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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaff" data-source="post: 1441183" data-attributes="member: 42340">I think it's always good to keep people informed of progress, especailly after all the useful help. I've got the Giottos MML 3290B as of this week and given it a bit of a go.Firstly, I've put my Velbon PH157Q head on it rather than buy a new one. I've always thought this was a good head for quick and easy photography and works well on the monopod (plate is a bit of a pain though, doesn't grip as well as I'd like). It is certainly a quality product, you can just tell by the feel and other things it's been made well (as you'd expect really).So then, to the other issue. My god it is tall! :t:Even without anything on it it was taller than me and with the head + camera it adds another 6 inches or so. Bottom line is with everything on and fully extended it must be over 7ft and it's too tall for me to even take stuff overhead! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Still, better to have too much than too little and I dare say even Peter could take flight shots with it! Really happy with it and will be taking it out with me wherever I go, barring some hide work my tripod is looking more and more redundant, too awkward and heavy to carry round in comparison.Thanks for the advice all. It's going to serve me well I'm sure.Adam</blockquote>

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