a good composite monopod will not snap under any of the loads you would normally put on it with a big long lens. composite monopods don\'t snap at all. if you put a yield load on a good composite tube it will slowly crack the outer coating and then it would start to layer splinter at that point. it would take a fair amount of loading to do this sort of damage to the tubing. i would hope before that you the owner would become well aware of what was occuring.
i myself use a feisol CM 1471 monopod. it is quite the robust piece of equipment. i regularly use it with a D3 and 300/2.8VR with and without extender.
i do not use any type of ballhead or sidekick arrangement on it. only a direct connection. i feel it makes for a considerably more cumbersome setup and yields little advantage in distance shooting.
a good composite monopod will not snap under any of the loads you would normally put on it with a big long lens. composite monopods don\'t snap at all. if you put a yield load on a good composite tube it will slowly crack the outer coating and then it would start to layer shear at that point. it would take a fair amount of loading to do this sort of damage to the tubing. i would hope before that you the owner would become well aware of what was occuring.
i myself use a feisol CM 1471 monopod. it is quite the robust piece of equipment. i regularly use it with a D3 and 300/2.8VR with and without extender.
i do not use any type of ballhead or sidekick arrangement on it. only a direct connection. i feel it makes for a considerably more cumbersome setup and yields little advantage in distance shooting.
Nov 19, 2008 at 04:48 PM
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