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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 435061" data-attributes="member: 24285"><p>The reason I'm thinking of adding a dedicated monopod to my clutter is pure laziness.&nbsp; I can take the leg off of my Benro and then mount a head onto it.&nbsp; And I do, occasionally.&nbsp; I like to do that when I take my long lens out for a walk.&nbsp; With the old Tammy 200-400 it is a big lens - 4 pounder.&nbsp; And long.&nbsp; When I shoot long with it I think it really could benefit from being mounted.&nbsp; Tripod is idea, but if not a tri, then a monopod is better than hand held.&nbsp; I could also get a monopod a little longer than my Benro.&nbsp; I shoot birds (occasional squirrel and whatever else gets in front of my lens) but frequently I'm shooting up a tree.&nbsp; On the pod when I tilt the camera to point up, way up, I need to bend down to look up into camera.&nbsp; A taller pod would reduce the bending I need to do. (Did I mention the primary cause is laziness?).&nbsp;&nbsp; What I'm thinking is if I had a ready to go monopod with pan-tilt head (I already have an old one of these) then I'd be more likely to grab and go.&nbsp; While the &quot;transfunctional&quot; feature of the Benro is handy when I'm travelling and want to travel light, I'm thinking having that monopod (a longer one) ready to go might encourage more photo-walks - and more walks is a good thing.&nbsp; Better photo's while out on my photo-walks bonus.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 435061, member: 24285"] The reason I'm thinking of adding a dedicated monopod to my clutter is pure laziness. I can take the leg off of my Benro and then mount a head onto it. And I do, occasionally. I like to do that when I take my long lens out for a walk. With the old Tammy 200-400 it is a big lens - 4 pounder. And long. When I shoot long with it I think it really could benefit from being mounted. Tripod is idea, but if not a tri, then a monopod is better than hand held. I could also get a monopod a little longer than my Benro. I shoot birds (occasional squirrel and whatever else gets in front of my lens) but frequently I'm shooting up a tree. On the pod when I tilt the camera to point up, way up, I need to bend down to look up into camera. A taller pod would reduce the bending I need to do. (Did I mention the primary cause is laziness?). What I'm thinking is if I had a ready to go monopod with pan-tilt head (I already have an old one of these) then I'd be more likely to grab and go. While the "transfunctional" feature of the Benro is handy when I'm travelling and want to travel light, I'm thinking having that monopod (a longer one) ready to go might encourage more photo-walks - and more walks is a good thing. Better photo's while out on my photo-walks bonus. [/QUOTE]

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