Monopod - what's for?

[bozzunter]

Hi,


I already had a table tripod and another one (450$) when I decided to buy a Canon monopod (50$), since it's the only cheap thing you can seem to buy :-]


I brought it with me during my trip to Malaysia and Dubai and I have to admit I'm puzzled: I don't still understand what are its advantages. Perhaps I miss how to use it properly, but al I needed what to add stability during the low light conditions, since the IS doesn't help you much below 1/20 or 1/15.


Should I learn how to place it etc... or is it just something good for fast pictures, where an extra stabilization at above 1/200 can be useful when extra zooming or so?

[Jarhead5811]

...but al I needed what to add stability during the low light conditions, since the IS doesn't help you much below 1/20 or 1/15.

Exactly, it's also good for people like me who can't find the extra dough for IS.I use one thatI originallypurchased as a rifle rest but the little "V" at the top easily unscrews to reveal a stud that will mount a camera.