>
> Even the lowly Slick lightly pod ( or something like that) has a ball head.
> It screws off and is interchangeable with the tilt pan head of the Slick
> tripods.
> I sometimes use the mini ball head from the monopod on the tripod,
> if the lens is short enough. Not the greatest camera supports around but
> they support a OM2 with a 50 or 85 mm lens.
> If your monopod head comes off you can put a ball head or a pan / tilt on
> it.
Head? What head. This Velbron monopod is truly lean and mean (I
selected it by hefting every monopod in the shop and selecting the
lightest one - it's make of some space-age material designed to
strengthen the monopod and lighten my wallet). One bolt, sticking
straight up (well, it originally came with a cute little loop which
could be attached to the bolt, just the right size to make it a wrist
strap and turn the monopod into a walking stick. It's kicking around
somewhere).
And, hmmm...I have a Slik laying about somewhere - once again I went for
lean and mean rather than stout and secure - but it's lasted forever and
does the jobs I give it... As I recall, it has a hinge mechanism on it.
If I can detach the unwieldly handle, this might do the trick.
A true ball-head is overkill on the monopod, as is a handle to move it
around - I really want a bang-bang vertical/horizontal adjustment.
--
Kenneth Sloan sloan@xxxxxxx
Computer and Information Sciences (205) 934-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX (205) 934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/info/faculty/sloan/
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