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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 434973" data-attributes="member: 14443">&quot;This is at the top of my budget.&quot; ($170 with ball head)the Arca-Swiss Monoball Z1 which is $400 just the head. thats a little more than his budget..its overkill for anyone. I sold my markins m10 head I bought from nikonians a few years back. too much head for most anyones needs, even mine. maybe its best we recommend something thats within his budget of&nbsp; $170 with head. we should consider what the OP needs. not our own. you can buy more expensive, lighter CF (which is not always better in windy situations) and the price goes up and up. but there is a price tag line where the returns in performance back is just overkill to what you invest. like buying the newest processor/GPU/SSD price to performance ratio isnt greathes moving from a less than stellar&nbsp; vivitar (the ones like the cheap sliks with the supporting braces&nbsp; between legs that weigh 1-2lbs that cost $40?) to something thats heavier at 4lbs. has a wider stance, has more heft and mass and very sturdy and a very fluid ball head. in fact, anything he&nbsp; gets at $160 will make a huge difference.he will be more than ecstatic with anything he gets up to $200 legs/head. it will be night and day. it will way more than what he needs. more than even what id need. anything more and its just overkill imo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 434973, member: 14443"] [B]"This is at the top of my budget." ($170 with ball head) the [/B]Arca-Swiss Monoball Z1 which is $400 just the head. thats a little more than his budget..its overkill for anyone. I sold my markins m10 head I bought from nikonians a few years back. too much head for most anyones needs, even mine. maybe its best we recommend something thats within his budget of $170 with head. we should consider what the OP needs. not our own. you can buy more expensive, lighter CF (which is not always better in windy situations) and the price goes up and up. but there is a price tag line where the returns in performance back is just overkill to what you invest. like buying the newest processor/GPU/SSD price to performance ratio isnt great hes moving from a less than stellar vivitar (the ones like the cheap sliks with the supporting braces between legs that weigh 1-2lbs that cost $40?) to something thats heavier at 4lbs. has a wider stance, has more heft and mass and very sturdy and a very fluid ball head. in fact, anything he gets at $160 will make a huge difference. he will be more than ecstatic with anything he gets up to $200 legs/head. it will be night and day. it will way more than what he needs. more than even what id need. anything more and its just overkill imo. [/QUOTE]

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