>>3916421>or is it just that you have never compared a camera on a strap to a camera on a monopod?I've used monopods at protests, but most of my shooting is walking around the city where it would be pointless
>The monopod is a long object that if you arent careful the camera will flop heavily around ondont walk around with the camera attached. ffs you stand around in one area in what looks like an outdoor shopping mall for hours at a time, you're not walking several miles taking pictures as you go.
>and has a metal spike at the otherwhy the fuck would you use a metal spike where you are, its all concrete and masonry, use the fucking rubber foot
>and for the ballmountwhy would you ever put a ballhead on a monopod? monopod heads exist for a reason.
>When it's retracted it's still an ~ 800mm long objectget a monopod which is less shitty and collapses down, mine is barely longer than my camera and extens to 65" plus another 4" for the head and L bracket
>ballmount is also greasyget a ballhead which isnt shitty and doesnt require lube
>it's heavyas i said, my monopod and head weigh less than my 100-400
>There's no straps when you use these fuckers.>could easily fail if bumped and drop the whole bundleyou realize you can still keep your sling on your camera? I never detach my sling when its on the monopod. and you dont have to walk around with it attached to the monopod, QD levers exist for a reason.
tl;dr stop buying gear which doesnt work for what you use it for and think before you buy. pic related, a Robus RCM-633 with a Really Right Stuff MH-02 head, and a Robus RC-5570 with a Acratech GP ballhead, next to a Z7 with a Sigma 100-400
