Sima SMP-1C Monopod

by Sima

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 4.3 x 2.5 inches ; 12.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000165GJI
• Item model number: SMP-1C
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #60 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Tripods & Monopods > Monopods
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 10, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Need a great shot but can't use a tripod? The Monopod is a single leg camera stand that goes where tripods fear to tread. Raise overhead to shoot sports shots, press conferences or parades. Also great for tight or crowded spaces.

• Expands from 16.5" to 60.5"
• Constructed of lightweight aluminum with five adjustable/lockable sections
• Portrait/landscape adjustable head with standard camera mount

Product Description

Monopod callapsible single leg camera stand

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Who writes these reviews?, January 30, 2006

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Lehman Security - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sima SMP-1C Monopod (Electronics)

"You get what you pay for"

Most of the time that cliche is true, but there are products out there that break this rule. The Philips DVP642 is one of them, a great quality, versatile product selling at a bargain price. This is not.

I was hoping the same of this product from all the "glowing" reviews on here. However, this quality of this monopod is very disappointing. First of all, you have to ask yourself, why do you need a monopod over a tripod? For myself and most, it's because we need some stability and portability for our telephoto zoom lenses. However, telephoto zooms are long and heavy so the monopod should be designed strong and solid to live up to the task. This monopod doesn't even come close.

Here are it's bad points:

-The aluminum construction is very cheap quality. The leg segments wobble laterally when you extend and close them. It feels like thin, cheap aluminum and the monopod feels it could break in half like a toothpick at any time.

-The head is very cheap and not solid. No matter how tight I tightened the head, my camera would slope down. The workmanship of the head is so cheap that at any point, you think that you're going to break the PLASTIC tightening screw if you tighten it too much. I think we've all experienced that in the past.

-The leg locks are not tight. When you push down on the monopod, the leg segments slide back into themselves.

In the end, it was a risk I took hoping that I could get a high-quality product for a cheap price. Sometimes, you can get away with that. Walmart sells a very decent functioning tripod for only $30. In this case, I should've bought a REAL monopod. Oh well, I wasted $16 that I could've used to help pay for a higher quality monopod.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cheap, Light, Adequate, June 24, 2004

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J. Norvell "peaknorvel" (Davis, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sima SMP-1C Monopod (Electronics)

The SMP-1 is very inexpensive. It's much lighter than my other monopod and has easier to operate flip-locks for the extension sections. The head flips in one direction, but with that you can angle the partially extended monopod to brace a camcorder against your body. The monopod has a minimal foam handle grip at the top. It has only a short wrist strap so you can't use the strap to help brace the monopod by using it around your neck, or carry it that way either. The monopod extends to 60" and collapses to 17". I doubt that the monopod is very durable, but it's light enough that it won't be left behind either.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very light, portable, cheap but the manufacturer quality is bad., March 30, 2006

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Boris Teplitsky - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sima SMP-1C Monopod (Electronics)

The minute I took the monopod out of cover it broke. The mounting head fell apart from the leg. The glue they use is very bad. I didn't return the product because I think the replacement would be the same quality and it was not worth the affords. I just fixed it myself.