inputs.text: another great manfrotto product - like manfrotto products monopod really good quality nice use height weight exactly advertised measured 510\\ manfrotto 496rc2 ball head installed canon 60d dslr viewfinder eye level without head viewfinder eye level weight makes really easy carry around though wish bit compact overall though pretty good balance weight height capacity stability feel monopod stable even maximum height not issues vibrations vibrate hit side tripod fully extended long firmly planted not fully extend not problehems locking levers feel secure even adjust tension included hex key key mounts monopod grip feels bit hard sufficiently grippy good length not issues rubber foot bottom heaviest body lens weigh 4 lbs total monopod handles fine design features really like 14\\38\\ threads no adapter lose attach something 14\\ 38\\ portion automatically retracts mounted spring hand strap mounted rotates 360 degrees not worry monopod turned complaint would hand strap feels bit cheap sometimes comes loose easily transporting