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Munzir, today it is very uncommon to see anyone keep the original Canon foot on "big white" lenses. One of the first things people do upon their lens delivery is to install a replacement foot which are made to fit the Arca-Swiss clamp system.
I personally consider Canon's stock feet as a waste of good metal.
For 600 MarkII I recommend the 4th Generation Designs' CP-61b replacement foot, or if you can not get that one, their newer CRX-5L foot also looks pretty good.
Now, when it comes to mounting the lens on a monopod, the traditional way is to do it rigidly, by having an Arca-Swiss clamp screwed onto the monopod bolt, and then the lens foot is tightened in the clamp.
People who wish to have a broader range of lens tilt, install an articulating head onto the monopod, and then again, the lens foot is secured in the head clamp.
RRS and Kirk make good articulating monopod heads.
One of my inexpensive monopods has the Kirk head on it permanently. I use that monopod when I anticipate I will need a wide range of lens tilting. Other than in cases like those, I prefer my lenses to be rigidly mounted on another monopod I have.
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