100 dollar range if possible.
What is out there? BH and Adorama and Amazon just have SOOOO many choices! Don't know where to begin.
dinanm3atl Goldmember  3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Aug 09, 2008 17:47 | #1 100 dollar range if possible. Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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crn3371 Cream of the Crop  7,198 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2005 Location: SoCal, USA More info | Aug 09, 2008 17:49 | #2 You don't need to spend a lot for a quality monopod. Take a look at the Manfrotto's. The 679,680, and 681 are all good pods and only cost about $60. I use the 679 with the 3232 swivel head and am quite happy with that combo.
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DDCSD GIVIN' GOOD KARMA  13,313 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2007 Location: South Dakota More info | Aug 09, 2008 17:58 | #3 crn3371 wrote in post #6077770  You don't need to spend a lot for a quality monopod. Take a look at the Manfrotto's. The 679,680, and 681 are all good pods and only cost about $60. I use the 679 with the 3232 swivel head and am quite happy with that combo. I use and recommend this combo as well. If you've got a tripod ring for your lenses, you can skip the 3232 swivel head, I rarely use mine. Derek
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Aug 09, 2008 18:21 | #4 My 70-200 I use w/ tripod ring. Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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tjmaroney Member 208 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada More info | Aug 09, 2008 18:23 | #5 680B monopod for me, with 222 ball grip head. love it, especially with my 70-200. YMMV.
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DDCSD GIVIN' GOOD KARMA 13,313 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2007 Location: South Dakota More info | Aug 09, 2008 19:14 | #6 dinanm3atl wrote in post #6077886 My 70-200 I use w/ tripod ring. 679 it is! http://www.adorama.com …html?sid=1218324157680139 That looks like what I want. Good combined setup? That is the 681, with a head. With the tripod ring, the head won't be necessary and the 681 pretty much only differs from the 679 in weight capacity (which is pretty much a non-issue) and the 679 is almost half a pound lighter (fairly significant). I personally chose to save $10 and get the 679B since it can easily handle my 70-200 f/2.8 mounted on my 1d2N. Derek
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Aug 09, 2008 20:51 | #7 So basically just skip the head since I have the tripod ring? Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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DDCSD GIVIN' GOOD KARMA 13,313 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2007 Location: South Dakota More info | Aug 09, 2008 21:20 | #8 dinanm3atl wrote in post #6078495 So basically just skip the head since I have the tripod ring? Yup, I would. Like I said, I never use mine. It is so easy to switch from landscape to portrait with a tripod ring, and that is pretty much all you need the head for. Derek
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Aug 09, 2008 21:31 | #9 Excellent. Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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DDCSD GIVIN' GOOD KARMA 13,313 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2007 Location: South Dakota More info | Aug 09, 2008 21:40 | #10 Exactly! I'm fairly cheap though. Derek
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Kimberwhip Member  223 posts Joined May 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ North valley More info | Aug 10, 2008 03:03 | #11 If you have a camera store nearby, I would try them first. I like my 680 cause it folds up real nice and isn't a pain to haul around. Canon 40D
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dicktay Senior Member 603 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia More info | Aug 10, 2008 04:43 | #12 Just make sure it is tall enough so you don't have to bend your neck when using the camera. It can be a real pain. The other thing you may wish to consider is a quick detachable plate so you can quickly use the camera hand held if need be.
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donaldjl Senior Member 427 posts Joined Dec 2007 Location: Southeast Michigan More info | I've been running one of the 680B with a 3229 to keep with the other RC2 plates on my other equipment. IMO, the main advantage of one of the release heads on a monopod for an application like yours is just that, simple and quick attachment and detachment of the camera, not necessarily the tilt or swivel feature, but that's just MHO. "And when he came to the place where the Wild Things are they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws..."
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Aug 10, 2008 18:18 | #14 Yah if I need to go quick to hand held it would be helpful for sure. Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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