Sima SMP-1C Monopod
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: SimaModel: SMP-1C
Color: SILVER
Product features:
- Stability - flexibility to all your filming
- Light weight aluminum w/5 adjustable lockable sections
- Adjusts from 16.5" to 60.5"
- Maximum camera weight 2lbs
- Includes camera phone clip
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sima SMP-1C Monopod
Customer Review: Satisfies me!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a bit dubious about buying this monopod after reading some of the more negative reviews posted here. I was very pleasantly surprised when I received and opened my unit. I'm not sure what other buyers expected but this monopod is pretty much exactly what I figured I'd get, and was better in several respects. I have now used it 10's of times in the field with my Celestron spotting scope and the monopod has turned out to be more than adequately built and stable for my needs. The monopod is very light weight, very easily deployed & height-adjusted. I keep it in my car along with my spotting scope for spontaneous "opportunistic viewing".
I concede that it is NOT rock-solid, with some tiny give & jiggle in joints of the telescopic leg, but this is a reasonable and expected trade-off for the lightness and compactness of this unit -- the TINY bit of wobble is certainly NOT the dominant limiting factor in obtaining a stable image; the very nature of a monopod and its associated tipping & swaying FAR outweighs any noticeable "give" in the monopod's leg joints.
This wasn't the most rock-bottom priced monopod but I think the slight price premium is more than compensated by an increase in expected quality. Besides, it was inexpensive in any case!
Thumbs up!
**UPDATE** 12/6/10 It's been 3 years. I still have this monopod in my car and I still use it regularly with complete success to stabilize my compact digital camera and spotting telescope. I am today BUYING A SECOND one to keep in my other car for the same kinds of "spontaneous opportunities". I remain amazed at the people who give this unit a negative review. This product is perfect for what it was intended for -- it collapses to a small size; very light weight; provides vertical stabilization for your small optical devices. Thumbs STILL up!
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