The same is true in the photography industry. Countless photographers dream of having a simple and fast system to assist and accelerate their workflow. Manufacturers are also racking their brains and spending a lot of effort to make the word "fast"...

2025/10/0123:49:37 beauty 1431

In the fast-paced era, "fast and convenient" has become the norm in people's lives. The same is true in the photography industry. Countless photographers dream of having a simple and fast system to assist and accelerate their workflow. Manufacturers are also racking their brains and spending a lot of effort to make the word "fast"... The product evaluated today, can be said to be a product of "fast up and accelerated" - Onion Factory Pine Tower Monopod.

monopod is a quick operation device that facilitates photographers to cope with diverse shooting scenes. Compared with traditional tripods, the advantages of "take and use" and "flexible and fast" monopods do not need to be described too much. This time, the pine tower monopod can be said to have added a layer of convenient buff to the convenience properties of the monopod, which has raised the convenience of the monopod to a new height.

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Any user who uses a tripod hopes to save tedious height adjustment steps, and the pine tower series achieves this: pine tower monopod and pine tower monopod SE can achieve one-click lifting! The improvement of height adjustment method has greatly increased the convenience and experience of the monopod in actual experience. The height can be adjusted in a short time, reducing the operating time of the traditional monopod to a certain extent.

What we got was the carbon fiber version of the pine tower monopod (hereinafter referred to as the pine tower) and the aluminum alloy version of the pine tower monopod SE (hereinafter referred to as the pine tower SE).

The pipe body of the pine tree is made of carbon fiber material, and the interface is made of aluminum alloy . The multi-faceted edge design is used to connect with the pipe body, which can provide greater structural stability. Rubber grip area is large . It feels delicate when grasped and has high anti-slip properties. It is not a problem to wear gloves outdoors.

The foot support part is made of aluminum alloy material, and the foot support points are covered with rubber, which also has good anti-slip properties while absorbing shock. The damping knob on the mount at the foot has clear texture, making the mount damping adjustment more convenient. The interface at the top of uses a set of 1/4" screws designed by , which can be adapted to various devices or gimbals.

pin tube is equipped with a down-pressure unlocking quick disassembly system , which is much more convenient when disassembly and assembled than traditional screws. The principle is to achieve connection locking and release by six internal slide beads. Press the external slider downwards. The six ball beads can be removed or installed after being loosened. The serrated design is used at the connection of the module to strengthen the stability of the module connection.

monopod should be easy to use, and the design of the bottom foot supports is also very important. The bottom of the pine tower is connected to a damping table. The damping can be adjusted through the knob, which can achieve a maximum horizontal tilt of 130°. After getting used to it. The damping may be adjusted with just one kick of the foot to achieve the shooting effect of the small rocker arm. Officials said that the three supporting feet of use "semi-automatic bite locking technology" to achieve automatic locking of the foot opening and closing, and this foot supports only one gear.

Pine Tower SE does not have a quick disassembly system at both ends, and simplifies the semi-automatic bite locking technology of the damping mount and support feet at the bottom. Overall, Songta SE retains Songta's "Flying Shuttle" one-click lifting system, but in terms of structure and details, it is slightly lacking in , which is suitable for users with limited budgets and simpler usage scenarios. Both versions of the frame parts of

both adopt a three-stage telescopic structure design, with a maximum diameter of 39mm and a weight of only 1.7kg. On the premise of ensuring stability, both can provide 8kg of load-bearing capacity. The only difference is that the maximum height of the pine tower can reach 145cm, while the pine tower SE can reach 142.5cm.

But the gap of this 2.5cm can be said to be very small, and the height difference in is not obvious in the actual experience of , but compared with pine tower SE, the pine tower has more structural details and more diverse functions. The advantages of carbon fiber are revealed at this time - although the has the same weight, the pine tower uses lighter carbon fiber material, and the extra weight space can be used to equip more functions.

Left pine tower monopod, right pine tower monopod SE

Real-life shooting experience

There are indeed many remarkable things in the pine tower monopod series! There are 3/8" screw holes at the bottom of the monopod, so that the entire monopod can be split into various forms and used. It can be flexibly changed according to your different needs and different scenarios -

► Scene 1: Pant + monopod + foot support, is the basic operation, which can meet the needs of most users for monopods;

► Scene 2: Pant + monopod + universal foot nail, universal foot nail is added, making the use of the unicorn is lighter, and can solve the problem that the triangular brace of the supra tower SE cannot be changed in multiple angles, providing support conditions for multiple angles;

► Scene 3: Pant + Triangle Bracket. removes the monopod, connects the hydraulic pant and Triangle Bracket, and obtains a low-level stand similar to the ground pot. The combinations and combinations are diverse, so that the flexibility of the entire system is greatly improved compared to traditional monopods.

► Scene 4: Monopod + Stabilizer. If necessary, you can add a root extension rod to achieve the effect of rocker arm and drone shooting;

► Scene 5: Monopod + Horseshoe foot mat. of course, in addition to the above suitable for photography scenes, when hiking outdoors, a simple unicorn stand can also be used as a hiking pole. In addition, a horseshoe foot mat can obtain more flexible and stable support. The one-click lifting design is very convenient for storage and use at any time, greatly facilitating outdoor hiking and saving the energy to shrink the tripod.

"Flying Shuttle" one-click lifting system safety lock design idea is very good - physical limitation, simple and crude, press the safety lock and lift the snap with one click to achieve lifting. Of course, in order to use it safely, you also need to use both hands together, When pressing the security lock, the buckle will be lifted and lowered.

During the use, we have always enjoyed the convenience of one-click lifting, but we can still find some shortcomings.

First of all, sometimes when adjusting the height and locking the buckle, the buckle will be stuck by the security lock. users who need quick operation may not have time to worry about whether the buckle is completely relocated and completely locked, so that the height of the unlocked buckle will slide easily, which will affect the experience.

down-pressure quick disassembly system is really convenient. Just hold the slider and press it down and you can separate it with one click. However, such convenience also has advantages and disadvantages: if you accidentally touch the slider, the device may fall unexpectedly.

Although it can be seen that manufacturers have deliberately deepened the depth of the card slot in the design, which to a certain extent alleviated the possibility of the device falling . However, this protection is a bit passive. may need a more secure lock , because security directly affects the safety of the equipment. .

The footrest of the pine tower monopod has semi-automatic bite locking technology, which looks really good, but during the use of , it feels a bit awkward when unlocked after locking and unlocking , and it takes a lot of effort to pull the lock.

In the actual use of the monopod, we often encounter various terrain, such as cement floor, sand floor, mud floor, gravel roads, etc. pine tower SE's sliding buckle footrest can adjust the lock angle of two levels , which can adapt to different terrain.

and pine tower monopod has only one opening and closing gear, the opening and closing angle is very large, and it is very close to after opening, and the stability is relatively good, but it is a bit difficult to adjust when encountering a slightly more complicated contact surface. Of course, in this case, manufacturers also provide solutions such as single foot nails, which require us to switch in time.

In addition, the rubber hardness of the supporting feet is insufficient. Even when locking the bottom mount, recommends that users should pay attention to holding the foot after installing the device to ensure the safety of the device.

1 foot support opening and closing angle comparison, left pine tower monopod, right pine tower monopod SE‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ If it can be shorter, it should be more convenient.

Summary of the

The combination of the fast disassembly system of the pine tower series and the "Flying Shuttle" one-click lifting system will fully exert the "fast" and allow photographers to obtain faster hardware responses in different situations! It can be seen that the onion factory is constantly making efforts to make better, more humane and more suitable products for photographers. Compared with traditional monopods, the pine tower series has indeed overcome and improved the pain points of many traditional products.

However, as a user, he will still attach great importance to the safety of the equipment. He hopes that the Onion Factory can further improve the safety of the Songta series on the current basis, so that users can use it more with confidence.