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Hama Star 78 Mono 176-3D, 176 cm, 665 g, 3-way head review

The only monopod here that arrives with a 3-way head and a bubble level, at 28 € and 665 g — and the only one whose tube diameter is published.

The bottom line A 3-way head, a quick-release plate, a bubble level, a bag and 665 g for 28 € make this the most complete purchase on the shelf, and the 26.7 mm tube figure is a genuine specification nobody else offers. The foot is rubber only, and the page publishes no load, no sections and no packed length.

On the listing

Five bullets, written in the old catalogue manner. A light monopod in aluminium construction for travel or rough terrain; minimum and maximum working heights of 61 and 176 cm; a secure stand from a rubber foot, with fast height changes through functional quick clamps; alignment for landscape, horizontal and portrait framing through a 3-way head, with a non-slip rubber grip and a bubble level; and a box list naming the monopod, a quick-release plate and a bag with a carry strap, with a weight of 665 g, a 1/4 inch thread and a maximum profile of 26.7 mm.

A head, a plate and a level, in the box

Seven other poles on this shelf arrive bare. A monopod without a tilt head points only where it leans; this one comes with a 3-way head that separates the axes and a bubble level on top of it, plus the plate to attach a camera quickly. For 28 € that is a working setup rather than a component.

Twenty-six point seven millimetres

The only tube diameter published anywhere on this shelf. Stiffness climbs steeply with diameter, so the figure is comparable in a way that adjectives never are — and it is not a load rating, which this page never gives.

Six hundred and sixty-five grams

The lightest published weight here, on a pole that reaches 176 cm and carries its own head. Three of the nine pages on this shelf publish no weight at all.

The foot, and what it does not cover

Rubber, and only rubber. Hard floors and pavements are fine; grass, sand and soft earth are where a spike earns its place, and there is none.

Availability

Between 25 € and 28 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was last checked.

The American and British Amazon stores carry it too, priced in local currency. Those amounts are deliberately absent from the range above, which reads euro stores only.

Everything in this section is the figure Keepa carried on the day of the last update to this page. Availability and prices shift without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 13 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it does well, and what it gives up

Strengths

  • A 3-way head and a quick-release plate in the box, which no other pole here includes
  • A bubble level on the head, and 665 g published — the lightest figure on this shelf
  • A tube diameter of 26.7 mm published, which nothing else here gives

Compromises

  • A plain rubber foot with no spike, so soft ground is not covered
  • No declared load, and no section count or folded length
  • 176 cm from an unstated number of sections, so the thinnest tube cannot be judged

Specifications

Maximum height176 cm, in the second bullet, from a minimum working height of 61 cm. That is above eye level for most standing adults, which on a monopod means the top section need not be fully extended for eye-level work
Folded lengthNot published. The fifth bullet lists the bag with a carry strap and gives the weight, and no packed figure appears
Section countNot published. The page names quick clamps for changing the height without saying how many segments or clamps there are
Lock typeQuick clamps, in the third bullet, described as allowing a fast change of working height. Flip clamps rather than twist collars, and the count is not given
Declared loadNot published. The fifth bullet publishes something no other page here does — a maximum profile thickness of 26.7 mm, which is the tube diameter — and never a load in kilograms. A diameter is a real measurement and it is not a rating: it says how thick the tube is, not what the maker will stand behind
Foot designA rubber foot, in the third bullet, named as giving a secure stand. No spike and no interchangeable option, so soft ground is not covered — the hub above calls the foot the part that most distinguishes these poles, and this is the plainest one here
MaterialLight aluminium construction, in the first bullet, with a published weight of 665 g in the fifth — the lightest published figure on this shelf
Head mountA 1/4 inch thread, in the fifth bullet, and a 3-WAY HEAD IS INCLUDED — the only one on this shelf. The fourth bullet describes it as allowing landscape, horizontal and portrait framing, with a non-slip rubber grip and a bubble level, and the fifth adds a quick-release plate
Amazon referenceB000EOQT48 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN4007249041784

What people ask before they commit

Why does an included head change the value so much?

Because every other pole on this shelf needs one bought separately, and a tilt head costs a fair share of these prices. The hub above notes that a monopod’s declared load has to be read alongside whatever head goes on top; here the pairing is decided by the maker, the plate is supplied, and the bubble level is on the part that actually tilts. At 28 € that is the whole argument for this pole.

What does a 26.7 mm profile tell me?

It is the thickest tube diameter, and it is a measurement rather than a claim. Stiffness rises steeply with diameter, so a published figure lets two poles be compared on the thing that matters for flex — and this is the only page on this shelf to give one. What it does not do is replace a load rating: the maker states the size of the tube and stands behind no weight.

Is a rubber-only foot a real limitation?

On grass, sand or soft earth, yes. Rubber grips hard surfaces and skates or sinks on soft ones, which is why most poles here offer a spike as well. The third bullet claims a secure stand without qualification. For indoor, pavement and boardwalk use it is entirely adequate; for a hide or a field it is the one part a buyer will want to change.