
Originally Posted by
Aravind Krishnaswamy
Another recommendation for the 4th Gen. Designs foot. I recently switched to the Mongoose (from a Wimberley) and opted to avoid the Low Mount Arm (for now). You lose two advantages by going with the Low Mount Arm:
1. Weight, the low mount arm adds weight (although even with added weight, its still considerably lighter than the Wimberley).
2. You lose the fact that by side mounting, all lenses that are attached to the Mongoose using the 4th Gen. Designs low profile foot are automatically aligned to their centers.
However the advantage of the Low Mount Arm is that it will make loading and unloading little easier which why I opted to wait and see how it goes first.