Velbon UP-43 Deluxe Professional Compact Photographic/Video Unipod

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 1 x 63 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TY7W
• Item model number: UP-43
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The sturdy Velbon UP-43 deluxe professional unipod is built to handle the weight of large and telephoto lenses. The unit has a die-cast aluminum ball socket head (allowing vertical picture composition), a 4-section compact tubular leg with wrist strap, a foam-covered handgrip, quick side-lever leg locks, and a rubber-tipped foot. It opens to 63 inches and closes to a compact 20 inches. It is excellent for fast, professional photo and video work.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Light, but sturdy and a good height, March 4, 2006

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Gary Heayes "Gazzah" (Saitama-ken Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velbon UP-43 Deluxe Professional Compact Photographic/Video Unipod (Electronics)

I have the black version of this monopod, the RUP-43. I bought it after carefully examining many other monopods from Slik, Manfroto, Etsumi and Velbon in a store.

I usually prefer collar-type leg locks over the clip type used in the UP-43, but nothing could beat this model in terms of height to weight ratio and value for money, so I made an exception. The ball head looks a little on the small side, but it copes perfectly well with my medium format TLR and SLR cameras as well as my 35mm SLR.

The UP-43 extends up to 1637mm long, collapses down to 530mm, weighs 437g, and can support cameras up to 2kg. My only gripe is that the ball head is not removable.