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 Clamp broke June 13, 2010
P. Guerrini
Initially worked fine. A bit to short for my 5'8" height. Then a leg clamp broke. It's now worthless. It was never handled roughly. I have lots of Manfrotto gear. This is not typical Manfrotto quality.
 Great product. Light and compact. Not a walking stick September 23, 2009
Robert E. Basl (Beavercreek, OH USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am very happy with this monopod. I bought it to use with my camcorder when visiting Disney World recently. I picked it because the collapsed size was several inches shorter than all of the other similiar units. This made it fit very nicely in the standard bookbag/backpack I was wearing around. It was also very light, which helped after a long day of carrying. Extend quickly and easily. Note that this is NOT one of the units that can double as a walking stick. The trade off with the light weight and compact size is that it feels a little "flimsy". Since it is a monopod and you are holding it anyway, that is not a problem. The clamps that hold the extensions gripped firmly, so I never felt that it would collapse or slide down on me. I used it at multiple heights with great success (while standing watching fireworks, sitting on bleachers watching a show and sitting on the ground along a parade route. I highly recommend this if your needs were like mine.
Great Monopod until it broke August 13, 2009
R. Peel (Pacific NW, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received this monopod as a gift in 2008. It is very light and suits me well. I used it on 5 or 6 occasions. However, two of the plastic tightening clips have broken rendering the monopod useless. The parts broke when I simply tried to tighten the sections the way it is designed to be used. I did not even force the clips.
I have used many tripods in the past and had this type of problem on two of the cheaper models. I had anticipated that the Manfrotto brand would be a higher quality than the tripods that had broken in the past. After thinking about this, I have concluded that the plastic is not sufficiently strong to tolerate normal day-to-day tightening and loosening.
The Amazon listing does not state the warranty of the product. I will request repairs from Bogen and see if they cover the cost of the repair.
 Very light but wobbly June 29, 2009
B. Siao (San Diego, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The unit is very light and collapses to a very short length but you have to compromise with very thin segments on the monopod, especially the last segment. It's a bit wobbly with my 5D, grip, 70-200IS, and 580EX.
Too flimsy June 23, 2009
Andrew K. Wong (San Jose, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've always purchased Manfrotto equipment with no issues, however, this monopod was way too flimsy for what I intended to use it for (sport / video) photography.
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