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<blockquote data-quote="Krs_2007" data-source="post: 357040" data-attributes="member: 12948">Buy once and be done.&nbsp; You will use it, I use mine more than my tripod.&nbsp; As far as heads, be aware that Manfrotto uses proprietary mounting plates.&nbsp; Thats fine if you plan to stick with Manfrotto.&nbsp; Myself I went with ball heads that use the Arca type plate as its more readily available for other types of accessories like the Kirk L-Plate that stays on my camera all the time.&nbsp; There are some other types but Arca is what I use and have multiple ball heads with multiple mounting plates and they are all universal with my equipment.Type of monopod, I went with Manfrotto carbon fiber.&nbsp; I think it was 100.00 give or take.&nbsp; I did go the cheap route and it didn't stabilize my equipment like I wanted, so just extend the monopod and see how much flex it has.&nbsp; The ball heads are Pro Master BS-08 and BS-18, one for my tripod and one for my monopod. But there are a lot good manufacturers for Ball Heads.There are several systems, just figure out what you might grow into or add on and go from there.&nbsp; I haven't regretted mine one bit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Krs_2007, post: 357040, member: 12948"] Buy once and be done. You will use it, I use mine more than my tripod. As far as heads, be aware that Manfrotto uses proprietary mounting plates. Thats fine if you plan to stick with Manfrotto. Myself I went with ball heads that use the Arca type plate as its more readily available for other types of accessories like the Kirk L-Plate that stays on my camera all the time. There are some other types but Arca is what I use and have multiple ball heads with multiple mounting plates and they are all universal with my equipment. Type of monopod, I went with Manfrotto carbon fiber. I think it was 100.00 give or take. I did go the cheap route and it didn't stabilize my equipment like I wanted, so just extend the monopod and see how much flex it has. The ball heads are Pro Master BS-08 and BS-18, one for my tripod and one for my monopod. But there are a lot good manufacturers for Ball Heads. There are several systems, just figure out what you might grow into or add on and go from there. I haven't regretted mine one bit. [/QUOTE]

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