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| Review Date: October 5, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Billie J. Lopez, Alaska |
| Received in a timely manner and packaged well, used it a few times so far and works well. It holds my canon rebel with 400mm lens with no problem, I have to admit I was a bit nervous at first-I didn't think it was going to hold but very happy with it once I had faith in the product, its great to use in tight spots such as a boat. |
Great tool!
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| Review Date: September 27, 2008 |
| Reviewer: photographe amateur, California |
I bought this monopod about 6 month ago on Amazon, together with the tilt head. I use it with the Canon 300mm f4, with or without the 1.4X. Shipping was fine. It is amazing to be able to adjust your height while targeting wild life. Happened to me with a coyote: I was able to adjust quickly to the height of the tall grass to make the shot. I would have missed it with a normal monopod.
There was one thing, though, I kept loosing the rubber foot. Very often I would use the pedal to expand the monopod, and my foot would dislodge the rubber foot... Until I inserted it the other way around (flat surface up). Then it stays put, and is fully functional. My guess is that the image is miss-leading, and that might explain the rather negative comment of our fellow that shoots with his 600mm and thinks it does not take the weight. I might be wrong, please let me know!
So now it is 100 percent perfect, and I love it!!! |
very functional monopod
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| Review Date: September 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Daniel M. Vennard, |
i bought this monopod for its quick-release function, i like the idea of just pulling the trigger to lower the pod. it was also convenient to not have to pull the trigger to raise the pod, you can just stand on the foot pedal and pull the camera body to the desired height, no messing with the trigger.
i dont know how i feel about the safety release button yet. right now its annoying to have to hit the buttom to lower it, i think the position of the button takes away from the ergonomics of the handle/trigger. i havent been using the pod long, but i dont think i would have had any issues accidentally releasing the thing. it would have been nice if the button could be switched to non-safety mode. i am afraid to just chop the safety button off; murphys law might come around and i may find out that its really needed.
i wish this monopod was carbon fiber. it would be really awesome if it lost some weight.
the quick release is much better than an individual lock on each leg, you dont know how nice it is until you are out there using it and really see the difference. i am never going back to anything that isnt automatic like this.
i dont know about any wieght capacity issues either. i have a nikon with the 70-200 f2.8 VR lens on it, its def a heavy combo, and there are no issues. |
Best Monopod out there!
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| Review Date: February 11, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Franck Celamy, |
| This is one of the best item that i have purchased. It works wonderful. It was worth every dime.... Change the height, while photographing is a big help because of push of a buttons its moves up or down. very quick when your trying to capture the best images. |
Great for field work
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| Review Date: November 2, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Richard Streiff, Saugus, Ca United States |
| This is the best Monopod I have ever owned. The trigger release system makes it so much easier to deal with when moving in the field. I use it with my Canon 5D with the Canon 70-200 2.8L lens. Very heavy set up for field work, having the ability to change the camera height with a just a squeeze of a trigger really makes life easier. A must have. |
Great monopod
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| Review Date: November 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Pieter Van Loon, Marlboro, VT |
| This monopod is everything I was hoping it would be. Strong, stable, easy to use and adjust. It is pricier than a lot of other monopods out there, but worth every penny. |
excellent monopod
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| Review Date: March 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: K. Scott, los angeles |
| good, sturdy monopod. best feature is the trigger release to raise/lower the monopod. no futzing with 2 or 3 locks.I was worried that the monopod would slip down with the weight of my canon 40d and long telephoto lens--works perfectly. two jiggles: the padded hand grip moves down when the leg extends--not really a problem, but I didn't expect it. also, watch out for a pinch if you place your hand on the tube below the handle--it got meonce and now I keep my hand were it belongs when collapsing. |
Absolutely Fantastic! Fast up and down and versatile!
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| Review Date: February 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jeffrey B. Stanley, Elkhart, IN USA |
I've been using the Manfrotto 685B monopod for 9 months now.
The "must-have" feature is the ability to quickly raise or lower the height of the monopod in seconds. If you're in a hurry, you've gotta have one of these!
You can do that by either just lifting on the top handle (with my foot on the lever on the bottom) or by squeezing the handle to drop it down a little bit.
I can stand up in the aisle at a play for a couple of seconds and steady the shot for the dark auditorium and collapse it again to be as discrete as I can with none of the fuss of setting up a tripod or slower to maneuver monopod. I can collapse it to 32" tall in 2 seconds flat.
I did lose the rubber foot at a nighttime high school football game, but the new one has not come off. I am being more careful about watching it and when I ordered the replacement, I bought 2, for just in case.
I've got a Nikon D700 with the 70-200 VR lens, but the monopod really helps to stabilize the camera whether I'm sitting in the bleachers, or on the field.
I'm just absolutely thrilled I am with this. |
pay for the duty
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| Review Date: February 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Yiheng W. Wu, canada |
| product is good and shipping is fast, but i need to pay for the duty, so dont buy it if u are not a USA resident. however, if u cant find it anywhere else and willing to pay for the duty, here is a good place to buy. |
Professional Videographer Gear Review
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| Review Date: October 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: S. Frisbie, California |
| I reguarly shoot Weddings and part of the gear I was using was a Manfrotto Tripod. It got very heavy to lug around the tripod particularly for moving shoots so I decided to invest in Manfrotto monopod deluxe. What a great change. My next gig was so much easier without having to lug the heavy tripod around. The monopod has a quick release button so that setup for shots is instantaneous and easy. I would highly reccomend Manfrotto products they're products are made in Italy with exceptional quality and engineered with quality materials. I'm very pleased with my purchase. |
Manfrotto 685B Neotec Monopod for Wedding Photography
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| Review Date: November 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: S. Meyer, Greenwood, IN USA |
| This monopod is very fast to set up and to make instant height adjustments. Pull up to extend, then squeeze the handle and safety lock and push down to shorten. It's not like other monopods that require knobs to be turned for adjustment. It has a lever at the base to step on so it can be held down with the foot while pulling up with one hand to extend it. Speed is critical in wedding photography, where this comes in handy to keep my camera steady in low light situations. I get so many more useable shots with this monopod. It also has a sturdy build. I recommended the Manfrotto 685B Neotec Monopod to my fellow wedding photographers in Indianapolis, and they commented that this is now an essential tool on every shoot. I use the Manfrotto 222 joystick head with this monopod for speedy camera adjustments. |
Great for added stability
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| Review Date: February 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Sputterkar, |
This is a great accessory to stabilize those images for excursions out. Using a compact ball head with quick release offers quick mounting and dismounting.
I must admit the first time I mounted my camera with my 100-400mm lens I was a bit anxious but that soon dissipated.
Raising and lowering my equipment took some effort but that added to my own security that camera with lens would NOT simply drop with the weight. Applying pressure to the foot and squeezing the trigger works with some effort. The added safety release for lowering is a great feature to alleviate accidental lowering because the trigger is pressed.
The foot cup can be turned so a pointed end is revealed to allow stability when shooting on the earth and of course, extended to add stability for floor use. Only draw back I have enountered is no full length strap for carrying thus I can't simply throw it over my shoulder and move on to the next shot. |
Manfrotto Monopod
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| Review Date: March 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Andersen, Lincoln, CA USA |
| A very well put together tool. I'm pleased with the construction and the fuctionality. |
Can't Take The Weight
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| Review Date: July 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Colin Leonard, |
| The load capacity quoted for this monopod on the Manfrotto and Bogen web sites is 17.6lbs or 8kg. I bought this monopod to use with my 600mm lens which, when attached to my camera, weighs 15.8lbs. I calculated all this before I bought the monopod to make sure it could handle the weight. Even though my camera/lens combo weighs less than what Manfrotto claim the monopod can handle, it's pushed the metal ball on the bottom of the leg through the rubber foot so many times that the foot now just falls off. I contacted Manfrotto through Bogen and was told there was nothing they could do about it. It's a great monopod, it just can't handle the weight it's supposed to. |
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