I purchased this to replace my aging aluminum monopod. The weight savings is amazing. It is extremely stable and the leg twist locks are both easy to grip and they lock very solidly with just a 1/4 twist.
This easily supports my Nikon Z9 with a 300mm f/2.8 lens attached.
I also use the Pro Media Gear Tomahawk 2 Gimbal head on this.
They work incredibly together.
Much lighter than my older set up, makes it much more likely that I will bring it with me.

I love this mono pod. It's comfortable, light, and strong. I put my Wimberley WH 100 gimbal on the mono pod to secure my Sony 400 F2.8 for wildlife photography. It's perfect. Excellent construction. Beautifully made.

With this, along with the HM1 Tilt Head, I leave my tripod behind, more and more.

Heavy duty it is best monopod a must have for wildlife photography it is better build than Gitzo & RRS

I had to convince myself to spend nearly $400 on this monopod. I have two old Gitzos that I've had for almost 30 years that are still working, but they're heavy and cold in the winter. I was going to buy a foreign brand monopod to save money, but I'm glad I got this. The quality is absolutely superb. Is it worth the money? That depends on you and your budget but I like supporting American companies if I can. The other factor was that this is an extra tall monopod that I can use with my monopod head (superb Wimberley MonoGimbal) to photograph birds directly overhead, and most companies don't make one this tall. PMG makes great kit and I can recommend it.

I'm 6'4.

I prefer extra-long monopods because in normal use the segments need not be extended fully. Leaving a generous overlap when extending the segments makes the whole quite strong and stable, a must when mounting super-telephoto lenses.

On the rare occasion I'd want the full 80 or so inches, shooting on steep terrain for example, then I can take advantage of that too.


Very impressed with the feel of this product.

After quite a bit of research and comparison, I bought the ProMediaGear TR42ML for several reasons:
1) It extends to 81, so even facing downhill, it is always long enough. I never have to stoop (I am 5' 9).
2) The tubes are 42, 38, 34, and 30mm in diameter, made of 10-layer carbon-fiber. The monopod is quite rigid.
3) In case I want to mount my telephoto lens directly to the monopod, I can do so with a degree of front-to-back adjustment via the Arca plate/clamp for balance purposes. If you rotate your camera's Arca plate 90 degrees, you can do the same thing to balance a camera/lens combination, instead of it being front-heavy. You cannot do either with a monopod that simply has a threaded attachment at the top, unless you add in an Arca clamp.
4) The monopod comes with a spike that is securely stored in the rubber foot.
5) The materials, machining, and construction are all excellent.
I use mine plus a Wimberley Monogimbal with a Fujifilm GFX 100S, Fuji GF 250mm F4, and Fuji GF 1.4x TC. The latter three items weigh almost exactly 6 pounds. Though the monopod and gimbal adds an additional 2.5#, it makes for a much easier shooting experience when shooting for several hours at a time.

Real Pro piece of kit, heavy duty, machined aluminum twist leg locks, head drilled and tapped for holders like safari clamps, top arca clamp compatible with all RRS base plates so easy switch between a gimbal head for long lenses or a simple monopod tilter, and bottom ball threaded for a Spike or etc., small spike included.

Having read all the reviews I opted to purchase this even with it being out of stock. It ended up taking about 5 weeks from order to arrive. I've had other high end tripods from other manufacturers and I can clearly state that this is a cut above the rest. Absolutely rock solid and engineered for easy maintenance.

I had originally ordered an aluminum Manfrotto, thinking it would be sufficient for holding my gear. While generally well made, the leg clamps would not adjust enough to keep the leg sections from collapsing slowly. I splurged on the TRM34ML, and am completely happy with it. Legs lock positively, and the build quality is flawless. This is another you get what you pay for purchase if you are wanting a dependable lightweight monopod.