Annamaria
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I use a monopod more than a tripod but Would the wimberly mono gimbal head work with a tripod?
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Monopod or Not?
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joe43
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I think it would work on most tripods depending on how heads get attached to the tripod. Look at videos that explain its use on a monopod and then think about your tripod with it attached.
aolander
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A Monogimbal Head wouldn't extend much from the center of the tripod top plate, so the legs and even the top plate might interfere with vertical movement. Might work but with a limited range of movement. And it wouldn't pan.
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I use a sirui monopodas a walking stick and have a shooters yolk on top of it. I just rest the 200-600 barrel on it in a blanced fashion andit works great. Since the lens is not attached, I can move it wherever I need to in a hurry.
After your post I tried simply laying my D-500/500pf on the monogimble when using the monopod as a hiking stick. Works great but the monogimble makes the tick heavy as a hiking stick
tclune
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The MonoGimbal does not pan -- it only swivels up and down. On a monopod, you don't want the head to pan anyway. But, on a tripod, you need both kinds of motion. You really can't mount it on a ballhead, say, because the MonoGimbal has a 3/8 inch screw to mount directly on a 'pod. I would worry about using a reducer bushing because of the torque the side mount exerts on the connecting point. So, in my estimation, the MonoGimbal is strictly a monopod head.
Owney
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I shoot varsity lacrosse and I use this Manfrotto monopod https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...a3us_aluminum_xpro_monopod.html?fromDisList=y with this RRS head https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...uff_mh_01_lr_monopod_head_with_full_size.html. This set up allows me to move around the field and saves my arms from falling off by the end of the game.