Monopod Benro SupaDupa
Benro SupaDupa £130/$150
A compelling upgrade for monopod users
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Comprising three models, the SupaDupa range of six-section carbon-fibre monopods debuted earlier this year, and joins a series of new Benro products with easy-to-remember names (the Bat and Tortoise tripods, for example). The SupaDupa MSD46C, as tested here, is the mid-range option of the trio; it extends to 1.83m and folds down to 45.5cm, weighs 0.59kg and has a 40kg payload. The other models are the range-topping SupaDupa Pro MSDPL46C, boasting a levelling head with its own pan mechanism, and an Arca Swiss-compatible camera plate; and the SupaDupa MSD36C, the most affordable monopod in the collection.