I went to Shenzen again the other day and hated it immediately. I just happened to ask a Shenzen shark about knock off tripods ( I stupidly sent mine back to NZ where it is now lost in storage). He then proceeded to hassle me non-stop. I thought I might as well offer him a ridiculous amount for a monopod, which I know will break and be rubbish, he agreed and now I have a monopod that was cheap but will break very soon. I will post the first pic taken with my new knock off shortly. Meanwhile here is the latest pic of wee Fergus.