This is the same micro ball head that came with my field monitor. I needed another one to mount my H4N sound recorder to my camera rig, so about two weeks ago, as an experiment, I purchased a slightly more expensive micro ball head, the name brand Giotto Professional Mini Ball Head Camera Mount. The Giotto MH1004 is $12 on Amazon. The Giotto MH1304-110C is a little more expensive at $18, but