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Originally Posted by julianh72
I find a monopod is ideal. I was using a lightweight camera tripod with the legs folded together to make a pseudo-monopod, but then I bought a lightweight telescoping monopod with a pan-tilt head, and it is perfect with my 15x70s.
It will extend tall enough to support the binoculars while I am standing, even for viewing objects near the Zenith (I am 178 cm tall, and the monopod extends to about 1.8 m, plus the height of my binocular bracket when fitted to the pan-tilt head, so it will extend it more than enough for use while standing), or retract it for seated use. (It's also very handy for stabilising my DSLR when I am using it with a long-focus lens, and much more portable then even a lightweight tripod.)
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Thanks. I've got a monopod too, but I've never warmed to it for some reason - possibly because I can't put it and the binoculars down anywhere easily to do something else.
Regardless, used my way or your way will increase the stability and usability of high powered binoculars relative to just hand-holding them.
Cheers,
Renato