LEOFOTO VH-10S Monopod Two Way Tilt Head Arca Compatible w Large Comfort Knob

Well made, sturdy and perfect for a monopod top. Holds my big lenses great and provides the ability to tilt the lens and keep great stability below it. Big easy to handle knobs are easy to find and use under the lens without having to look away from the camera.

ARCA Swiss compatible monopod head. Works well, a great value for the money.

REALLY IMPRESSED with the quality of this monopod head. This is lightweight, locks position securely, and has smooth action. I was looking to replace a ‘clunky’ and heavy monopod head with something better. This is a great product at a reasonable price. I have been impressed, overall, with the quality of LeoFoto products - I have bought Arca-Swiss camera plates and other items from them - and I am always happy with their products.

This head has a very solid build, works flawlessly, and seems like it will last quite awhile. I did a lot of research on monopod heads and considered many others. This one works great for me even with very heavy lenses. I do keep a wrist strap or my camera strap tethered, however.

I chose this tilting head to attach to a very light weight monopod (12 oz.). It's smaller and lighter than other monopod heads I have (the reason for its purchase), but the quality of construction doesn't take a back seat to those larger, more famous brands; it locks securely and when the knob is backed off the angle of tilt can be readjusted without the camera flopping over (as sometimes happens with ball heads). I did remove the screw clamp and replaced it with the lightest lever clamp I could find. The final product weighs just a little over a pound but is capable of holding securely anything under 20 lbs. Oh yes, I modified the carbon fiber monopod so it functions "upside down", the fat lower section at the bottom and this head and clamp at what would be the smaller, normally bottom end. (Don't snicker, it works better that way.)

After discovering this company a few weeks ago I have fallen more and more in love with their products. Though made in china everything I have received so far has a real solid professional build to it. There seems to be no slop in their quality control. This tilt head is no exception. Simple and easy with a really elegant design. This is exactly what I needed for my monopod, replacing a $300 overkill ballhead.

I use this head with the Leofoto carbon fiber monopod. The head mounts firmly on the monopod, after a little effort (the monopod's just funny about mounting the camera or any head). The camera is mounted with the standard mounting plate on the camera and track on the head. Gimmick #1 - rather than providing the standard mounting slot, a knob on the side is used to open the mounting slot. Open as in so open the plate "swims" in the slot. hold the camera with one hand, hold the monopod with the other hand, and screw the slot shut with your third hand. Or... hold the monopod between your legs, hoping the monopod doesn't drop, taking the camera with it. It takes a little practice to open the slot just enough. It's an unnecessary gimmick.The actual tilt process uses a scale on the side of the tilting track. Useful those obsessive about having the camera mount exactly 90° from the center axis of the monopod. For pete's sake, it a monopod that's tiltble. Close enough is good enough. Ah, yes, then there's the cute little bubble to confirm the head is dead level. On a monopod??? Leofoto does get points for using a big knob to hold the tilt angle in place. Great if you're wearing gloves while shooting.To give Leofoto its due, the head is well made, light, and works in the field. It comes with a little draw-string carrying bag. I use the head permanently mounted on the top of my Leofoto monopod, which I sometimes use as a hiking stick. I have to make sure I don't stuff the head into rocks, but otherwise it doesn't limit using the monopod as a hiking stick.In the end, although Leofoto offers the head as a monopod head, it's got enough "works well on a tripod" features, it's overkill or too gimmicky for a monopod. Would I buy it again? Doubtful. It depends on what the competitions, and at what price.

Will be using this as a head for monopod.