Cotty, I use a Bogen/Manfrotto 3229 head on my monopod. It is low profile, has a quick release plate and is quite heavy duty.
Bruce Dayton Saturday, March 16, 2002, 8:20:24 AM, you wrote: C> I loathe tripods also. I got myself a Vanguard monopod off eBay a C> while back, and on the whole, it's great. It's a tall one (I'm C> 6'5") and has a locking plate on the head, which is a Vanguard pan C> and tilt MP-9 cheapy. Because it's a cheapy, the locking plate is C> made of poly-plastics, and is fine for light lenses, but no way is C> it going to stand up to 300 2.8 weight. Can anyone recommend a C> decent ROBUST solid and simple pan and tilt (or other) head with a C> locking plate system that will take some punishment? C> Cheers, C> Cotty - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
