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Nikon ED 50 + monopod.
It's a 680B acoording to the print on the side of the monopod, but yes that's the feet. I think the 682B came with the feet included but I had to buy them as an extra for the 680B. Whether they're still available separately I've no idea. They work fairly well but do add a lot of weight to the... -
Nikon ED 50 + monopod.
No idea what the part is (or whether it's still available) but they're effectively three heavy steel roods that pivot together and slide inside the bottom tube - you unscrew the foot and they slide out. It makes the the monopod self supporting a bit like a lighting stand (wouldn't trust it... -
Nikon ED 50 + monopod.
The fixed 27x or 20x eyepieces work fine for me on a lightweight monopod - can go to 30x and a little beyond if I use the manfrotto 680B with the feet unscrewed (admittedly that weighs as much as some tripods). I've not used the MM4, but the ED50 was much better than the earlier MM's I have... -
Nikon ED 50 + monopod.
Unless you've got a very tall monopod, I would have thought angled was better. -
Nikon ED 50 + monopod.
I've not used that combination for a long time, but it worked okay up until 20x ish. Personally I prefered the fixed 20x.