MANFROTTO 334B AUTOMATIC MONOPOD
Photobrad wrote: Just looked this up, I like the idea but wonder what happens when it gets dirty. Will it still extend correctly or get stuck?
Only the top section can be raised or lowered by pressing the trigger handle; release, and it locks in position. The lower two sections have a twist lock action for additional height adjustment. The top plate has a dual 1/4" - 3/8" camera fixing screw.
I don't think performance will be affected, if dirty. I am sure an owner will surely keep it clean
D Man
'Goan [not Gone] in the desert' (",).
I use monopods frequently (always carry one when a tripod would be impractical), and adjusting the top section, which is what you would usually do, is just as easy as working the auto. So it does seem a needless fussiness. You should decide whther a tripod should be your first prioriyt by asking where and in what conditions you shoot nost often. 
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