Originally Posted by
Dr Croubie
I've got the Monoball P0, which i specifically got for lightweight hiking (well, as lightweight as possible within my quality/size/budget requirements).
I'm a bit busy to give a full rundown right now (i'm at work procrastinating on major projects and shouldn't even be writing this), hopefully I can write something better tonight (right after i choose finalists for the latest assignment, i promise).
In short, it's a great ballhead, I really like it being upside down for easy single-row Panoramae (or even not for panoramae, i've used it for panning between level subjects, like players on a stage). Main downside is that it doesn't have a built-in A-S clamp (there is one with a clamp, but it doesn't fit other 'A-S-style' clamps, go figure. I got a kirk or rrs clamp for it seperately, can't remember which. And I've put a lot of unbalanced weight on it, a 1.5kg soviet brick of a lens. Gimbal would be better for long lenses of course, but the Monoball is a good all-rounder.