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Your cart is empty.The Manfretto 234RC is a Simple tilt head to allow a camera on a Monopod to be turned 90° to provide either vertical or horizontal format. With quick release camera plate system and secondary safety lock.
SA
2025-09-02 10:44:15
The Manfrotto 234RC Swivel Tilt Monopod Head is simple to attach and use. The head is perfect for larger lenses, making it easy to adjust. This is NOT a ball head, therefore you have to physically move the monopad but that becomes second nature. The build quality of the Monopod Head is solid, weighty. This is much better than I expected.
Sparkling Pix "Don"
2025-08-26 14:53:37
Before ordering, I wasn't sure if I'd like this head on my monopod. I shoot a lot of sports action, always still pictures, and had always used ball heads. This head pivots, but does not rotate. Long story short, this head works great for the right applications, and its quality construction and reassuring heft makes it a pleasure to use.Moving the monopod instead of the head to compose pictures quickly becomes natural. Panning to catch the action is never a problem -- just rotate the whole monopod. I did find that there was some tendency for the head to slightly unscrew from the tripod at these times, but only a partial turn, and never so much as to affect stability.I find it quick and easy to swing the head 90 degrees to either side for portrait-oriented pictures. The head stops at 90 degrees, so I don't have to fiddle around locking it or trying to hold it in position if I need to take a quick shot.This would not be a good head for movies or if you aren't typically shooting with the the lens fairly level (like capturing birds in trees). Thus I wouldn't use it, for example, for basketball or volleyball shots. But for most field sports, cross country, baseball, tennis, etc. --- it provides better support and ease of use than a ball head. This is a serious piece of hardware, and requires a serious monopod -- a lightweight ball-head would be a better match for a lightweight monopod.
Scott H
2025-08-13 16:35:47
I've been a happy user of the Manfrotto 234 monopod head for a few years but I wanted to be able to switch between my tripod and monopod without having to remove the quick release plate to do so. I run the Manfrotto XPRO ball head and it uses the RC quick release system so this was a natural fit. I mainly use the monopod with my Sony A99 with vertical grip and Sigma 50-500 lens. It's a heavy combination and hard to hand hold steady and with this head on my monopod I get clearer shots with easy maneuverability. The quick release plate locks in securely and I've never been worried about it coming loose and dropping my gear on the ground, once it's latched it won't move without flipping the release lever. I run the pivot point where it's just loose enough to allow easy vertical panning but not so loose everything just flops around, that allows me to recompose my shot if necessary without grabbing for knobs and cussing when I had it screwed down too tight and missed the moment I wanted to capture.A monopod head is required to do a proper stance and have everything locked in position. You want the monopod at a slight angle in front of you and without the head the lens would be pointing up... this allows a sturdy position and still be able to frame the shot how you want it.I did receive an open package and can only guess that it was a return. The head still looked brand new and all of the parts and pieces were there so no real complaints. I don't know why anyone would return this head, it's a quality product and necessary for proper use of the one legged wonder. Their loss!
Mareque Steele
2025-08-07 13:07:19
This head is solid. It will rotate the camera from landscape to portrait mode (to either side).Works well, but do realize it does NOT tilt forward and back -- you are supposed to tilt your monopod for that direction.A few negatives:Not all Manfrotto heads use this quick release plate, so it MIGHT NOT be interchangeable with other Manfrotto heads.The head has no vertical stop so you need to use your eyes to level the camera and then snug the knob down.There is no level on the head so you need to use your eyes to level the camera for all shots.The head is a bit large and heavy.The knob sticks out on one side and the quick release sticks out on the other making the head quite wide and preventing it from slipping into (or out of) a backpack or camera bag easily.I just carried this around Europe for three weeks. I tried using it for night shots, but the long exposures really required a tripod. I really needed a small tripod for selfies too. I tried to use the monopod for long telephoto images of the tops of cathedrals, but I couldn't tilt the monopod back far enough to be helpful. Overall, the monopod was entirely useless on this trip, but that is not a fault of the head.I will be backpacking a few weeks later this summer and might take the monopod then, we'll see.
Jason
2025-07-28 14:45:18
I've attached this to 1/4 to 3/8 inch threaded screw adapter to a clamp which is held to an extension arm on a c-stand for overhead flat lay shots and it gets the job done. I'm not super excited about the proprietary release plate as it doesn't work with my other tripods and that is why it get's a 4 star instead of 5. If they had just made it arch Swiss computable it would have been great. It has held up nicely and really enjoy the safety latch on this as it gives me extra comfort in knowing that my camera is securely fastened. All in all, it is well constructed and handles the job I intended to use it for.
Celeste Duffy
2025-07-12 14:39:58
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CMCM
2025-05-25 11:52:25
I'm extremely pleased with this quick release head. I got it to go on my new Sirui P326 monopod, and it is definitely preferable to using a ball head. I wanted it to use with my super zoom shooting at the moon, and for birds in the trees. The vertical tilt is all I need because the monopod can be moved around as needed in the other direction and it seems much more solid than trying to secure a ball head. Very nicely made, and I am partial to the quick release type plate system. Very easy to attach and remove, and secure once it's in place without twisting knobs. Pricey but worth it.
Steve Staffs
2025-04-20 11:24:04
Quality is as good as it gets, not to heavy to carry about on a monopod though.
Paolo
2025-02-16 12:26:56
Ho preso questa testa per un monopiede. L'ho presa in sostituzione di una di altra marca. Manfrotto è una sicurezza. Nella sua semplicità (questa testa permette solo il posizionamento orizzontale o verticale) ha un livello costruttivo molto alto. Il meccanismo di sganciamento della piastra rapida (Quick Release) funziona senza impuntamenti, non ha gioghi. Come detto nel titolo non è proprio economico, ma è fatto veramente bene. Nel cercare di risparmiare, con l'aquisto fatto in passato con quella di altra marca, alla fine ho speso di più!
Rigoberto L.
2025-01-22 09:25:03
Excelente como todos los productos de manfrotto, gran construcción y terminados. Gran producto
Maaike
2025-01-19 13:39:25
Werkt perfect i.c.m. mijn statief voor het maken van flatlay foto's.
Placeholder
2025-01-17 10:59:39
Strong - holds up to 3 kgs, I use it on top of Sirui P204 monpod. Operating is easy. Highly recommended for bird photography to let you tilt the camera esp. while taking pics high on a tree
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