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- #104 in Monopods
David Rios
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
Just up to 72 inch , light weight but strong , easy to adjust , nice adapter to secure the camera easy to pop off when you want to take it off , great price , no need to buy one at higher price
Paul L.
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2024
Elegant design. The three leg should be a bit wider.Mold seam has a lot of burr.The twist lock can be overturned easily.Updates:After my second use, the 360° ball connector broke right at the base of the bolt. It's a weak point.
Emilio Villarreal Garcia
Reviewed in Mexico on November 14, 2024
CUMPLE SU FUNCIÓN AL 100% EXCELENTE CALIDAD
C.P.
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
Pros:Light weight - 9.10 oz.Short when fully retracted - 16 7/8"Mediocre quality but usable:Rough edges around plastic claspsTop section hard to pull outBottom clasp does not hold tight, bottom section would slide when pressed
Freddy
Reviewed in Singapore on May 19, 2023
Good to move around with it. But I feel it's flimsy
Paul Joo
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023
Out of all the available monopods out there, this one is one of the cheapest and pretty stable. I have tried using on my Sony a7 IV + Tamron 150-500mm lens and Sony 200-600mm lens. Up to Tamron, it’s doable as it is not as heavy but I did find that with heavier lens, it can feel unstable the higher you go. So keep it mind, you do get what you pay for but for what you pay, I believe they do good job for it. The material is mostly made out of plastic so if you do drop it accidentally, you can crack any of the monopod part. So be careful.
James
Reviewed in Canada on July 31, 2021
This is used as a quick & handy stable platform for my digital camera when I need to move around quickly and can't set up a tripod system.This Monopod gets the job done without any fuss!I can't see how anyone would be without this key item in your camera bag.
Ron C.
Reviewed in Canada on February 18, 2020
While I have had my Pro series 72" monopod for only a short while and have had only limited usage I would like to share the following. I recently purchased a Canon sx70 hs with an extremely powerful zoom. I wanted a monopod that was good quality, light weight, carry bag and with important features like a quick release lever so could remove camera quickly. I also wanted clip release levers on the tripod leg and not the screw type. I researched many different monopods but decided this monopod met my needs and was good value based on my needs. I would currently rate this at 5 star.
P. M. Nelson
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019
This is a great monopod! Easy to adjust and move around. It is lightweight but extremely strong. It is only for cameras that have the standard threaded mount in the base and is not for phones. I have developed a little shakiness in my hands and this is a perfect solution for shooting photos while moving around while looking for the perfect shot. Much more flexible than my tripod but not as stable (c'mon folks, it only has one leg, what do you expect?). It collapses down and fits in my backpack.Great value for money!
Atticus
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2018
This monopod looked like exactly what I needed, but after using it off and on for about 1 1/2 yrs, it has become unstable. The "quick connect" feature can no longer hold my camera & lens steady. I have tightened the screw on the connector to the point where I'm afraid it will strip the threads. Also, I have tightened the adapter that fits the bottom of my zoom lens, to no avail. What happens now, is that immediately after I have focused on a subject, release my grip on the lens to snap picture, the lens falls about 1/2" and I miss my shot. Extremely frustrating. I feel the monopod was misrepresented to me. The connector and adapter are made of plastic and they cannot hold up to even minimal use. The connector should have been constructed of metal. I would never buy from this seller again!
Schmidt, John Jacob Jingleheimer
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2015
Welp. I'd say it's just about as good as you're going to get for the price. The quick release lever will allow the plate to move up a little if you pull on that side of your camera while it's mounted, but it still feels pretty solid. I wouldn't feel secure holding the monopod with my smaller camera (a Nikon D3300) on top though, and I definitely wouldn't do that with a medium sized DSLR (I checked it with a nikon D70). The poles are definitely snap-able, but like the saying goes "doctor, it [breaks] when I do this", "so, don't do that". They are built well enough, and on the plus side, the monopod makes up for lack of strength by being light as all getout. The mounting plate can be a problem. The part on the bottom that you hold to screw into your camera won't fold back into the plate depending on how it's positioned when tight. It'll fold back with my camera, but just barely. There's probably an easy way to fix this with a little creativity though. The wrist strap was about as poorly made as they usually are on Chinese products, but the hand grip feels nice. I just wouldn't go rubbing it on a stone wall or anything. I did have to send it back because of a crack in one of the leg locks, but that seems to be the gamble you have to take when buying cheap stuff. I still got another, though, because in order to get a strong monopod that extends beyond midget level (okay, I mean above 57 inches) you have to pay upward of $50! the thing about these cheapies is (besides how light they are) if you break them, then no big deal. I'm not ready to spend $60-$70 bucks on a "professional" monopod, so I'll stick with this until it breaks. It will probably end up lasting me years. :)
Eusebius
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015
I take a lot of wildlife photos (frequently with a telephoto lens) and many times it is impractical to carry a tripod into the woods on a hike and this monopod solves helps the problem in a number of ways.- It extends and locks anywhere from its collapsed length of 21” all the way up to 72” (higher than a standard tripod) and this makes it so much easier to use the cameras viewfinder and focus without bending or hunching down to camera level on a standard tripod.- The quick release head securely locks the camera into the monopod. It’s easy and fast to break out the monopod, extend it, and snap the camera into the mount if the subject you’re looking at might move away.- The 4-section leg is STURDY. I can extend the sections to make up any length I want and the locking mechanisms are strong.- At 10-ounces it’s incredibly light.AND HERE’S WHAT ELSE IT DOES: because the monopod has a cushioned grip and a wrist loop and the leg is so strong and rigid, I can easily use the monopod as a hiking stick. There’s no need to carry it separately even though it comes with a carry bag.I only wish the tripod and monopod designers would agree on a standard quick release head. As it is, the heads on my two tripods and on this monopod are each different. If they were all the same, I could quickly switch between tripods and monopod with no fuss. But that’s something the manufacturers will have to work out between them.Bottom line: I love this monopod!
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