This is a sturdy camera head with options of 3rd axis and it comes with so many easier ways to fix the camera. The head can be use for tilting axis with 360 degree rotation of the camera without the tripod obstructing.

With Vario Head it is so much easier to look over railings of a bridge or when you stand on a cherry picker or silo. You have the freedom of 360^o and with the right lens you won't see the tripod.