Product Description

Give your camera a little extra support while zooming in for a close-up with the Kodak 68" monopod. This four-section unit adjusts from 21 inches all the way up to 68 inches, making it a handy accessory for sports or nature photography. It also weighs a mere 1 pound and is easy to carry, thereby creating more space in your camera bag for other gear. And thanks to the flip-lever locks and double-grooved leg, it's easier than ever to adjust the unit to a comfortable height. Other details include a rubber-retractable spike bottom, a foam hand grip, a wrist strap, and a 1/4 x 20 thread mount. It is also backed by a ten-year warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #491 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Kodak
• Model: 80000

Features

• Supports all digital cameras, SLRs, camcorders, and lenses up to 7lbs
• Offers an ideal solution when a regular tripod is too big or heavy to take along
• Super compact and lightweight, folds to 21" and weighs 1lb
• Large 28mm 4-section aluminum leg extends to 68", quick-snap locks, and rubber-retractable spike bottom
• Foam cushioned hand grip with a carry strap provides easier handling in all weather conditions

Customer Reviews

Great Product - Great Price - Great Value
I have several tripods of varying functionality. But I needed a small, lightweight, extendable unit that would help stop camera shake and allow me to get off some quick shots. After looking around I was ready to buy a somewhat expensive carbon fiber monopod that would also suffice as a walking stick. Then this item showed up in my search. What a bargain! Shipped quick and is everything it says it is. I'm 5'9" and this works for more than my height (or lack thereof). Simple, easy to operate, quick to open/close, sturdy (although if you want a real walking stick go find one in the woods). But I'm comfortable leaving my new digital camera on this and walking around. Foot is secure and the camera screws into the top stud with ease. OK, so it doesn't have a tilt/swivel head. So I'd use my other tripod for that. But this thing is a great unit for the price. I'd pay double for it if I had to! Too bad you can't find this in local stores but I shop on Amazon 90% of the time anyway and get better service and price. Look no further. Buy this unit and don't be disappointed!

all it lacks is a tilt head
For the price, it's excellent. On many shoots, even after I've stopped using it as a prop, I leave the camera attached (with the monopod legs collapsed to short length) because the vertical grip gives me the second dimension of handling stability to lessen camera shake. For horizontals, this is perfect. For verticals and angles, you need a mono model with a tilt head mechanism.

Dan Harmon
www.flickr.com/photos/danharmon

Terrific for stargazing with binoculars
Anybody who's tried stargazing through binoculars knows it can be awfully hard to hold the binoculars steady enough to see anything. Your first thought might be: "I need a tripod." But the fixed position of the tripod forces you to squat under the binoculars and crane your neck upwards, and that can get real painful, real fast. This monopod fixes the problem because you can use it LYING DOWN. I mounted my Celestron 12x60 SkyMaster Binoculars to this monopod, pulled the monopod against my body, leaned back in a reclining lawn chair, and all my problems were solved. The monopod holds the binoculars steady, and I don't have to worry about arm or neck fatigue. I currently have the monopod hanging from a nail in its storage bag, ready to go out the door whenever I need it. My binoculars came with a tripod adapter which screws directly into the top of the monopod. If you don't have a tripod adapter, you ought to get one (they sell them here on Amazon), but I've heard of other monopod users screwing a flat wooden board into the monopod and resting the binoculars on the board. The Amazon Marketplace seller, 47th Street Photo, had the monopod shipped to me UPS within 7 days, and I couldn't be happier.