Hakuba MONO-POD-10 Photographic/Video Table Tripod

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Brand: Hakuba
Category: Photography

List Price: ~~$34.99~~
Buy New: $28.95
You Save: $6.04 (17%)

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 68268

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 2.5 x 2

MPN: ONO-POD-10
Model: ONO-POD-10
UPC: 731221700119
EAN: 0731221700119
ASIN: B00004TYJP

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Deluxe, multifunctional, folding camera support
•	Center telescopes for use as a unipod
•	Weight capacity is 21 pounds
•	Serves as tabletop tripod for image transfers
•	Collapses to under 10 inches

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Product Description
Hakuba's award-winning MONO-POD-10 photographic/video tripod is the first tripod to incorporate the functions of both a monopod and tripod, and an essential tabletop photography and camera tool. Easy and unobtrusive to carry, it fits in most camera bags. When folded, it collapses to 9.8 inches. It extends to nearly 5 feet and can hold up to 21 pounds. It is perfect for use with digital cameras and camcorders when transferring images to the computer.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

The best available stealth monopod October 26, 2005
wjodon (Richmond, VA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

As I carry around a compact digital camera (Canon SD-100) all the time and am an available light freak, I am in need of serious camera stabilization. I find all of the monopods by Bogen, Sunpak, Manfroto, etc to be way too long contracted and do not desire to look like a mountaineer in the middle of a museum. The Hakuba MS10 folds down to 9.8 in., about half the length of most monopods, and weighs only 1.25 lb. So, if you don't need a walking stick or a serious tabletop tripod, but do need an ultra-compact monopod, this is the best there is. I bartered mine away to a friend in Paris and have been missing it ever since.

2 out of 5 stars

You Pay a Nickle..... You Get a Nickles Worth. February 25, 2003
Doug in Denver (Englewood, CO United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

As soon as I received the tripod, I unpacked it and started to unfold it for tripod use. Did what I was told to do (ie instructions on tripod)and promptly broke one of the legs.

This is not a Bogen or a Gitzo or even a Slik, nor did it cost as much!

In all fairness for a kid starting to take the step from snapshots to photography, this mono/tri pod might be just the ticket!
Adult Photographers, pay the money for quality!

3 out of 5 stars Convenient monopod, BUT.... March 22, 2001
Cardamon Richagno (Newark, New York)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful

I really liked the usefulness of the Hakuba monopod 10 and its slender, compact size. Great for travel. The main telescoping sections are all metal. But, here's the big BUT -- the two non-telescoping flip-out short legs are plastic. Both of mine now have small cracks where the legs are attached to the main monopod shaft. This occured under the weight of a Nikon FM and a plastic-barrel telephoto lens, not a very heavy load.

So, if you want a slender monopod, it's fine. But as a tabletop tripod, I'm afraid this isn't the best choice -- not until Hakuba makes those two short legs of the same metal as the main monopod.