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Velbon UP-4000 Photographic/Video Unipod

Velbon UP-4000 Photographic/Video Unipod
Brand: Hakuba

List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $17.26
You Save: $12.73 (42%)



New (4) from $17.26

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 reviews
Sales Rank: 16621

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 20.5 x 1.1 x 63.4

MPN: UP-4000
Model: UP-4000
UPC: 017915805040
EAN: 0017915805040
ASIN: B00004TY7Q

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Polyurethane handgrip
  • Direct-mount camera platform
  • Rubber foot with concealed ground spike
  • 4-section aluminum leg
  • Quick side-lever leg locks

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
A hybrid still camera/video unipod, the Hakuba UP-4000 Unipod is light enough for rapid transit, yet more than sturdy enough to help you get smooth, professional shots. A 4-section aluminum leg, it features a rubber foot with concealed ground spike. The unipod also offers a direct-mount camera platform, a polyurethane handgrip, and quick side-lever leg logs. Unipods are the number one choice of sports, wildlife and news photographers and videographers, and it won't take you long to find out why!

Amazon.com Product Description
The Velbon UP-4000 Unipod provides stability to picture taking without slowing you down. The UP-4000 has a four-section extruded aluminum leg with a direct-mount camera platform, a wrist strap, and a polyurethane handgrip. The side-lever leg locks allow for fast setup and fold-down, and an adjustable rubber foot with a concealed steel ground spike keeps the unipod in place.


Customer Reviews:   Read 3 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" !   September 30, 2001
Roy J. Brandhorst (Florissant, MO United States)
36 out of 39 found this review helpful

For the Telephoto Camera user this is a must have item to capture those "Once In A Life Time" shots. Its much handier to use and carry than a Tripod. Everone should use one for every shot. You'd be surprised at the quality of your pictures, no more blurred shots from the shaking of a hand held camera. This Unipod is a basic model, but its all you need and it's advantage is that it is very light weight compaired to more elaborate models. The only thing you might want to consider adding is a Ball Head Camera Mount. Also at the end of a long day of shooting, with it's padded hand grip, you can use it as a Walking Stick!


5 out of 5 stars Velbon UP-4000 A really great very adaptable product   August 27, 2001
29 out of 29 found this review helpful

I purchased the Velbon 4000 monopod while on a vacation to Alaska. I needed it to take those late evening shots that needed slow shutter speeds. It's wonderfully compact attaches easily to the camera base and I found it quite comfortable to leave attached to the camera as I walked with the camera strapped to my neck. It easily extended to any length. It was so useful that with a short trip to a machine shop I built an adapter so that I could take and use it as a shooting stick for my hunts.


5 out of 5 stars Response to previous review   July 10, 2001
19 out of 33 found this review helpful

I don't have this unipod, but in response to the previous review - a unipod is not designed to stand on its own, somebody has to hold it.


5 out of 5 stars lightweight and it locks tight   January 24, 2005
Paul Trunfio (Stow, MA United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

This is a very nice accessory to have. As someone else said, a monopod is NOT supposed to stand on its own. You still hold the camera and it's meant to support it and reduce shake. I still use my tripod more, but for things like sports, plays, etc. where you really can't use a tripod, this comes in handy. You also should consider a head for it. I have a cheap Bogen 3232 that allows you to more easily mount the camera AND allows you to rotate 90 degrees in a jiffy. The only problem I have with it is that the sections sometimes get jammed and they are hard to pull out. This doesn't happen all the time, but does sometimes. But it's so cheap it doesn't matter. Also, make sure you extend starting with the top sections on down. This makes it more stable. That applies to all monopods, not just this one.


5 out of 5 stars unipod   July 10, 2004
T. Gaffney (Tampa, FL USA)
7 out of 16 found this review helpful

people don't understand the use of a unipod. they're not supposed to be used in replacement of your tripod. you would bring this to a play, or something of that nature. to keep the camera from shaking. it's not supposed to stand on it's own.


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