RWR wrote:
In rough terrain, among brush piles, on fallen trees, rocks, boulders, etc., you often cannot put the monopod on the ground by your feet, but there’s usually something somewhere you can rest it against. You can then lock the ball head in almost any position you need, where you’re pretty limited with a tilt head. A monopod is useful for a whole lot more than just tracking moving subjects.
All you need on a monopod is the ability to go up and down with tilt head , which you can't do with ball head without turning the slot around. You pan righ and left with monopod. I am not going to rest monopod on anything with $ 3000.00 plus equipment on it.