ISO Monopod Suggestions

[Tin Can]

Mine is too heavy

But

Good as weapon

CF, bottom spike and rubber

For 4X5 and smaller

[Richard Wasserman]

I'm a fan of monopods, especially as I get older and shakier. I use a Manfrotto 290 CF monopod with an old Leitz ball head I had kicking around. It's a lightweight combination that works well for me.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1175947-REG/manfrotto_mm290c4us_290_carbon_fiber_monopod.html/specs

[Pieter]

Since RRS seems to have discontinued their CF monopod, take a look at Leofoto's offerings. https://www.leofoto.com/list.php?cateid=81

[Tin Can]

Thanks guys

I looked those up

I think this fits my needs, spike or rubber or a stand which I have and a small tilt head which I also have

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KD3WDZM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

price reduced, it looks like it was made in the same factory as my accessories above

and a painful weapon

I used canes or crutches for years

[Tin Can]

I have a FLM Monopod on the way from North of the 49th

It will be handy with tiny format Graflex 3X4 RB

Video

Miniature cameras

even wild Pinhole!



great big spike

[Drew Bedo]

I suggest that you rate tripods at ISO-3.

[Vaidotas]

I went in a bit different direction.
Small CF Gitzo GT0541 tripod, no spikes though, but rubber ends are small and works fine on soft soil.
It’s long enough extended to use it as walking stick.
I never leave home without it.
Works fine small and medium format, even with Mamiya RB with 140 mm, must hold 4x5 field camera with some limitations and proper care.

[Tin Can]

Nope I want monopod as several places will allow that but not yours


I went in a bit different direction.
Small CF Gitzo GT0541 tripod, no spikes though, but rubber ends are small and works fine on soft soil.
It’s long enough extended to use it as walking stick.
I never leave home without it.
Works fine small and medium format, even with Mamiya RB with 140 mm, must hold 4x5 field camera with some limitations and proper care.

[j.e.simmons]

Some of the cf Sirui tripods have one leg that comes off and works as a monopod.

[r_a_feldman]

Some of the cf Sirui tripods have one leg that comes off and works as a monopod.

A number of tripods from Field Optics Research have two removable legs the can be used as monopods, trekking poles, or shooting sticks. They also have single 32mm CF trekking poles that can be used as monopods, as they have 3/8-16 bolts at the head end (https://www.fieldopticsresearch.com/shop/Kahuna-Series-Trekking-Poles/p/Big-Kahuna-Trekking-Poles---Single-x36358524.htm).

[Bernard_L]

I think this fits my needs, spike or rubber or a stand which I have and a small tilt head which I also have
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KD3WDZM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

Hmm Six sections. Unless you place high value on the compactness when folded, consider the hassle of unlocking all five twist-locks, even if they are well designed (I have a Sirui 4-section CF tripod).

[Tin Can]

I do value compactness, I am no longer in any hurry

FLM also sells a HD mono

Since I have a HD FLM tripod, which is my favorite, I maintain brand and construction


Hmm Six sections. Unless you place high value on the compactness when folded, consider the hassle of unlocking all five twist-locks, even if they are well designed (I have a Sirui 4-section CF tripod).

[Pieter]

Hmm Six sections. Unless you place high value on the compactness when folded, consider the hassle of unlocking all five twist-locks, even if they are well designed (I have a Sirui 4-section CF tripod).

Also more spots where things can come loose if not properly locked down. And the bottom section tends to be pretty flimsy.

[mike rosenlof]

I have one of these and like it a lot.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1286942-REG/gitzo_gm4562_series_4_carbon.html

I didn't like the foot and replaced it with a simple rubber knob.

[esearing]

I purchased a Giottos branded 3 section monopod many years ago for use with my DSLR + 100-400lens. It had a bigger upper dimension than the CF offerings due to a nice pad which fit my hands well and has no flex in the thinnest section. I prefer twist locks vs snap locks. I even found a foot that goes from rubber to spike with a few turns of the rubber part, but the original wide foot on it was useful too.