It looks like the monopod that meets my specs for reasonable quality and fitting in both my camera bag and budget is the Manfrotto 790B. At $33, and 16" collapsed, it looks like an affordable solution.
I sent Adorama a note asking if there were any other monopods that met my specifications, this is the conversation so far. And correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Manfrotto and Bogen one company, with Gitzo as a competitor? On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:44:59AM -0400, A_Sales wrote: A A Hi, A A A please contact mfr for best advice L But the point was that I don't know what similar monopods are made by L other manufacturers. It's not like Manfrotto will suggest a Gitzo for L me to look at. ----- Forwarded message from A_Sales <sa...@adorama.com> ----- A Hi, A gitzo and manfrotto are one company A they will best assist you Thank you for shopping with us we appreciate your business. Sincerely, Morris Abrams - "Online" Customer Service E. serv...@adorama.com P.(800)223-2500 - P.(212)741-0401 Can I help you with anything else? Don't hesitate to ask We have assigned the following tracking ID to your inquiry: LTK16401792964X. Please use this ticket number in any correspondence with us --------------------------------------------> From: Larry Colen [...@red4est.com] To: Cc: Subject: Re: Monopod - Ticket# LTK16401792964X > 201 818-9500 > > > Thank you for shopping with us we appreciate your business. > > > Sincerely, > > Morris Abrams - "Online" Customer Service > E. serv...@adorama.com > P.(800)223-2500 - P.(212)741-0401 > > Can I help you with anything else? Don't hesitate to ask > > > > We have assigned the following tracking ID to your inquiry: LTK16401792964X. > Please use this ticket number in any correspondence with us > > > --------------------------------------------> > > From: Larry Colen [...@red4est.com] > To: > Cc: > Subject: Monopod > > > > I'm looking for a monopod to carry in my lowepro Fastpack 350. > I need something with a collapsed length of 17" or less (without the > head). I'm also on a sub $100 budget at the moment. Eventually I may > pick up the $250 carbon fiber wonder, but at the moment it looks like > the Manfrotto 790B. > > Are there any other monopods that I should be looking at? > > Currently the biggest rig that I'd be using on it would be my Pentax > K20 with tamron 18-250 or pentax A* 200/2.8. > > Thanks, > Larry > > > -- > The first step is learning to take great photos, > the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com > http://www.red4est.com/lrc > > -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc ----- End forwarded message ----- -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
