Can anyone recommend a good head for my monopod?

[Blue_In_AK]

My husband gave me a very nice Manfrotto monopod last year for Christmas, but I haven't used it much because I think it needs some kind of ball head or something to make it more adjustable. Any recommendations in the <$100 range?

[Speck Tater]

1. I use the gorillapod ballhead

I use the same Joby Gorillapod ballhead on my regular tripod, my Gorillapod, and my monopod, so I can quickly switch the camera from one to the other with the quick-release clip that comes with the ballhead.

Google "gorillapod ballhead" to find it for around $30-$40.

On Edit: I use it with my Sony NEX 5N and with my longest (210mm) lens it is plenty steady. I don't know how firm it would be with a really heavy camera. Maybe try one out at your local camera store. Oh, and it has a built-in bubble level.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Thanks.

I was looking at that one at B&H's site and thought it might be appropriate. I'd most likely be using it with the 7D and keep on using my tripod for the bigger camera. That thing weighs a ton.

[Speck Tater]

4. You might need something heavier then.

I think this head has a limit of 2-1/2 pounds or so.

[Blue_In_AK]

7. I think they may have a heavier duty one.

[ManiacJoe]

3. Do monopods need an adjustable head?

[Major Nikon]

5. They can be useful, but not as much as with a tripod

I have a simple tilt head on mine and haven't really wanted for anything else.

[Blue_In_AK]

8. Something like that would probably work for me, too.

I'm just kind of used to ballheads. I have a pistol grip on my tripod.

[Major Nikon]

9. I have a ballhead and a pan/tilt for my tripod

I use the pan/tilt when I know I'm going to be doing video.

[ManiacJoe]

11. A simple tilt head is what I have on my monopod.

I have one of these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/318592-REG/Giottos_MM5580_MH5580_P_Pod_Monopod_with.html

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Not necessarily,

especially if you're doing live view, but I like to look through the viewfinder, so if I'm holding the monopod out away from my body a bit and then pull the camera to my eyes, it will tilt up. Also if I want to shoot down, I would be able to hold the monopod vertical and then point the camera down using the ball head. It just seems a little more flexible to me to have one. I'm sure it's a matter of personal preference.

[Speck Tater]

10. I like the ballhead on my monopod, but then again...

...I'm using a Sony NEX so I never put it up to my eye. I shoot like I used to shoot with my twin lens reflex, or else I shoot like I would with an old-fashioned view camera. I dislike having to put the camera in my face to take a picture.