BENRO MA-91M8 Aluminum Monopod Reviews

Average Customer Rating - 5.0 out of 5 stars

2 customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars My first Monopod, August 1, 2010
I purchased the Benro monopod after checkout many other types of tripods & monopods at local camera store. Many of them were really nice but between the price, consignment or construction I thought I would just wait to buy one. When looking at the Benro monopod I get interested. The price was definitely a consideration (great price) and the video clip they showed on Amazon give me a really good idea of how it worked and how natural it was to handle. I own been nothing but elated with this purchase. The Benro Monopod is a fantastic product. I also got the swivel team leader for it too but as of yet have impracticable it, but I can definitely see uses for it after a few photo trips.

BENRO MA-91M8 Aluminum Monopod

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy duty monopod., November 8, 2010
An excellent item. This is a good monopod for a immense camera, but at a price. The monopod itself is on the heavy side. But otherwise, at the risk of weighing a bit, it feel solid and well built. The carbon fiber version may be the best solution, but I have economy in mind, so I go with the aluminum version.

I also purchased a BR-168 go before to go along with the monopod. Its a ball-type organizer, and perhaps a bit much for the monopod, but this review is not about the team leader.

The monopod has both 3/8 and 1/4 in threads for attachment of a skipper or directly to the camera. The thread attachment actually consists of a headless bolt - for the lack of a better description - near a 3/8" dia thread on one end, and a 1/4" dia tip on the other. The monopod has a 3/4" dia threaded hole surrounded by the top that you insert the thread into, then secure it beside a bolt. You insert the end of the threaded "bolt" depending on whether you need a 1/4" or 3/8" mount. I thought this setup be far superior than other manufacturers that use a threaded adapter.

The monopod comes with a nice wrench to assist surrounded by removing the thread post to reverse it for 1/4" vs. 3/8" use.

The monopod also has twist-locks for the leg, which I prefer over the clamp-type locks.

And perhaps the best illegal; it comes with a mini tripod stand. Of course, you would not want to stand the monopod on it, but it can help stabilize the monopod.

The single thing that I think is incomplete is the ability to change the rubber foot out for a spike as across the world you use a monopod in the field when a tripod is too bulky. So the wherewithal to convert the monopod into a hiking stick would have been deeply nice.

The monopod is lacking a case as ably, but that was not a deciding factor.


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