I use the ball head with a monopod and a compact camera. That's very good, I am very satisfied. The base plate is always with me on the camera and the camera is permanently mounted in a case. Thus, the camera is quickly placed on the tripod. The base plate also serves simultaneously as a good level option when I take a picture with self-timer with the camera. The processing of the ball head appears quite high. I would buy it in any case again.
