A monopod is great when you're using a heavy lens for long periods at a time, but has little to offer for actual stability. Use only one leg if it makes sense (e.g., sitting in the bleachers). IMO, you get more for your money if you buy a good tripod and ball head. I see some cheaper knock-off's at B&H, but those with an Arca clamp still push $200 or so. It probably had little holding power in comparison, and was dropped from the catalogue. RRS once had a very small version which had a pivot clamp rather than a clamped sector and pivot. It definitely works, in a minimalist fashion, rugged and secure. The RRS head is expensive, mainly because it is machined out of solid aluminum and very precise. There are a lot more of these heads on a shelf in a closet than actually in the field. It doesn't hold firmly, and the QR plate slips on the screw holding it to the camera. Any tilt puts the camera off-axis, and you have to find the notch to tilt more than a few degrees. It has all the faults of a ball head and none of the advantages. A ball head takes too much juggling to use, and may leave the camera on a tilt and off-center, hence hard to use without tilting the monopod as well. The guys with those huge lenses, not so much.For a monopod, you need a head that tilts and nothing more. I go back and forth with no support, monopod, tripod. You won't need a long plate if you have a collar. I'm a little concerned that the whole setup will end up being so cumbersome that I won't use it at all! I did get a collar mount for my P900, so maybe I could initially put the quick release plate onto that, at least until I scope out what else I need, but it would make sense to get a long plate as you suggest. Also, thank you for the info on the long plate that you use. I just weighed the monopod + head and it is 1.5 lbs. Does it feel heavy to you with that tilt head attached? It's exposed at the top so every now and then I have to take it off to remove the dirt and junk.Ĥ. About the tip - I found a chair leg rubber cup thingie in my odd ends hoard that fits snuggly on the tip without moving around. Also, with my old knees, it helps me get up and down from a low perspective. Yes! If I know I'm going to be scrambling over, up, down, tricky places, I'll definitely take the monopod. Would I be able to let the Sirui double as a hiking/trekking pole? I don't really care if the tip gets beat up as long as it would do what I need it to do! My old tripod was a pain because the sections rotated and the process took forever so I always left that one extended.ģ. It only requires something like a quarter turn to loosen.
With the monopod compressed, I can turn 3 of the thingies at once, pull out once, tighten the three, repeat with the remaining two. What is your experience with that? My hiking sticks have those adjustments and they are such a PITA that I leave them extended for my ideal height all the time! I'm concerned that six compression-screw adjustments will be too time consuming. Any stability issues that I've had are not the fault of the monopod. The tilt head adds 3", your tripod collar a little more, and there are 3+" to the camera EVF. I've shrunk down to about 5' so it is more than long enough for me.
Tilt head monopod for nikon p900 full#
Do you find it really goes high enough at those times when you need to be able to angle the monopod a little for stability, or that it gets unstable at full reach? The Sirui 326, when fully extended, goes to 60 inches, right? But I've heard it is unstable if all sections are fully extended. I wonder if I could pick your brain a bit further, and if you could address a few of my reservations.ġ. Vickie, I'm so glad you replied because the Sirui 326 is one of the monopods I've been considering the most. I have another similar plate that has a bolt that doesn't and it won't work with the P900. This particular plate has a bolt that slides so it can be used backwards. The plate is long enough so that the lip clears the bulge at the bottom of the lens. The plate is mounted backwards as it has a lip that interferes with the LCD.
I use an Acratech long plate (4" or 100mm) on my P900 so I can position the head beneath the lens. With the lens extended, the front weight is very noticeable. Sherm brings up a good point about the center of gravity. The Sirui clamp has a safety stop which prevents your camera from slipping off accidentally. The Sirui is better, smoother tilting, but either works. Manfrotto makes a similar tilt head which I used for a long time. I use a Sirui 326 monopod with a Sirui Tilt Head.
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