Recommend me a monopod

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I want to buy a monopod as my tripod just gets in the way sometimes.

Can anyone recommend something relitively cheap (not nasty cheap).

Do they have different heads or just a basic screw in???

Thanks
 
I have the manfrotto 679B and swear by it. It has a clever two part screw on top which you can put your camera straight onto (3/8" part) and also a tripod head (1/4" part) which is very useful, saves buying an adaptor!

The 1/4" part is like an extra bit around the 3/8" bit and it is spring loaded so if you fit your camera or a monopod head, the 1/4" bit gets pushed down. Very nice idea ;)
 
I have the 681B & highly recommend it, very light too - would need a head to go with it though as it doesn't come as standard with one :thumbs:
 
Another vote for the 681B and 234RC head, super sturdy, well built, should last a lifetime, and great for beating chavs around the head with too :-)

Alan.
 
I cant quite understand monopods....... surely they can lean to the left/right/front or back when the camera is attached........therefore creating movement?
 
i use a manfrotto 676 monopod with a QR plate fixing on the top.

Small, light and sturdy and i can swap my camera from tripod to monopod as they both take the same plate.
 
Janice said:
I cant quite understand monopods....... surely they can lean to the left/right/front or back when the camera is attached........therefore creating movement?
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Quite right, the movement is what gives great flexibility when moving the camera around but when you decide to stop, the monopod and your own 2 legs form a kind of tripod that's much more stable than handholding alone could ever be, guess it's one of those things that untill you try it (especially with a long lens), that doesn't seem to add up.

Alan
 
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