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MeFOTO’s New Daytrip Tripod and Walkabout Monopod Combine Skittles, Acid and Photography

Chris Gampat
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08/01/2013
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MeFOTO has always been a company to lean more towards the colorful side of things–with excellent success as well. And today, the company is taking you into a 1960’s inspired acid trip where you will then walk through the woods and stuff will happen. Well, not really–but that’s sort of the inspiration behind their new MeFOTO Walkabout monopod. It’s actually meant to double as a walking stick while hiking. And as extra proof of that, it incorporates a compass into the head–but that’s detachable so that you can stick your camera or tripod head of your choice onto there. Plus it comes in loads of cool colors to match your Pentax camera.

But that’s not all, they’re also announcing a brand new tripod in the form of their Daytrip tripod. It is a two section tripod designed to get really low down to the ground–which is awesome for bird photographers acting like army snipers. It comes with a single action ballhead and a mini Arca Swiss plate. The Daytrip can support up to 8.8 lbs of weight: which is nice for mirrorless camera users. It comes with its own shoulder case as well, but the tripod is designed to fit fold down very compact and slip into a camera bag (a really big one.)

Tech specs and extra images are after the jump. We’ve been testing the units for around two weeks now, so expect a review to be coming soon.

Walkabout Monopod

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Daytrip Tripod

Maximum Load 8.8 lbs
Max Height w/ Column Extended 24 in
Folded Length 9.4 in
Number of Leg Sections 2
Leg Lock Type Twist lock
Center Column Reversible center column
Panning Range 360°
Spiked Feet N/A
Quick Release (QR) Plate Mini Arca-Swiss Style (PMU50M)
Bubble Level Yes
Head Mount Thread Size 3/8”-16
Weight 1.8 lb

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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