Monopod for Camera, Manbily Camera Carbon Fiber Portable Compact Lightweight Travel Monopod with Walking Stick Handle for DSLR Canon Nikon Sony Video Camcorder (Carbon Fiber, Red&Black)

Perfect, light, sturdy and smooth open and close extension. Highly recommend

I stumbled upon this monopod while looking for materials for a monopod cane. I have Parkinson's disease, which makes both walking and taking photos challenging. Removing the cane handle from the monopod would defeat the purpose of having the cane feature. Instead, I tapped a 1/4 by 20 hole in the cane head and mounted the tripod ball head directly on the handle. This way, when I need the monopod, I simply extend the monopod and use the quick - feature of the tripod head to attach the camera. The monopod is lightweight enough to use comfortably as a cane even with the head attached. It locks and unlocks easily and securely. I used a Newer tripod head and removed the included lever to make it more compact. This makes taking photos much easier for me and I have a non-visual point of reference for my balance, which for me is critical.

The quality is good. The value for the price is excellent. It is lightweight and short. I used it as a monopod, not a walking stick. The twist, compression locks on each section are secure and worked fine. Two sizes of connection threads make it universal and I was pleased overall. I don’t give it five stars because it has multiple twist locks which are slow to set up. I prefer my Manfroto which isn’t as compact when closed, but far faster to set up and therefore better for my style of photography.

I can actually say that I love this. It is great for hiking, or just walking when you want to study your camera. Great when you add the fold up tripod feet.

This is a fanastic monopod and it delivers everything it promises. I had used it multiple times for filming and pictures but recently, while on a shoot I messed up my knee something awful. Wondering what to do, I remembered that there was a cane handle attachment in the bag that I had almost tossed at various times. "What will I ever use that for?" I thought. Well, now it was a life saver. And it was so sturdy. I'm not a small guy and this monopod converted to a cane that was durable and took my weight. So glad I bought this.

It does what it's supposed to do, nothing to get too excited about. Tripod screw has two sizes, one on either end and it works fine. It does take a while to use the tripod screw. I may later add a quick release plate. They also give you a smart phone mount which I wasn't aware would be included. it is totally worthless, but since I didn't expect it, It's nothing to get upset about. The friction rings have a thin bright red aluminum band which may not be good for wildlife, but you could just paint over the red or use some tape to cover them.Light weight, well made and looks and feels like decent construction. In my opinion a little overpriced, but thats subjective.

I was not expecting a lot for the price so I was pleasantly pleased that it seems fairly well made but with a few design flaws from my point of view. I'm spoiled because all my tripods are either Manfrotto or Gitzo.I tend to be hard on monopods so I was not inclined to buy a $300-500 monopod from Gitzo that I would destroy in a year of use. This one will always be in my vehicle or when I fly and don't want the weight of a full tripod.Pros:· Lightweight and attractive· Nice grip, strap, and handle.Cons· The strap ring is a poor design and you have to hold it just right to screw the top on or when changing heads or cameras.· The camera bolt as others have mentioned is poorly designed and sized. I removed it and replaced it with one that is stainless steel instead of chrome plated and the correct length. I would not trust the original to hold my camera securely, my head fell off when I first tried to install it because it did not have enough threads to grip the head threads well.· Some people love the clip-style closers on tripod legs, and some people hate them. I don't like them because sometimes they pinch your figures. This monopod has the twist style lock for each leg segment which I wanted. But sometimes the design of this style does not lock down unless you aggressively tighten them and then they are hard to untighten later. That's the case with this design. If you don't crank them down tight the monopod segments collapse easily. But then it's hard to loosen them to put it away later.· The top leg segment with the rubber grip is kind of thick, not so much on more expensive models. If you have smaller hands it may be less comfortable. You may like it thicker if you have larger hands.· Last, the spiked foot is not retractable which is common on more expensive models. You have to screw on the rubber foot which is easy to lose. I will modify that later too.All in all, for the price this is a great monopod and if you do not abuse it you should get many years of service out of it.

I bought this primarily to use as a walking stick and it is almost perfect for that. I particularly like that it collapses down very quickly. This is great for negotiating airport security and it's compact size when collapsed is great for stowing.I have only two criticisms: first, the grip is hard plastic and not very grippy. They should take a cue from trekking poles and walking stick and use a rubber or cork grip. While the promotion displays it in a trekking pole configuration, I think the grip is entirely unsuited for this purpose. Even with a better grip, I don't think this would be a good trekking pole. It's far too heavy for that. Buy actual trekking poles if that's what you need.My second criticism is that the combined foot/spike is a terrible idea. The spike ends up puncturing the rubber. Better would be separate foot and spike attachments. I notice that this is what they do for the C-666L (which is otherwise too bulky). Fortunately you can find other monopod feet and spikes.