Review on Unleash Your Photography Potential with Davis and Sanford Vista Trailblazer Monopod by Cody Bowie

Bought 3 monopods to compare and choose the best. This took third place. It and the Monopole 500 were longer when closed (21.5 inches) than the Manfrotto (20 inches). It was high enough and the sections closed well. One test I did was after the pole was fully extended, I gave the pole a sharp rap on the carpeting several times to see if the latches had slipped off. Two of them did so right away, but that was easy to predict as the locks didn't tighten them when closing. The fact that it didn't have a ball mount like the Manfrotto 680B I chose made the selection easy. I chose the Manfrotto because while it was 10 ounces heavier, it was definitely stronger. The bottom is 3/8" to 1/2" in diameter. The Manfrotto was 5/8" and heavier. Manfrotto thought 22lbs to 7lbs for this one. Ask your wife what she thinks of these two and after weighing and inspecting them she loves the big Manfrotto grip and his strength.