Velbon UP-43 Deluxe Professional Compact Photographic/Video Unipod
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $59.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 4.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- HAKUBA
Features
- 4-section leg
- Ball socket head for vertical shots
- Compact
- Foam handgrip
- Quick side-lever leg locks
Description
Velbon compact supports are perfect for keeping in your camera bag. This unipod with Ball head PH-243 features a urethane grip and a strap.
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.
Spotlight customer reviews
Light, but sturdy and a good height
[ Posted: 2006-03-04 ]
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.