Golfhack
7th of December 2009 (Mon), 22:10
This seems like as good a place as any for a noob's first post in the forums!
I've had a ho-hum monopod for 10+ years and stopped by a local camera store today to "kick tires" while waiting to go to the airport and pick up my wife from the west coast.
I stumbled onto a Giottos MM 5580 P-Pod and it was love at first sight! This thing is built like a *TANK* and is tall, extending to 73". It also has 3 optional "legs" which are stored in the bottom tube section enabling the pod to become a "tripod" of sorts. (It would easily support a flash off-camera on a nice, level floor!"
It also has a 180-degree title head built in, and another knob which allows the top plate to rotate 360-degrees. I added a Manfrotto 323 RC2 Rapid Connect Adapter with 200PL-14 Quick Release Plate so my camera quickly snaps on and off using the standard 200PL-14 plate I use on my tripod and head. Quick, simple and rugged!!
Between the rotating top plate and the 180-degree built in adjustment you can instantly flip from horizontal to vertical, tilt up or down and rotate as needed.
One other nifty extra. Two of the three legs can be screwed into the top of the monopod creating a very, very low "tripod" for working close to the ground, macro work, etc.
All in all a VERY satisfying find that should last me the rest of my life!
Here's a link if I've totally confused you. It shows all the bells and whistles. Click on 'Products' tab and scroll down to "MM 55 Monopods" http://www.giottos.com
Steve
I've had a ho-hum monopod for 10+ years and stopped by a local camera store today to "kick tires" while waiting to go to the airport and pick up my wife from the west coast.
I stumbled onto a Giottos MM 5580 P-Pod and it was love at first sight! This thing is built like a *TANK* and is tall, extending to 73". It also has 3 optional "legs" which are stored in the bottom tube section enabling the pod to become a "tripod" of sorts. (It would easily support a flash off-camera on a nice, level floor!"
It also has a 180-degree title head built in, and another knob which allows the top plate to rotate 360-degrees. I added a Manfrotto 323 RC2 Rapid Connect Adapter with 200PL-14 Quick Release Plate so my camera quickly snaps on and off using the standard 200PL-14 plate I use on my tripod and head. Quick, simple and rugged!!
Between the rotating top plate and the 180-degree built in adjustment you can instantly flip from horizontal to vertical, tilt up or down and rotate as needed.
One other nifty extra. Two of the three legs can be screwed into the top of the monopod creating a very, very low "tripod" for working close to the ground, macro work, etc.
All in all a VERY satisfying find that should last me the rest of my life!
Here's a link if I've totally confused you. It shows all the bells and whistles. Click on 'Products' tab and scroll down to "MM 55 Monopods" http://www.giottos.com
Steve