View Full Version : Mono pods


Randy Johnson
May 3rd, 2013, 03:45 PM
I was wondering if any of you guys use a mono pod with feet and which one you use. I use a Bogen and I am really liking it but the only problem is when I let it go the camera moves up and down ever so slightly. So slight many times you can see it in the viewfinder but I see it later in post. Are there ones that are more stable?

Aindreas Lynch
May 12th, 2013, 05:49 AM
I use a Manfrotto Neotec Monopod (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manfrotto-Neotec-Monopod-Safety-Lock/dp/B000KI189O/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1368358976&sr=8-10&keywords=manfrotto+monopod) with a 701HDV Head (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manfrotto-701HDV-Professional-Fluid-Video/dp/B001D2LJ3Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368359002&sr=8-1&keywords=manfrotto+701)attached to it and it's very stable as far as I can see. The handle lock on the monopod makes it easy to quickly drop height when needed too.

Don Bloom
May 12th, 2013, 05:58 AM
With my small form factor cams I use to use the Bogen 682B and I learned the hard way. DO NOT LET GO! I learned to keep light pressure on the monopod to 1) keep it from swaying and 2) keep it from possibility falling over. ;-(
I used a 501 head on mine for no other reason than the pan handle on it as a way to keep that puppy from swaying around.
I did however like the overhead shots I could get with it! I felt like I was 10 feet tall!