[Leica] Monopods and and kind of head on top.....

[len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Frank,

One application for a ball head is to mount a gimbal head with quick  
release like the Wimberley Sidekick. I use the Arca Swiss Monoball.  
It adds some weight but it sure is easy to handle a heavy lens.

Len


On Jan 17, 2009, at 10:08 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:

> I have been wondering about that old thread.....
>
> I know there is a reason for it, but I do not understand.  Why is  
> ANY kind
> of head needed/useful on a monopod?
>
> Isn't it just as easy to move your body around such that the  
> monopod is not
> truly plumb in order to "sight" up or slightly down?
>
> Doug and others..... ??????
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
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