Hi Boris - I started using a monopod to shoot insect macros a few years ago. I had a Slik on hand (older model than the 350 but seems comparable - very light weight / light duty.) It's worked fine. I often need to make quick changes in the height setting and it is fast and responsive.
The only problem I had with the grooved tubes was last summer, when I lost the rubber tip that caps the end of the monopod. I was shooting in this sandy / moss covered soil - the end of the monopod would penetrate down 6 inches or so, then stick when I tried to pull it out. Ultimately the rubber cap fell off and I continued using it, only to get the hollow tube filled with damp sandy soil. I found another cap for it but it took a while to work the sand out of the mechanism. Before it was gone, the leg tended to bind a bit. But after years of pretty heavy use - something is bound to happen. My 2 cents - MCC Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > I've decided I'd buy a monopod. My choices are basically > Slik 350 and > Manfrotto 680. > > Any specifics I should be looking for or both are acceptable. > > Mainly I am going to use it with 80-320 towards 320 mm of course. And > generally a bit of (mobile) support won't hurt me. > > What do you say? > > P.S. Don't offer me a tripod, 'cause I have one ;). > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
