Monopod, Avella AD325 66 inch Professional Monopod Tripod Lightweight Aluminum Telescopic Camera Monopod with Pan Tilt Fluid Head for Canon Nikon Sony Olympus Panasonic DSLR Camera

I shot my first gig this past weekend with this monopod and I cannot be more happy. It out-performs the manfrotto that I have in almost every aspect. The monopod is very well made and solid. The bottom legs are larger than manfrottos and allows the monopod to stand on its own. The bottom allows for swiveling the mono for tilts. The most important plus for me is the fluid head can pan left and right where the M monopod I have wont do that and only tilt up and down. The only adjustment I had to make was slightly tightening one of the leg clamps' screws. After adjusting it - it worked perfectly. Highly recommended.*** EDIT ***I just saw that included in the carry bag is an extra camera plate in case you loose the already included one. Excellent addition to an already great product. BTW - I did not get a discount in order to receive a 5-start review

Best overall monopod! The legs are not loose even when put 15pounds of camera gear. My friend bought one and I borrowed it that how I heard about this monopod. I loved it better than the Berno brand since that one the legs at the bottom are not sturdy.

Like others have said, this thing is solid. Shot a wedding with it today, it did really well. It's crazy how sturdy it felt, I left my over $3k body/lens on it standing alone multiple times with no doubts. The feet feel very strong.I also had to tighten the screws to the clamps a bit, as they had a little wiggle initially. Great tools included, I tighten up the clamps and it was rock solid.The head works really well too. Again, this thing is dope. To be clear, I've used it ONCE, so hopefully it continues to serve me well.

This product is excellent bang for buck and worked well for a few shoots. However it did wear down quite wuick with regular use and the bottom has already become loose and one of the feet is so loose on the bottom that it extends without removing the lock. So I turned to the warrenty and filled out a warrenty card with all of the information and emailed their support and have had no response. The company that makes this product has awful customer service and is disloyal to they consumers. Would not reccomend

Very well built and tough, but the stand is too small to hold the monopod stable with a camera on top of it. I found it too risky to operate, and returned it.

I always had a problem with the legs slipping closed with any sort of pressure applied, like resting the weight of your arm in the camera.Then, in my eight month of ownership, while extending the leg, two pieces just separated.

Only had it a short time but believe the quality and functionality to be equal or better than much higher priced brands. Seems to combine the key features that I thought were important such as the wide stance feet with the quick release latches.

Just as described.