ProPole - Painter's Pole Adapter - Camera Monopod

I use this to screw in a camera to the top of a painter's pole. It works great. There isn't much more to say about this (few moving parts, few places to break... it is basically a male to female converter).

I use this with a Mr. Long Arm 3208 Pro-Pole Extension Pole, 4-to-8-Feet to extend my camera's reach. The Pro Pole Adapter is a well made product that screws on the end of a painter's pole. It has a 1/4-20 tripod screw on the end (which can be replaced with a longer screw, if desired). And it has a hex head set screw to firmly secure the adapter to the pole. In fact, my only quibble is that the don't provide the proper hex head wrench in the plastic bag holding the adapter. (I apologize for not providing the size here: I will add it later to save you the frustration of having to find the right-sized wrench - the ProPole folks don't tell you.)I think this could be lower-priced, but on the other hand, it is less expensive than competitive units.Overall. you need this if you're going to be using a painter's pole with cameras, microphones, lights and such.Jerry

Well made at a more affordable price than comparable brands. Put it on my painters pole a month ago and have not had to mess with it since (I use daily).

I have been using this mount with a 6-12'painters pole to video my son's soccer games and water polo games. Works perfectly. I've been using this for nearly 2 years and have no complaints. I get asked at almost every game about my setup.

Works as advertised - just one caveat. I screw this directly into my camera and the screw has loosened in the adaptor. Last week I had mounted the camera and the screw had backed out into the adaptor instead of screwing into the camera. Fortunately, I caught this and did not drop the camera. I have removed the screw and retightened it with glue to hold it in place. I would have used a lock washer but I had every size except this one. If you buy, I recommend you (or the manufacturer) add a lock washer.One more detail. I first bought an inexpensive painter pole and this would not screw on. It worked fine with a 2X more expensive pole. I blame this on the pole, not the adaptor. Suggest you take the adaptor with you and try it on the pole. Glad I did not mail-order the pole!

For mounting a GoPro to a painters pole exactly what is needed.

This should be in every real estate photographer's gadget bag as it is a simple and cheap way of getting aerial shots without the expense of having to buy a drone. I use it on a 2.5 metre painter's pole and with a 17-40mm lens on my Canon 5D Mk11 I get really standout photos. (See sample attached.) Just set the timer to 10 seconds and hoist the pole. Sure there is an element of hit and miss but if you are using a wide-angle lens you will have more hits than misses. It fits all painters' poles - I'm in Ireland and the thread on them here in Europe is the same as in the USA. Delivery time was excellent and it is a very well built product. I cannot recommend it highly enough. If you take real estate photos you need this.

This product mounted securely to my painter's pole. The set screw is a nice addition for added safety. The 1/4 by 20 thread works for cameras and can be modified with a bushing to adapt for a 3/8" ballhead if desired.The minor modification needed is to anchor the center 1/4 x 20 bolt to the machined main casting. My first use discovered that it would turn within the main unit. When I brought my camera down after the first use I found that it had been held by only two turns of the thread as the other turns I used only moved the loose center bolt into the main casting. I will use a glob of epoxy putty within the central pole cavity to anchor the 1/4 x 20 bolt to the casting to prevent its movement in the future.