Tips on Shooting with a Monopod
Monopods will never be as stable as a tripod, but they will always be much more flexible and fluid. In fact when we were shooting for NAB2011, we focused mainly on two Monopods for their fast setups, light weight, and small foot print in tight crowds. Here’s some great tips on how to shoot with Manfrotto’s higher end Fluid Head + Monopod combination from StillMotion. The monopod reaches over 6′ and can carry over 17lbs, but the Fluid head is rated to carry just under 9lbs. There are cheaper and lighter tripods from Manfrotto’s line, but trust me they aren’t as smooth. You can find this Manfrotto monopod at B&H (click here) and via Amazon (click here)
Manfrotto Professional Fluid Head Monopod at B&H
Brilliant, thanks for sharing, don’t use mine enough, enthused again to take with more often
awesome.
I don’t own a monopod but i find some tripods make great makeshift monopods when needed.
my recently bought dv-7000 does that perfectly because the legs are really rigid.
The guys at Still Motion are great to work with! Love this tool and thanks for sharing Olivia. I travel allot for my jobs, so would love to see more ideas on less is more gear.
Those shots are beautiful.
I need one of these.
Thanks Olivia, I love your tutorials and your recommendations. I just saw this vid on your site and it makes perfect sense to invest in a good pan head monopod especially for video!!
She has great legs