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frankthetank 
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Post subject: monopod?
 Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 10:23 AM
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can anyone recommend a decent monpod (possibly a telescopic one) for attaching a camera too for those "in you face" shots and "over the shoulder" shots
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pedderz
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Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 10:28 AM
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Based on a recommendation from Dylan, I bought mine from here :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310274726508? ... 1439.l2649
Made up with it when it landed, and my GoPro sits on the top absolutely fine! |
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Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 11:11 AM
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Location: Somewhere between the mountains and the sea.
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kerb
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Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 01:39 PM
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Boots wrote:
For a lightweight, pocket sized option, these are good value. It works great with a Drift Stealth
These are very handy as they fit in the pocket, but the shorter length does make film of yourself rather less impressive.
Also may work well with a Drift, but they are prone to swivelling 180 degrees with something top heavy like a GoPro on the end. Makes for a somewhat disconcerting inversion effect when watching the film back! |
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philw
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Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 02:09 PM
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| You need something which is as light as a single ski pole, which doesn't rotate, and which is long enough to fit the rider in. No respectable brands do anything like that, but the "Velbon Ultra Stick L50 Aluminium Monopod" would probably work. |
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Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 02:47 PM
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philw wrote:
You need something which is as light as a single ski pole, which doesn't rotate, and which is long enough to fit the rider in. No respectable brands do anything like that, but the "Velbon Ultra Stick L50 Aluminium Monopod" would probably work.
.....orrr the one the pedderz linked to just a few posts ago.  |
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philw
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Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 05:46 PM
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Dylanrobinson wrote:
.....orrr the one the pedderz linked to just a few posts ago.
That's twice as heavy as the one I suggested. |
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Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 06:41 PM
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| Yeah but it's light enough, and it has angle adjustment for the camera. |
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frankthetank
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Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:25 AM
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Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:39 AM
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| It sticks out of my heli pro a bit, but I only really use it for messing around for a day or so though so its no biggy. |
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kerb
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Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:44 AM
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philw wrote:
"Velbon Ultra Stick L50 Aluminium Monopod"
I quite like the look of that one. Only 30cm collapsed makes it much more practical to carry than a 60cm one. Looks like you need to add some sort of swivelling adaptor to mount the camera though? |
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frankthetank
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Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 10:14 AM
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[quote="kerb"Looks like you need to add some sort of swivelling adaptor to mount the camera though?[/quote]
yeah i guess it depends on how much this bit costs, anyone? |
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Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 11:17 AM
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Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 11:46 AM
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No... Still less weight.
The Velbon Ultra Stick L50 Aluminium Monopod is 230g + 270g for the swivel head is 500g. The other one is 600g.
Plus, I may be looking at this wrong, but don't you want the attachement where the camera sits to be at the opposite end to where you hold it, rather than the same end...? |
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kerb
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Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 12:37 PM
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AdamA9 wrote:
+ 270g for the swivel head
That sounds far too heavy at twice the weight of the pole. I suppose its got to be robust enough to hold a full size camera, but we only need something pretty lightweight to hold a GoPro etc.
AdamA9 wrote:
I may be looking at this wrong, but don't you want the attachement where the camera sits to be at the opposite end to where you hold it, rather than the same end...?
Yeah, we're all using these monopods back to front. I think I'll get one of those Velbons and see if it can be modified to attach a lightweight swivel mount (nicked off one of those car aerial types) to the ground spike end. |
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