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Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Mundelein, IL on 8/12/2008
smooth as silk operation, strong, solid compliment to the Flashpoint Tripod
from Denver on 7/23/2008
It has a great price and works well with the same line of Tripods however with only one use, I find that I have to overshoot the subject to account for the ball drift. I bet that much more expensive models would lock more sure but for the price this works. The best feature is low weight. I will use this all the time from now one for it is light as a feather.
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from Chicago, IL on 6/27/2008
When camera is mounted and tried to rotate, there is a hang-up giving it a very unsmooth movement.
The tension controls could be a bit longer, for they are hard to work.
from Carmichael, CA on 6/26/2008
The head has a very firm feel when clamped. I'm not so sure of the accidental realease mechanism. Made of quality materials. But lacks full instructions on use.
from Indpls, IN on 3/6/2008
Makes attaching and adjusting camera very easy.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
I got this head for a world trip. I wanted a light and compact ballhead with a panning base that could hold my D200 + 18-200 lens, about 1.5 kg. I searched the Internet and visited BH Photo Video and Adorama. There are many small tripod ballheads, but none met my criteria. Some are heavy and/or expensive or overkill. Others are flimsy or lack the features I wanted. I even ordered another ballhead, but it used grease and plastic in its mechanism. On my last visit, I quite stumbled upon this little wonder of a ballhead at the Adorama store. It even includes a QR plate, something that could have saved me the [$] I spent on a separate Kirk plate. It locks down well, uses no grease, and is sturdy enough. The panning base is not the smoothest and the ballhead is not as silky as some others, but these are minor drawbacks given my use for it. The biggest problem is the QR clamp. You have to be careful to fit the QR plate properly (I use a Kirk plate), otherwise it won't lock securely, and the safety pin is a bit annoying. I tried swapping the QR clamp for my Kirk clamp, which is much better, but the ballhead uses a different kind of mounting screw and the two were not compatible. Overall, I have been pleased with this little ballhead: the price is right, it's sturdy enough to hold my camera, and its weight and size are just what I was looking for.
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from Scottsboro, Alabama on 1/22/2008
The "pro" who challenged me to use a tripod had an oversized tripod ball head. The ball on this head is a fraction of the size of his, but it's just a fraction of the cost, as well. It works well with my Nikon D70 and the lenses I use with it. That's what counts with me!
from Mt. Zion, IL on 9/26/2007
Great Head that has a good range of motion.