Velbon RUP-43 4-Section Monopod
by SUNPAK
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Category: Digital Camera
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: SUNPAKModel: RUP-43
Product features:
- 5-section monopod for supporting camera or other handheld device
- Easy-to-carry frame is ideal for sports, nature, or travel photography
- Double-grooved leg and flip-lever leg locks for easy adjustments
- Foam hand grip and braided nylon wrist strap; 1/4 x 20 thread mount
- Adjusts from 21.2 to 64.5 inches; weighs 0.95 pounds
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Velbon RUP-43 4-Section Monopod
Customer Review: A superb secondary purchase for serious amateur photographers
Summary: 5 Stars
After hearing many testimonies about how a monopod helped out photographers that did not want to deal with the bulk of a tripod, I decided to look up the highest rated monopods on Amazon.
Discovering the Velbon RUP-43, and noting that it should be able to support the weight of my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28, I purchased it right away.
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Now, it's been a little near six hundred photos later and I can say with assurance that this a well crafted piece of equipment.
The entire monopod is non-shiny black, so it blends in fairly well against a dark background. There is a comfortable rubber foam grip near the top, as well as a sizable strap to wrap around one's hand. Collapsed, it is a little under two feet long and altogether weighs just shy of a pound. In short, it is easy to carry.
But onto the most important features: the swivel mount and locking mechanisms. The mount can go forward or backwards (I find this especially useful for shooting plants or birds that are at a high angle), but not side to side and can be released or secured in placed with a twisting latch set just below. Each of the three sections that can be extended do not shake when wiggled and will stay in place once locked. On the bottom of the lowest section is a small rubber cover that gives the user decent floor/ground grip and ease of turning. So far, it hasn't worn down on me and is easily cleaned with a napkin.
If you want something that offers a compromise between the stability of a tripod and mobility of one's hands, I highly recommend this product.
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