Velbon UP-4000 Photographic/Video Unipod

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Summary: A "Must Have" !
Review: For the Telephoto Camera user this is a must have item to capture those "Once In A Life Time" shots. Its much handier to use and carry than a Tripod. Everone should use one for every shot. You'd be surprised at the quality of your pictures, no more blurred shots from the shaking of a hand held camera. This Unipod is a basic model, but its all you need and it's advantage is that it is very light weight compaired to more elaborate models. The only thing you might want to consider adding is a Ball Head Camera Mount. Also at the end of a long day of shooting, with it's padded hand grip, you can use it as a Walking Stick!

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Summary: Response to previous review
Review: I don't have this unipod, but in response to the previous review - a unipod is not designed to stand on its own, somebody has to hold it.

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Summary: Velbon UP-4000 A really great very adaptable product
Review: I purchased the Velbon 4000 monopod while on a vacation to Alaska. I needed it to take those late evening shots that needed slow shutter speeds. It's wonderfully compact attaches easily to the camera base and I found it quite comfortable to leave attached to the camera as I walked with the camera strapped to my neck. It easily extended to any length. It was so useful that with a short trip to a machine shop I built an adapter so that I could take and use it as a shooting stick for my hunts.

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Summary: Just an unstable stick
Review: I was disappointed with this unipod I gave as a gift. It was compact... but so prone to tip that it really offered nothing in terms of stabilizing a camera.

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Summary: unipod
Review: people don't understand the use of a unipod. they're not supposed to be used in replacement of your tripod. you would bring this to a play, or something of that nature. to keep the camera from shaking. it's not supposed to stand on it's own.

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Summary: lightweight and it locks tight
Review: This is a very nice accessory to have. As someone else said, a monopod is NOT supposed to stand on its own. You still hold the camera and it's meant to support it and reduce shake. I still use my tripod more, but for things like sports, plays, etc. where you really can't use a tripod, this comes in handy. You also should consider a head for it. I have a cheap Bogen 3232 that allows you to more easily mount the camera AND allows you to rotate 90 degrees in a jiffy. The only problem I have with it is that the sections sometimes get jammed and they are hard to pull out. This doesn't happen all the time, but does sometimes. But it's so cheap it doesn't matter. Also, make sure you extend starting with the top sections on down. This makes it more stable. That applies to all monopods, not just this one.