GITZO GM2562T TRAVELER SERIES-2 6 SECTIONS MONOPOD

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Paul T

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Hi brains trust.

Just a quick question if I may.

Have any of you used or have any views on the Gitzo GM2562T Traveller Series Monopod?

At the most I will be supporting my Nikon D500 and Nikon 500PF 5.6 Lens on it for bird/animal photography so nothing extremely heavy.

Many thanks for any information.

Paul T
 
Many thanks for any information.
It's a bit on the light side but should be sturdy enough for the D500 and 500mm PF. My biggest concern is the fully extended height of roughly 56 inches. It depends on how tall you are, but I like a monopod taller than I am so I can use it vertically when standing on a sloping hillside or angle the front leg out for better stability on flatter ground. Either way I hate hunching down to use a monopod as I feel it makes me less stable and defeats some of the purpose of using the monopod in the first place.
 
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It's a bit on the light side but should be sturdy enough for the D500 and 500mm PF. My biggest concern is the fully extended height of roughly 56 inches. It depends on how tall you are, but I like a monopod taller than I am so I use it vertically when standing on a sloping hillside or angle the front leg out for better stability on flatter ground. Either way I hate hunching down to use a monopod as I feel it makes me less stable and defeats some of the purpose of using the monopod in the first place.
Agree with DRwyoming, think that you will need/want a taller tripod for uneven ground and hillsides. Really nice to have a taller tripod that you can extend the leg down the hillside. Wish that my Really Right Stuff was about another 1 1/2’ taller and it’s about 70”.
 
I have the SIRUI P-326 6 Section Carbon Fiber Monopod which is taller, about the same weight and 1/3 the price. It has no problem with a d-500/500pf.

One issue is the height. The SIRUI P-326 6 Section Carbon Fiber Monopod is 61" which is good enough foe my wife (5'4") and for me sitting down.

I also have Benro 73" monopods which is really what I need to shoot nesting Great Egrets on a bank. The Benro MAD49A is a full pound heavier than either the SIRUI P-326 6 Section Carbon Fiber Monopod or the Gitzo GM2562T but is the height you really need for shooting standing up.

My approach is to either shoot standing up hand-held or to sit down on a walk stool. Sometimes on a slope sitting on a stool is tricky.

One big advantage of a light monopod is that the D-500/pf500/monopod and mono-gimble comes in at less than 8# so even with teh monopod/monogimbel attached the entire rig is hand holdable for a bit.
 
I had thought about the height of the monopod but only relative to the total height of the entire combination, i.e. the monopod height + ball head height + mounted camera height. In this format it would have given me a height just above my eye level.

I had not considered uneven ground or the ability to angle it out in front as mentioned by DRWyoming.

In light of the comments here I think back to the drawing board for a taller monopod.

Also thanks for the references to the other monopod options.

Muchas Gracias for your time and input.

Stay safe out there in this topsy turvy world.
 
It's a bit on the light side but should be sturdy enough for the D500 and 500mm PF. My biggest concern is the fully extended height of roughly 56 inches. It depends on how tall you are, but I like a monopod taller than I am so I can use it vertically when standing on a sloping hillside or angle the front leg out for better stability on flatter ground. Either way I hate hunching down to use a monopod as I feel it makes me less stable and defeats some of the purpose of using the monopod in the first place.
Adding to Dave's comment, my advice is don't buy it. A couple years ago I decided to buy a 59" Manfrotto monopod for a trip to Florida. While there it worked well until I tried to photograph birds flying overhead, or birds perched higher up in trees. While I'm only 5'8", the monopod was woefully short to use for birds and animals that were higher up than I was tall. I replaced it with a monopod that is 73" when extended and that works well for me now.

I use a Wimberley monogimbal head on the monopod and that works better than a standard gimbal head.
 
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Take a look at the Gitzo Gm4552L. 1.61 lbs and 74. 8" tall. I have a RRS clamp on the top so I can mount the camera directly or mount the Wimberley monogimbal. Really light, tall and nice feeling.
 
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