It's the wrong head for the OP, who doesn't have a monopod and obviously has never used one. He wants to mount a specialized head on a monopod that compresses down to fit inside a backpack for hiking. That alone is a problem. He can't use it with a lens that doesn't have a collar.
The OP is a she - and the O 40-150mm f/2.8 comes with a collar - and there is a third party collar that already has an Arca-Swiss foot. And, as already stated - many people have found the Wimberley Monopod head useful - just because you don't doesn't nullify the preference of others for it - nor the option of the OP to try it and like it.
I tried to use a monopod a few years ago. Both my 3-legged-thing and MeFOTO tripods have a leg that you can attach to the center column and convert it to a monopod. And quite frankly, unless you are shooting a race or an air show, and on air shows you end up lifting the whole thing in the air when the plane goes overhead. So I haven't used it since.
That's the point. "She" can use "that" lens. Try it with an ultra-wide for landscape or prime for portraits or close-ups. You'd want a tilt-head anyway.
Actually I would not want a tilt head - I prefer a ballhead - keeps weight over the monopod - shot the 300mm with MC-14 like this yesterday - no soft shots in the bunch - but that is what works for me - no telling what the OP finds best for her.
You'll be fine, one way ore the other.
The Wimberly is an odd duck among tilt heads - the rest of them keep the weight centered at all times because they do not move to the side, even should one wish to. Ballhead is centered so long as one does not wish to put the camera into portrait orientation sans lens collar.
Agreed - but context (from OP) was collared lens, so landscape or portrait is handled by collar. At the end of the day, there are many preferences when it comes to handling the weight of a lens and camera. Clearly what is light for one may be heavy for another. Great to have plenty of options.
Overkill Department Chapter II.
Is there any particular reason why it's mounted opposite of the axis?Overkill Department Chapter II.
For those who still use a monopod or tripod. Now, just between us girls, there is something wrong with this mounting...but I will let you guess..
Old products that last long. Before this I had used the little Bogen Manfrotto swivel head..still sits in a drawer. Cheap, stiff. The one pictured is swively, creamy, buttery..whoah it aint bokeh lad, but it is a pleasure to use and to carry. Packs small as well, relatively even when you have lens-camera stabilization. Takes the strain off the bod when waiting for long time. Or in a theater when that magic moment is rare ,etc,
RRS on Bogen pod
RRS on Bogen pod from last century. An A-S quick release plate under the foot of the 4/3 lens .
I was wondering that, too - except I have one of those and you can swivel the plate either direction. But like you, I can't imagine wanting to use it in that orientation.Is there any particular reason why it's mounted opposite of the axis?Overkill Department Chapter II.
For those who still use a monopod or tripod. Now, just between us girls, there is something wrong with this mounting...but I will let you guess..
Old products that last long. Before this I had used the little Bogen Manfrotto swivel head..still sits in a drawer. Cheap, stiff. The one pictured is swively, creamy, buttery..whoah it aint bokeh lad, but it is a pleasure to use and to carry. Packs small as well, relatively even when you have lens-camera stabilization. Takes the strain off the bod when waiting for long time. Or in a theater when that magic moment is rare ,etc,
RRS on Bogen pod
RRS on Bogen pod from last century. An A-S quick release plate under the foot of the 4/3 lens .
