Thanks, Fish. I will continue to look into other manufacturers.
Monopod v Tripod
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Thanks, Fish. I will continue to look into other manufacturers.
RocketCowboy
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I know you asked Fish the question, but for me it boils down to settling in on the Arca Swiss plates. Manfrotto claims to have ball heads that also support Arca Swiss, but in reality they are very particular and do not support all brackets. I switched my 055 tripod from a Manfrotto head to Benro just for consistency with the different plates/brackets I was using. My MeFoto tripod has gladly accepted all Arca Swiss brackets that I've tried.
If I was bought in on the Manfrotto quick release system, I would probably be of a different opinion.
undercoverbrother
Senior Member
Anyone heard of Horusbennu, are they any good or stick to the van guard/manfrotto above.
RocketCowboy
Senior Member
I haven't heard of them yet, but that doesn't mean anything negative at this point.
I miss the fundamentals of the discussion.
What is your goal?
What is the max weight you want to put on it?
A monopod for me is more about holding a set up longer and giving a bit more stability, but high need of movement. Without head the latter is a pain. e.g. car races, boat trips in bird reserves, etc...
A light tripod is more about stability and selfies. e.g. long exposure, timelaps, panorama
A heavy tripod is all about stability. e.g. high resolution (D810), long telephoto (heavy), low light situations
I also looked into Sirui (Chinese make which does not want to crash prices), I`m looking into heavy, but they have some light with integrated monopod.
Last remarks: Monopod, I would go for metal (it is good enough), for tripod carbon (vibration reduction reason). Also consider a video monopod with 3 feet on the bottom, I added this to the 680B so I could use it as stand for flash.
What is your goal?
What is the max weight you want to put on it?
A monopod for me is more about holding a set up longer and giving a bit more stability, but high need of movement. Without head the latter is a pain. e.g. car races, boat trips in bird reserves, etc...
A light tripod is more about stability and selfies. e.g. long exposure, timelaps, panorama
A heavy tripod is all about stability. e.g. high resolution (D810), long telephoto (heavy), low light situations
I also looked into Sirui (Chinese make which does not want to crash prices), I`m looking into heavy, but they have some light with integrated monopod.
Last remarks: Monopod, I would go for metal (it is good enough), for tripod carbon (vibration reduction reason). Also consider a video monopod with 3 feet on the bottom, I added this to the 680B so I could use it as stand for flash.
undercoverbrother
Senior Member
What is your goal?
- ideally better shots and reducing camera shake.
- weddings / parties.
- I would like to use it for vivid sydney, however a tripod is suited for this type of photography. A monopod might still be beneficial instead of going freehand, and being able to move around thousands of people and set up quicker.
- Flash Stand
- light video
What is the max weight you want to put on it?
D750 (840g)
plus 70-200 vc (1.4kg guess)
It's a catch 22 both the monopod and tripods have valid uses, and I will eventually probably own both however purchasing the 562B,70-200 and a head. Should keep me satisfied until Christmas haha.
at the moment the heads I am looking at are either the Manfrotto 496/498 RC2 series or the Vanguard SBH-250/300
- ideally better shots and reducing camera shake.
- weddings / parties.
- I would like to use it for vivid sydney, however a tripod is suited for this type of photography. A monopod might still be beneficial instead of going freehand, and being able to move around thousands of people and set up quicker.
- Flash Stand
- light video
What is the max weight you want to put on it?
D750 (840g)
plus 70-200 vc (1.4kg guess)
It's a catch 22 both the monopod and tripods have valid uses, and I will eventually probably own both however purchasing the 562B,70-200 and a head. Should keep me satisfied until Christmas haha.
at the moment the heads I am looking at are either the Manfrotto 496/498 RC2 series or the Vanguard SBH-250/300
Horoscope Fish
Senior Member
When you need extra stability, *with* rapid mobility, when you don't have the floor-space to set up a tripod, it's time for a monopod. There are several tips and tricks to using a monopod to get the most stability out of it, though, so I suggest you Google that and learn a few. With proper technique it's amazing how much stability a monopod can offer.
By the way, the Vanguard SBH series looks like it might be discontinued, replaced with the TBH series. I don't see them listed on their website anymore. I used the SBH-100 on my tripod with no issues and the sbh-50 on my monopod. They take the same plate. I recently replaced the SBH-100 with the SBH-250. One day it took a quick price dip on Amazon down to $70usd so I grabbed it. The price went back up so I don't know if its really discontinued or just not promoted on the Vanguard website. The SBH plates are proprietary, the TBH, MIGHT be Arca-Swiss compatible, but I did not confirm.
undercoverbrother
Senior Member
Does anyone think a standard (no 3 way leg) monopod is better then those with the 3 foldable legs.
I am considering the manfrotto 562B-1, it looks and feels great however the legs have a ball joint which allows you to sway side to side, whereas your standard monopods don't. I like this feauture however I am not sure if it will cause difficulty when taking shots.
I am considering the manfrotto 562B-1, it looks and feels great however the legs have a ball joint which allows you to sway side to side, whereas your standard monopods don't. I like this feauture however I am not sure if it will cause difficulty when taking shots.
undercoverbrother
Senior Member
I think I found what I am after, a hybrid (SORT OF), the head on the base locks and the legs appear a little longer then the Manfrotto 562B-1. I wouldn't by any means walk away or leave it unattended however this may still be able to give me portability and allow me to do some long exposure shots (maybe not as good as a tripod) but better then most monopods (my guess). It appears to balance the weight of a large video camera pretty well, found in the 2nd half of the video.
Now the Sirui P-324S is going to cost me $100 more than the Manfrotto 562B-1 and thats what I need to consider also. The Sirui is carbon fibre and can function as a monopod without the legs and also the base can be removed to use as a table tripod pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ8TS161BZs
Now the Sirui P-324S is going to cost me $100 more than the Manfrotto 562B-1 and thats what I need to consider also. The Sirui is carbon fibre and can function as a monopod without the legs and also the base can be removed to use as a table tripod pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ8TS161BZs