I’ve had this Manfrotto head for a LONG time… and for the price, I expected more I think… I kinda like the way it works, but it really doesn’t work well any more… its VERY hard to move at all friction settings… I guess its just old, like it’s owner!
This is a newer version of the head…. And as you can tell from the price, I really don’t want to just replace it.
To be fair, I’ve had the head for about 12 years… but this is one of those purchases that I really never wanted to make again if that makes sense. I’m trying to like ball heads, they have a lot of nice features, but the ones I’ve used have the lovely habit of releasing the camera to flop over HARD if you aren’t careful with the releases.
Anyone have a head they LOVE that will fit on my Manfrotto sticks?
Thanks!
I used to have this tripod head, never really got on with it, and gave it to my grandson, (he is still using it 10 years later)
After trying a few ballheads from various manufacturers, I’ve settled on a Benro G2, really well made and has a friction control so that you can avoid the head flopping over that you describe, was so pleased with the ball head I actually got another one for both tripods, so I didn’t have to keep changing it over,
They do however have arca swiss plate fittings, (I actually prefer this to the manfrotto one) but you should be aware.
Hope this helps Ray
I’m pretty sure I’m going to wind up with some kind of ball head. I have one on my lighter weight travel sticks, and I like it, but its lighter and will flop the camera if im not careful. And it has the arca swiss plate so of course, two systems…🤦♂️
I will check out that Benro, thanks!
Thanks for this information Ray! I am a fan of Benro tripods, but do not own one of their heads. I am currently looking for one myself.
I cannot stress enough the importance of backing up your camera settings on an external SD card in case you have to do a reset. This will save you quite a bit of time to get your camera back up to speed where you had it. I learned from my own experience(s).
I’ve never actually done that! I’m a Canon shooter and I’m not completely sure how to do it; I’m going to have to check that out.