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Frogfish wrote:
There are lots of good monopods out there, as there are heads, if you pick one that people recommend (I also check the reviews on Amazon if they have them) then you are not going to go far wrong - the monopods especially are very simple tools.
I have been using the Benro C49T for a couple of years, excellent monopod. It is usually supporting a large nest Gimbol, 300/2.8VRII and TC and either a D800E or D3s ... that's around 6-7kgs. It would very easily handle your DF/Zeiss 135/2. The C stands for carbon of course and yes it is lighter than Alu and very very strong.
Most recently (2 weeks ago) I used the C49T rig above in temps down to -50C and it didn't miss a beat, the oil/grease in the gimbal I used started to freeze up, I had to keep rotating it vigorously to keep it swivelling.
I'd have no hesitation in recommending the C49T.
My favourite head is a Manfrotto MH054M0-Q5 (if this is overkill for your setup then they have smaller versions). Lovely head, I really enjoy using it. Do a Google search on it (Amazon again etc.) for reviews....Show more →
Thank you Frogfish for your post. I'm glad to hear that the Benro has been working well for you. To me, it looks like it would be a great monopod. I'm sure either the Manfrotto or the Benro will serve me fine....they look similar in design with only the foot being substantially different. How do you like the Benro's foot compared to that of the big, round rubber foot of the Manfrotto?
Thanks for telling me about the MH054M0-Q5. I will do some research on that one today and see what I can learn about it.
Thanks again Frogfish!
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