BOGEN 681-B Manfrotto Series Monopod for Still Camera

• The 681B Professional Monopod features the "Quick-Action" lever lock system with 45° flip allowing the sections to be quickly set-up and adjusted. (681 Pro Monopod image shown)

Heavy duty monopod:
The Bogen-Manfrotto 681B is everything a monopod should be. It's sturdy, operates smoothly and gives you a sense of confidence (when you lock at a certain position, you don't worry about it changing or collapsing on you). You can tell it's made of quality components, as opposed to the cheap monopods you find at BestBuy and such. The only negative I see is that it's heavy and a bit too bulky for me. I considered their light weight version, but it doesn't seem to support the weight of the 200mm f/2.8 lens that I have. Something in between those 2 extremes would be ideal for enthusiast but non-professional photographers like myself. But it's always nicer to have more than you need...

Wrong heading. Honest mistake, deliverately done?:
I was looking for a monopode for my camera. I type 'monopode' on the Amazon search box, this item pops up with the title: "BOGEN 681-B Manfrotto Series Mopode for still camera" First thing that pops in my mind is that the monopode is for sale. It says its used, but I think that's fine, the price seems right. I go ahead and order it because when I look up that model on google, a monopode picture pops up, but today when I received the item, it turns out to be a Bogen head for the monopode. Looking at the 'Seller Comments', now, I see that it says Bogen ballhead, and indeed, what I purchased (unknowingly) was the head, not the monopode. If it was a head, how come it was not listed as a Bogen head, instead of a monopode? Really, I wonder, if the seller wanted to sell the head, how come it was not listed as '3262QR Head for Bogen Monopode'. I definetely feel the title was misleading. I'll give the seller the benefit of doubt, and want to think that 'perhaps' it was a mistake, but every which way I look at it, it does not seem to be one. I don't return it 'cause I'll have to spend money returning it, plus the money I spent having it shipped, but I have to be honest, I am not a happy camper... it was only... but it was not what I thought I had purchased....