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First, if you have your mind set on 400 f/2.8, then I suggest you should be looking at 400 f/2.8 IS MkI, and not the older versions.
The lens works fine with the TCs, and it needs a pod support. Most people mount the lens rigidly on monopods, i.e, no gimbals nor monopod heads which do little except get in the way, and may also cause a lens flip accident. Now, there are occasionas when one has to shoot a target which is quite high up, and I've got an articulated monopod head for that, but the last time I needed to use it was two years ago.
However, if you plan to be using 400 f/2.8 mostly with TCs, then I'd recommend you get 500 f/4 IS MkI instead. The 500 is much more practical, yet similarly effective as 400 f/2.8 IS MkI with the TCs. Furthermore, using 500 f/4 IS MkI handheld is quite feasible, whereas with 400 f/2.8 IS MkI the handholding becomes a problem quickly even for the strongest and the best conditioned photographers.
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