Opteka MP100 67" Professional Heavy Duty Photo / Video Monopod

by Opteka

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 21 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002RBQO0
• Item model number: MP100
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (169 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #2 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Tripods & Monopods > Monopods
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 2006

Product Description

Follow the action and keep your horizons true, shot after shot. And, when you move your camera for a different view, you can reset it level in seconds. No more fussing with blurry pictures or tired arms. Opteka's legendary craftsmanship and state-of-the-art engineering creates a unique professional monopod, ideal for today's photographer: whether shooting digital, film or compact video. Robust four-section black anodized aluminum monopod featuring sure rubber grip, wrist carrying strap, quick action lever leg lock system with 45° flip, large 1.2" camera / head platform with plastic cover and camera screw.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

264 of 266 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly constructed and bad customer service., January 12, 2011

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Shaun Kendall "webshark2000" (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka MP100 67" Professional Heavy Duty Photo / Video Monopod (Electronics)

Length:: 2:29 Mins

A quick, 2:30 video review of the Opteka MP100 67" monopod highlighting it's good qualities and the really bad problems I had with getting it off of the camera as well as my poor experience with Opteka's customer service.

161 of 164 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lightweight monpod for a digital camera, January 5, 2006

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Chip (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Opteka MP100 67" Professional Heavy Duty Photo / Video Monopod (Electronics)

I tried two other monopods before I settled on this one. I was looking for a lightweight monopod carry when hiking and biking with my Nikon D200 or Canon Pro1. The Pro1's 200mm equivalent zoom often requires support to eliminate camera shake when taking dawn, evening or deep forest (low light) photos. Even the Nikon's 18-200mm (27-300mm equivalent 35mm) VRII lens benefits from using a monopod.

The Pro1 weighs 1.5 pounds and the Nikon D200 3.5 pounds.

Here are the features the Opteka MP100 has that I consider important:

1. it's amazingly light weight
2. it's very rigid (considering the light weight) because the round leg has a locking channel
3. it's sturdy enough to use as a light walking stick
4. the quick action lever leg lock system means it adjusts height quickly which I find very important
5. the carrying case with strap keeps it from banging against another metal object when traveling
6. the 67" length allows me to set the camera at eye level (I'm 6' tall) even if I'm up on a step
7. folded up and attached to the camera, it can be lik a pistol grip

I've been using it for 6 months now and I'm very pleased it. I fold it up but leave it attached to the camera when I'm walking around, so it is always available.

At $13 it is a fantastic buy.

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUCH better than its low price would suggest!, August 21, 2006

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Mark Michener (LaCrosse, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka MP100 67" Professional Heavy Duty Photo / Video Monopod (Electronics)

The Optika MP100 Pro Photo Monopod is surprisingly sturdy, functional and well-made. It is supplied with a reasonably decent quality zippered nylon case with carrying strap. No, it is not "professional grade", but it is something every amateur photographer can use for weekend shooting. I've used it both with digital still and camcorder, where it offers respectable improvement in long-distance shots (versus trying to hold the camera still, or propping it up on the roof of the car, a not-nearby-enough fence post, and so on.) Certainly a LOT handier than the old tripod! I bought two, keeping them ready-for-action in the trunk of my cars. Highly recommended!