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| Opteka MP100 67" Pro Photo / Video Monopod | 
 enlarge | List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $12.95
You Save: $47.00 (78%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 67 reviews)
Sales Rank: 655
Category: Photography
Publisher: Opteka
Studio: Opteka
Brand: Opteka
Label: Opteka
Media: Electronics
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 32.4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 21
MPN: MP100
Model: MP100
UPC: 084438468250
EAN: 0084438468250
ASIN: B0002RBQO0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Robust four-section black anodized aluminum monopod. | | • | Sure rubber grip | | • | Quick action lever leg lock system | | • | Wrist carrying strap |
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Product Description
Follow the action and keep your horizons true, shot after shot. And, when you move your camera for a different view, you can reset it level in seconds. No more fussing with blurry pictures or tired arms. Opteka's legendary craftsmanship and state-of-the-art engineering creates a unique professional monopod, ideal for today's photographer: whether shooting digital, film or compact video. Fast, light, compact and stable, this Opteka monopod is at its best where the action is.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 62 more reviews...
 Opteka Monopod makes for better pictures July 3, 2008
This collapsible monopod is easy to transport and use sitting or standing. Although not as steady as when using a tripod, night and indoor pictures witgout flash are now much clearer with the added stability this gives.
Light use, a little flimsy on the switches, otherwise okay. July 2, 2008
I use this for high-quality real estate photography. It stays on my camera. When I'm doing panoramas, I just plant the rubber foot on one spot and turn it around for however many pictures I need. Keeping it vertical is fairly simple. Easy to pan.
Pros:
1) it's CHEAP. Not necessarilly poorly made, but inexpensive.
2) the little rubber foot works great indoors, the spike works great outdoors. I didn't expect this feature on a dirt cheap monopod.
3) the foam rubber grip is large and well padded.
4) adjustment levers are positive (though a bit flimsey)
Cons:
1) the thing stinks somewhat. Not sure what products they have but it has a peculiar odor to it that doesn't go away quickly.
2) annoying and useless lanyard ring. I took the handstrap off and used a rasp to file down the little plastic thingy that the ring went through. It kept on chaffing my hand while I carried the camera
3) the large plastic plate that goes against the camera turns for the last little bit as you tighten it. I'm worried it'll mark up the bottom of my camera.
 Its OK July 1, 2008
The bag is useless. After about 2 months the clamps are wearing out, and one broke. Not it will not hold the camera without sinking. The lanyard is also useless, it broke also. Now all I have is a useless monopod that will not hold my camera, with a useless bag.
The bag is pointless June 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It feels like a sturdy monopod/walking stick. I can't wait to run it through it's paces on my month long trip to Switzerland. It should come in handy hiking in the Alps.
The included bag is useless for me. It's poorly made and the monopod doesn't fit with a Giottos MH-1302 Pro Series II Socket & Ball Head with MH-110C Camera Mount - Max Load: 7 Lbs. attached. I would prefer they ditch the bag and lower the price a few dollars.
Edit: oh and the wrist strap is useless too. Way too small and cheap.
Great monopod June 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used this recently while photographing Mountian Goats. I had to wade a stream and climb a mountain and didn't want to carry a tripod. When I hiked up the mountain I used the monopod as a walking stick. It worked great, both as a walking stick and to study my camera with a 500mm lens. I highly recommend this item.
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