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Then there’s Moza’s Slypod Pro ($599), a telescoping monopod with a motor built in that can extend up to 20 inches.
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2023
The aluminum-alloy tripod features a 360-degree ball head for panoramic shooting, and one of its legs can be removed to convert it to a monopod.
—Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2022
Slypod Pro, a telescoping monopod with a motor built in that can extend up to 20 inches.
—Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
Other available accessories are bag riders for the stock, a barricade block, and a folding monopod for the buttstock.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 14 Sep. 2020
Don’t bring a tripod, collapsible monopod, or any gear that could be mistaken for, or used as, a weapon.
—Jess Grey, Wired, 3 June 2020
Some shrink down small enough to fit into luggage for traveling shooters, others transform into monopods for people who like to shoot and move, and some even employ flexible legs to grip surfaces other tripods only dream about.
—Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2020
Selfie sticks, tripods, monopods, GoPro mounts and attachments, detachable lenses or other commercial equipment.
—Ed Masley, azcentral, 21 Feb. 2020
Many photographers have started to use monopods, which offer a faster setup time than their three-legged brethren.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2019
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2023
The aluminum-alloy tripod features a 360-degree ball head for panoramic shooting, and one of its legs can be removed to convert it to a monopod.
—Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2022
Slypod Pro, a telescoping monopod with a motor built in that can extend up to 20 inches.
—Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
Other available accessories are bag riders for the stock, a barricade block, and a folding monopod for the buttstock.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 14 Sep. 2020
Don’t bring a tripod, collapsible monopod, or any gear that could be mistaken for, or used as, a weapon.
—Jess Grey, Wired, 3 June 2020
Some shrink down small enough to fit into luggage for traveling shooters, others transform into monopods for people who like to shoot and move, and some even employ flexible legs to grip surfaces other tripods only dream about.
—Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2020
Selfie sticks, tripods, monopods, GoPro mounts and attachments, detachable lenses or other commercial equipment.
—Ed Masley, azcentral, 21 Feb. 2020
Many photographers have started to use monopods, which offer a faster setup time than their three-legged brethren.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
mon- + -pod (as in tripod)
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near monopod
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“Monopod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopod. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
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