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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nikon Kid" data-source="post: 1563732" data-attributes="member: 56094">I went to the Birdfair to-day Johnny Kingdom was giving a lecture of sorts could not stop laughing :-OAnyway, I went to look for some reference books, which in the end I did not buy. I also went for a Monopod for use with the macro setup and for my 400mm f5.6, I was going to buy a more expensive lightweight one but in the end I thought will I like it also would not extend to 6ft, so I bought a cheap Giottos MML 3290B £35 it will extend to 6ft. When I looked through LordV how to page on macro, he prefers to use a steel bean pole held in his hand whilst grabbing the camera bracket, which looks very effective.Now if I can find a thin extending or collapsible bean pole I am home and dry.</blockquote>