Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

I use these on 18" Smith Victor compact light stands to hold my Nikon strobes for use with a light tent for product photography. These are inexpensive and yet work perfectly to support the Adorama cold shoes for the strobes. Total cost is [$] per light stand including the stand, cold shoe, and the Giotto ball head. Terrific setup at a dirt cheap price.

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I have a 26' long aluminum mast, formerly a CB base antenna (with an extension). I inserted a 2 1/2" 3/8-15 concrete anchor into the top end of the pole to acept the MH1004 Mini Ball Head. I then attached my Nikon CoolPix S3000 camera to the swivel.

Anchor base of mast so it does not slide when being raised. Standing at the top end, tilt and lock camera to approximate angle to capture desired scene, set the camera's shutter delay to 10 seconds, press shutter release, swiftly raise the mast and hold on. Try to stabilze the pole - (believe it or not, 10 seconds is plenty of time!).

Bring down camera, check shot in viewing screen, make necessary adjustments, reset timer, and do it all over again.

The MH1004 was the only ball mount I could find that was available at, first of all, a great price, and it was small enough for my application. The pictures have turned out awesome! The fun part is they're happenstance. I never know what the resulting shot will be.

I'll be buying another Mini Ball Head to install on another shorter pole.

By the way, as a kite/mast photographer, I believe I've discovered a fun new hobby. No big equipment needed!

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Bought this to compliment my Giotto Monopod not realizing it was so tiny compared to the base plate on the monopod, an oversight on my part. I may be able to find a longer thumb turn to improve convenience.

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Great little ball head. Perfect for flashes along with a cold shoe or for a p&s camera.

Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

I picked this ball head up to go with the Flashpoint handlebar mount, thinking that it was required. Turns out it wasn't necessary, but I'm still happier with this ball head than with the handlebar mount, and will probably get more use from it. It's quite small, and fits nicely on top of my compact gorillapod, but even when mounted on top of my tripod, it can handle my Nikon D80 SLR with a fairly heavy 18-200mm VR lens with no problem. The knob quicky and easily unlocks it, allowing you to reposition any which way you want, and then lock it down again quickly. This ball head is an absolute must-have for use with a Gorillapod, as it gives you flexibility on the final aiming that can be quite difficult with the Gorillapod alone.

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I purchased this to complete an astronomy barn door mount, and it works wonders. I'm using it with a Pentax K20D and an old super-takumar f4 150mm lens with a 2x adaptor attached. This ball head has had no problems holding the hole setup steady for shots as long as five minutes. I only gave it a four because I don't have experience with more ball head mounts, but for the price this is an excellent piece of equipment.

Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

This is a great little ballhead. Very strong, has multiple mounting threads. Rated at 5 lbs. but I only use it for mounting a strobe to a Bogen monopod, in a homemade clamp for strobes, and mounting a Canon G9 to a monopod.

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Thank you!!

Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

Stabilizes my Olympus E-510 and short telephoto lens for 1/10 second exposures.

Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

I'm using this product for most my photografs.

Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

I use this with the monopod (which I also purchased through Adorama). It's perfect for those situations when a tripod would be impractical, or forbidden!

Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

only played around with it a little at home, but seems to work nicely with the monopod i purchased. appears to be of quality construction. hope to use it when hiking this spring.

Comments about Giottos Giottos MH1004 Mini Ball Head with Single Knob for Ball and Pan:

I use with wireless flashes on stands to give greater freedom of movement. Works great for compact cameras as well. Excellent craftsmanship with good materials. Its a perfect combination for compact cameras