read my review of Manfrotto joystick Ball bought together excerpt: I use it for 1 month with a new pretty heavy SLR (5dmk2) interior and some exterior sockets, easy to adjust, functional (you position yourself as a portrait to landscape in 1 second thanks to the built-in bubble level , no problem to put the right device. I associated with one foot manfrotto 055XPROB. perfect it complements my monopod but the whole remains heavy (it is lighter in the foot but it's more expensive ...)