It's very light, and very strong. It's rated for something over 400lbs. It's great to strap to your pack and sit on while you're waiting for the light to change.
If I don't sell it in a few days I'll post it in the NPN classifieds.
Posted by Tom Kloster on July 19, 2007 at 12:10 PM
It looks like it folds up and attaches to your pack, is that right? Looks interesting - I'm 6 feet and my main misery (with old knees) is kneeling for low angles (and thus the notable lack of low angles in my photo archive!). I usually just sit under the tripod for my lowest photos, but it sounds like this would be more for shooting from about 4 feet off the ground, is that right..? I'm curious what's making you go for a taller version?
BTW, this is right up my alley - it would be a nice complement to my ProBrella...
Tom
Posted by Curtis Knight on July 19, 2007 at 12:56 PM
Tom, my old knees is why I'm going for the taller version. I actually didn't buy it for low angle shooting. I bought it because I like to sit beside a stream and lose myself in the viewfinder for extended periods of time. This allows me to do that very comfortably. I also figure I can use it in the fall/winter when everything in the forest is wet. it's a little nicer to sit on than a wet mossy log
If you're 6 foot, and have creaky knees, you'll want a taller version. A friend of mine is 6ft and change and has the 22" version. He's happy with it.
Don't worry guys, it won't be long, I hope, before high quality cameras will have both live preview and tilting LCDs. I downgraded from a DSLR (minolta 5D) to my prosumer canon pro1 and I think my images are better now that I don't have to contort myself in water, against trees, over snags etc to compose. I just turn on the LCD preview and tilt the very flexible LCD to the angle I like.
Keeping fingers crossed for that flexibility and SLR image quality
Amen to that, Curtis! Thanks for the info. I'm going to look into one of these..!
Andy, Olympus already makes DSLRs with a live LCD preview, including one model that tilts -- I consider them "high quality", though it's within the consumer range of their DSLR line. I suspect a lot of pros will accept these when they show up as standard equipment in pro models. Definitely a nice advantage for very high (over the fence) and low shots!
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5 repliesI wanted to give you guys first dibs before I put it in the NPN Classifieds. Typical street price is around $70. I'll let this one go for $50+shipping. I can take paypal, a check, or if you're close by, we can meet and I'll even accept that green stuff.
I've had it for about a month or less, but I've used it a lot. I love it, but it's just a little too short. Especially with the limited range of motion in my knees. I'm going to replace it with the 22" version.
I'm 5'9" give or take an inch, so use that as a guide as to whether it's the right size for you.
This thing is really cool. It's very light, and very strong. It's rated for something over 400lbs. It's great to strap to your pack and sit on while you're waiting for the light to change.
If I don't sell it in a few days I'll post it in the NPN classifieds.
BTW, this is right up my alley - it would be a nice complement to my ProBrella...
Tom
If you're 6 foot, and have creaky knees, you'll want a taller version. A friend of mine is 6ft and change and has the 22" version. He's happy with it.
Keeping fingers crossed for that flexibility and SLR image quality
Andy, Olympus already makes DSLRs with a live LCD preview, including one model that tilts -- I consider them "high quality", though it's within the consumer range of their DSLR line. I suspect a lot of pros will accept these when they show up as standard equipment in pro models. Definitely a nice advantage for very high (over the fence) and low shots!
Tom