Comments on: Tripod vs Monopod: Which Should You Use?

By: Ron Carroll

Ron Carroll — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 10:35:47 +0000

I have a monopod with small feet that can be spread, at the bottom instead of just the traditional single foot. This makes it a good hybrid between the tripod and a normal monopod. On a firm surface it is capable of standing by itself although I certainly don’t go too far away from it.

By: stevelink

stevelink — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 15:05:37 +0000

In reply to Colin Edwards. Excellent point, Colin! As I have only one telephoto zoom, I "wish" I had that problem! :-)

By: Emend Studios

Emend Studios — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:43:37 +0000

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By: elbldu

elbldu — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:18:05 +0000

In reply to Karen. thanks for your thoughts, that lens gets quite heavy out shooting birds. Tripod can be cumbersome. Been looking at a Benro, watching the sales...wasnt sure if the small legs worked well, good to hear. Think Ill take the plunge.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:16:04 +0000

In reply to E.L. Bl/Du. I have a Benro monopod with 3 legs that can be used to stabilize or you can leave them flipped up . It works wonderfully for my Nikon 750 with any lens including my Sigma 150-600.

By: E.L. Bl/Du

E.L. Bl/Du — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:54:08 +0000

can you recommend one to hold 150-600mm lens ? Been looking around, kinda like the ones with mini legs. Any thoughts?

By: Barry B

Barry B — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 21:32:00 +0000

In reply to gigi ?. the problem with the really cheap tripods are that they are flimsy. They can fall over easily and are not sturdy. I have been told that you don't want to put a thousand dollar camera on a $25.00 tripod. Its taking too much of a risk. If it falls over, you are done. On the other hand, a monopod is easier to use, but you can't let go of it. That is why they have hand straps- just in case. Good tripods are quite expensive. They are out of my price range, and since I move around quite a bit when photographing, I am considering a monopod. That would at least make my camera steadier than hand held, and even a good one is far less expensive than a good tripod. It depends on how you work. I take a lot of museum and flower pictures and I also work in places that do not allow a tripod, and using a monopod might be easier, even though they do not allow those either. I have a Walmart $30.00 tripod, and almost never use it. I do macro photography and it might be good enough for that since the subject is stationary.

By: Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:24:00 +0000

In reply to fukamela. Yes, but they are only any good for small cameras and small lens’.

By: Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:22:00 +0000

You missed the biggest problem with mono pods. Changing lens. You can’t put them down. You lean them up against something and they fall over.

By: fukamela

fukamela — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:34:00 +0000

In reply to Daniel Smith.

I did the same, but the tripod is cumbersome.
That’s why I’m considering a monopod.
There are mono’s with tripod wings at the base; anyone have experience with them?