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Nice light weight pod I use for Video and Still. Takes the wiggle out of your video and allows me to use the zoom more effectively on both. The Monopod is quick to set up and move. Only negatives are it would be nice to have a second shoe for the cameras. (I suspect they are available) and the release clips are a little tight - my 9 yr old has trouble with them.

Don't buy this if all you want is a cheap, functional monopod. Alhough it has a quick release plate, the head has no tilt function, which limits youto using your slr only in horizontal composition mode. I ended up buying a separate ballhead, which raised the cost of this monopod to almost twice what I had intended to spend.I would have been better off getting a good quality one like Manfrotto or one of the cheap models available on ebay.

Very light and easy to tote around sporting events when a tripod is too hard to get out of the way. Great height too for 6 footers.

I do like this monopod. I have never owned one before, but do like the extra stabilization that the fold down foot provides. I also like the fact that it comes with a shoe thing that attaches to the camera and clicks onto the monopod.