New monopod and head

I splashed out last weekend on a new piece of kit to help out with the wedding photography, particularly in low light conditions, namely the Manfrotto 685B monopod and the 322RC2 head.

Amazon.co.uk were offering the best price for the monopod and Calumet (via the Amazon marketplace) for the head. In both cases the service was unbelievable. I ordered them together on the Saturday. The monopod arrived Monday morning and the head, a little slower. came on Tuesday. Not bad at all. Especially as I don’t generally buy from the marketplace but in this instance I felt happy buying from a name as large as Calumet.

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