Ball Head for a Monopod (Page 7): Coming to this a little late, but want to add my two cents. I prefer a ball head, as long as it's sturdy enough for your camera/lens combination. As...

cidbearit Loc: Canton, MI, USA

Coming to this a little late, but want to add my two cents. I prefer a ball head, as long as it's sturdy enough for your camera/lens combination. As has been mentioned previously, it allows a lot of flexibility if you are in a position where the monopod is not in a straight up and down position. But more important to me, it allows me to drop the camera from landscape format into portrait format easily, while maintaining the stability provided by the monopod.

This is the ball head I have been using, and it has served me well with a Nikon D500 and a Sigma 70-200 2.8 lens: https://www.adorama.com/3phb2.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwi8fdBRCVARIsAEkDvnLIlcPJiUaU5F_uftIAvk7lys4nHZe1cefcsBHUVlhWABQRWyheH8IaAoWqEALw_wcB

rdubreuil Loc: Dummer, NH USA

alx wrote:

Looking at the OP's posted photos, she is clearly ... (show quote)

I get it and did agree that the gimbal makes great sense but, the OP clearly stated she didn't want to spend much money to accomplish what she wanted. Rethinking positions is all fine and dandy, in most cases it's our budgets that prevent us from pursuing those avenues.

alx Loc: NJ

rdubreuil wrote:

I get it and did agree that the gimbal makes great sense but, the OP clearly stated she didn't want to spend much money to accomplish what she wanted. Rethinking positions is all fine and dandy, in most cases it's our budgets that prevent us from pursuing those avenues.

Just to clarify... I didn't overlook or put down the OP's budget issues. We all have them and mine are growing with each passing year.

I did take the time to actually check out her posted photos and saw that they do fit the concept of a gimbal on a monopod - something which few consider. Many of us are here to learn and broaden our horizons, so "rethinking positions" should always be a welcome part of the discourse.

lowkick Loc: Connecticut

rdubreuil wrote:

Generally use of a monopod is with a camera and large lens combination, the monopod affixes via the foot on the lens collar, no need for a ball head to go vertical, loosen the collar and spin the whole rig to the vertical position.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

You really want a tilt head like this: Sirui L-20S 2-Way Pan/Tilt Head

Grace98 wrote:

I need some advise please. I recently purchased a... (show quote)

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

alx wrote:

Just to clarify... I didn't overlook or put down the OP's budget issues. We all have them and mine are growing with each passing year.

I did take the time to actually check out her posted photos and saw that they do fit the concept of a gimbal on a monopod - something which few consider. Many of us are here to learn and broaden our horizons, so "rethinking positions" should always be a welcome part of the discourse.

I have to agree with you. While the gimbal may be out of the current price range, in the long run the OP will probably need to get one given the subject and style. If the OP buys a tilt now, they will probably end up buying a gimbal later and the end cost will be higher. Better to save for another month or two and get the gimbal. It is like tripods. Just buckle down and buy the right one up front, or go through misery for a lot of shoots, spend more and still end up buying the right one on top of the three cheaper ones you went through to get there.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

dsmeltz wrote:

I have to agree with you. While the gimbal may be ... (show quote)

Get what you can afford NOW and get out and make some images !

If you should get something you do not like just SELL it and MOVE on !

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fchretdet

This issue is probably solved by now-July 2020; but Wimberley recently introduced a monopod gimbal head MH-100. Steve Perry has a YouTube video demonstrating it. I bought one and it works very well. Not inexpensive, but well-designed. I think it's model #MH-100.