Is this the new best monopod for 360 cameras? Meet the Bushman Monopod Pro, the third generation of
Bushman monopods and the most pro-est monopod yet. Coming in at a Pro price of 245 Euros. It's
not a toy. Is it worth it? Well as always the monopod comes in three parts, the major part
is the selfie stick slash monopod which looks pretty similar to the previous Bushman Monopod
with the padded handle and four extenders making this a five section aluminum monopod.
The Monopod Pro extends higher than ever to 166 centimeters and with the camera attached will go
well above your eye line making this a great choice for virtual tours. It's made of black
aluminum just like before, however this time it comes with two additional tripod threads, one at
the base of the handle and another one that is on an adjustable ring creating many more
mounting possibilities, if you're only using the monopod on its own. For example, the Popeye magnet
can screw on with another Popeye magnet making this an extra sturdy magnetic mounting monopod.
See those red rubber rings that is for anti-pinching, I don't know how many times
I've opened and closed the previous monopod to ah pinch my finger, so those rings stop that. When the
monopods closed it goes down to 41 centimeters. The counterweight that comes with the Bushman
Monopod Pro is the most advanced counterweight I've ever seen because not only does it have a
male and female tripod thread on the top and bottom but it's got three more tripod mounts
at 10 degrees, 25 and 45 creating multiple shooting angles that you can still have a sturdy weighted
tripod with. It's also got the red rubbers on the bottom and top to avoid it scratching with the
other things it's connected to. It's 500 grams, it's matte black which is pretty cool, although
as you can see mine's starting to scratch and on one side it has an empty slot to put a cable
through. That's a pretty fancy ass weight. The third part of the monopod is the tripod legs and this
is potentially the biggest Improvement since the last Bushman Monopod, firstly you can open it up to
45 degrees, you can lay it almost flat and you can even invert it the other way for easy storage. Not
only that, but on this tripod alone, it has seven more female tripod threads. One on the bottom if
you want to mount the counterweight to the bottom for better stability outdoors. It's got one at the
base of each of the tripod legs if you want to add several counterweights around the tripod and you
could totally get cheaper small rig counterweights for these and attach them to the legs in any kind
of situation where you want that extra weight and stability on your monopod, but we're not done
with the tripod threads because there are literally three more in between the tripod
legs at the top. You can just cover this entire tripod and counterweights if you want which is
very practical, although who's to say you couldn't attach other accessories to these tripod threads
like camera accessories, cold shoe mounts, anything else you wanted to use with your monopod setup. You
could attach it basically anywhere on this tripod counter weight or monopod. It also comes with this
monopod carry case which will fit the monopod and other camera accessories inside of and you
can get a bunch more accessories in the Bushman Monopod Pro bundle and that comes with three
Popeye magnets, a clamp, a spacer and a ground spike. Although the price is quite a bit higher on that,
so I wouldn't say it's a must buy. Is the Bushman Monopod Pro worth it? I'd say yes, absolutely if
you're shooting virtual tours or anything that goes beyond just casual 360 photos and videos
this will be a great investment. It goes without saying that yes it will be invisible in your shots,
however as normal you will need to edit out the tripod legs. I'm really a big fan of the Bushman
brand, the gear is quality, it's made for 360 shooters and it lasts a long time. I know it does
come at a price and look there totally are cheaper alternatives out there, if you search the Insta360
website or Amazon and if you're more of a hobbyist I'd probably suggest going that route, however if
you're looking for a good monopod then yes I would say this is the best 360 camera monopod
yet. This thing is basically perfect for a monopod and I have very few criticisms aside from the
matte black counterweight scratching easily but aside from that it's awesome. Should you upgrade
from the Bushman Version 2? Well if you look at just the monopod or selfie stick bit they're so
similar that the answer would be no, however where the Monopod Pro really shines is in
the counterweight and tripod legs. These are truly awesome as you saw, so if you're unhappy with your
tripod legs and counterweight then yes this would be a great upgrade. I'll link the Bushman Monopod
Pro below and if you're someone that is a hobbyist 360 photographer and you want to start taking it
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