The long-proven field-forest-and-meadow plate of Manfrotto, the PL200, do also here again in service, making it interchangeable with many other Manfrotto head. The load capacity is very cautious given as 2.5kg, here certainly goes even more, without that there is stability problems. All in all, the 234RC good reason quite prevalent at monopod users. He does what is expected of him. A ball I can not use on the monopod, the 234RC gives me already the necessary freedom to be able to tilt the camera 90 degrees. But on the monopod has more longer focal lengths, which usually have a tripod mount is installed, so that the 90 ° tilt should be then performed gravity neutral in the clamp. Then you can use the 234RC also to set an amount of inclination, if you want to shoot as birds in flight.
I find it interesting that on this head now are also more favorable replicas on the market, such as
This has, according to a review, however, a plastic removable disk.
Due to a not entirely play-free locking I give the 234RC 4 stars.
