{"id":92373,"date":"2017-07-12T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=92373"},"modified":"2017-07-07T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T20:05:34","slug":"monopod-guide-travelling-videographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/monopod-guide-travelling-videographer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Traveling Videographer’s Guide to the Monopod"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monopods advancements are the newest developments in the travel videography world. Here’s what you need to know.<\/h2>\n

Cover image via\u00a0Vanguard World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A monopod is an excellent tool for traveling videographers<\/strong> who need\u00a0that extra bit of stability and production value<\/strong>. They’re compact, lightweight, portable, and they are relatively inexpensive<\/strong>. Over the last five years, we’ve seen a number of different camera technologies emerge from development. As a result, many companies have designed monopods for these various systems, and with so many on the market, you may purchase one that can only hold the weight of a compact camera and not a DSLR with an 85mm lens attached to it. There’s even a monopod that can double as a selfie stick \u2014 if that’s your thing.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at few of the various monopods available<\/strong>, and which type you need,\u00a0depending on your camera.\u00a0I have used all of the monopods below at least once, and I still currently own the Manfrotto MM290C4 Carbon Fiber Monopod<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Smartphones, Action, and Compact Cameras<\/h3>\n

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The\u00a0Manfrotto Compact Xtreme 2-in-1<\/strong><\/a> is a great monopod for smaller cameras such as the GoPro or Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera<\/strong>. It weighs just 320g and can reach a maximum height of 131cm. With a steady hand, you can\u00a0get a stable recording with a small camera very easily. However, even though the maximum load of this monopod is 1kg, I found when attempting to test this monopod with a Gh4 coupled with a 50mm and ND filter<\/strong> (which at an estimate weighs around 950g) that it felt a little too top-heavy.<\/p>\n

While the monopod has a 1\/4″ thread, it also comes with a GoPro adapter, so you don’t to have to\u00a0acquire one if you’re purchasing this monopod for a GoPro. Since the monopod has a hand strap at the rear of the pole, you can quickly switch from a “selfie” recording angle<\/strong> to a capturing a landscape scene in seconds.<\/p>\n