Review on 📷 IFOOTAGE 71" Carbon Fiber Camera Monopod: Professional Telescopic Video Monopods with Tripod Compatibility for DSLR Cameras and Camcorders by Meech Elliott

** All the weight saved by making this carbon fiber is added onto the strong but tiny aluminum(?) tripod base. Tripod. If you want a RUGGED monopod, get this beautifully crafted product. Folds / unfolds smoothly and quickly. Sturdy, tiny tripod legs can be extended/retracted a bit; but that may be because it's still new. The base of the tripod was very strong, which is great, but it adds a lot of weight while negating the carbon fiber's lightness. I assume this was done to try and give the tripod mode some semblance of stability, but that's not enough. For long exposures that need to be quiet, a light breeze on a good day at the beach will move this thing around a bit. When the small legs are removed and the whole monopod is folded up, it is quite unbalanced towards the legs - as said, due to their weight. In terms of balance, it's basically like carrying an American baseball bat, one end of which is very light and the other much heavier - and at 28 inches long, it's as long as a bat! With such a length, it is not suitable for travel. I doubt this will be allowed as carry-on as it looks like it could pierce a medieval knight's helmet. Because of the ball joint on the bottom, I have to constantly bend down to loosen and tighten the joint - to keep my head straight. If you want a really great monopod, get this item! If you want a super stable tripod, you should definitely keep your hands off it. The problems lie in the tiny legs and the ball socket on the underside. There just isn't enough stability for long exposures. I was really looking forward to it, I really wanted to like it. :(