Monopod - Bigest bang for the buck!!!

What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?

"fordcrew" wrote in message
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What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?


"The Best" is definately an individual thing. First the correct monopod will
be dependant on the distnace between your eye and the ground (and the size
of your camera). So what works for one of us is wrong for another. Second
what camera you will be using is important. A stick that can easily support
a pocketable P&S may have problems with a DSLR, and even more if the DSLR is
sporting a large, heavy super telephoto lens. Then your shooting style makes
a difference. Some of us work fine with a head that simply tilts up and down
but no pan or side tilt. Other people will need these. Then how it feels in
your hand makes a difference. The only suggestion I will make is to concider
getting one with a good solid Quick Release head so that you don't have to
carry the camera attached to the stick all the time. Personally I installed
the same make and model of QR head on both my mono and tripod so that I can
swap the camera around easily.

So if you try to envision what you want to do with this monopod, and how you
want to use it, and waht equipment you want to use it with, this will reduce
the vast numbers of choices to a possibly manageable few. If you then have
questions about choosing between a few models, you can ask here for personal
experiences to help you decide.

Randy

fordcrew wrote:
What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?

Try:-

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...ducts_id=99658

Best monopod in the world! I bought one and am delighted with it.

Dennis.

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:51:09 -0800, fordcrew
wrote:

What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?

I do mostly nature photography (insects and plants) with a Canon XT,
and I have been successfully using a Vanguard MP-15 for several years.
I attached a carrying strap to it, and removed the wire triangle from
the bottom.

At the time, Amazon was selling it for $29.99.

Barry in Indy

Randy Berbaum wrote:
"fordcrew" wrote in message
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What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?


"The Best" is definately an individual thing.

This is USENET. Shades of gray are not allowed ;-)

BugBear

fordcrew wrote:
What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?

Depends what you want to do with it. I have two, a small light one for
small light cameras, and a big heavy one for big heavy cameras.

--
Chris Malcolm DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:51:09 -0800, fordcrew wrote:

What is the best featured, most durable, easiest, and quickest to
operate monopod for the $$, on the market? Why?

The very best monopod is one you can't buy. It folds up in any pocket and is
more stable than any monopod on the market.

Get 13-14 ft. strap of lightweight 1" wide nylon strap/webbing. Mount a short
1/4-20 bolt in the center (center from end to end). when you need extra
stability for your camera unroll the strap from your pocket. Attach the bolt to
your tripod socket. Let both ends of the strap drop to the ground. Stand on each
end and pull UP on the camera. It's not just a monopod it's a bipod. Stabilizing
your camera in 2 dimensions instead of just one. It doesn't get more
cost-effective, quick, reliable, compact, and stable than that.