Though I did not think it was relevant to the question I posted, I will clarify some things given some of the comments. First, it was NOT my fault. I was walking into the entrance of my apartment complex with my camera hanging around my neck. I was, at this point, simply walking. I was far off the road and nearly walking on the grass when I heard a truck coming in. The next thing I knew I was being hit and thrown further into the grassy area. The driver indicated because his truck is so high(industrial-size utility type), he couldn't see me! He also indicated he had to pee, which I should add he didn't mention to the to the cop.

I have a call into a personal injury lawyer who comes highly recommended by my CPA, and I have already been to the ER. I have a very swollen ankle, and I am limping badly, which is also giving me some balance issues going down the steps, off curbs, etc., and I have some other associated pain. I am semi-retired, so I can set my own schedule.

I also just called Photo Tech Repair, a place recommended by B&H. They can evaluate the camera for $80.00!

So, now you have the rest of the story!

Thank you to those of you who answered the question in my post.

Barb

I have a SIRUI P-326 monopod and I'm quite happy with it. However, I'm thinking about adding a 3-feet attachment to the bottom end. Amazon has several at reasonable prices.

Does anyone have actual experience with:
A. adding feet to existing monopod?
B. a particular brand or model that was either notably good or notably bad?
C. experience with a monopod that has feet, even if it came with them, to suggest that this is a good or bad idea?
D. any "gotchas" to consider that are not immediately obvious?

No, I don't want to use a tripod.

Thanks in advance.

I recently received notice that there are several updates for the R3. I had tried to do that one received prior but didn't know how. I decided to do it, and it actually worked pretty seamlessly. I haven't used the camera since, so I don't know if it got ruined. And I still have 6 updates to do to be totally up to date.

I'm going to be needing my GPS a lot in upcoming days, and I knew there was a map update available. I had done this several times, and although time-consuming, it was pretty simple. So I started in. It stalled at 41% transferred data, and it was taking forever. I left it to grind away overnight, and started in again the next morning when maybe my internet connection would be better. Again, it stopped at about 40%. After several attempts, I started a chat, finally getting to a real person. She was pretty good, and finally determined that the newest map was bigger than my old device could handle. I had two choices, download partial maps or use an SD card. I opted for the SD card, went and bought one, then followed the directions on how to use it. It didn't work. I can't go back to my previous map because it is now corrupted. It won't uninstall, as was suggested to me. So my device is now a piece of expensive worthless plastic! This is why I don't update my cameras! If the same thing were to happen to my camera, I'd be devastated!