Low Profile Ball Head Unique 54mm Ball 360 Panoramic Tripod head CNC Aluminium Alloy Metal Ball-head Arca Swiss Quick Release Plate Max Loading 77lbs/35kg

All good, this is a solid tripod head. I've tested it using large heavy astronomy binoculars and light weight long spotting scopes. Tightens securely, rotates smoothly. Good quality machining, matte finish is smooth and even. Knobs are well made, tighten evenly, not slippy or needing to be constantly retightened and loosen easily for repositioning. Their position on the head makes them easy to access, easy to use without fumbling. Texture is easy to feel, gives good grip with bare hands and gloves.How long will it last? For my uses, it may be the last tripod head I have to purchase ...it's a pleasure to use and no regrets on the purchase. There are probably better ones intended for higher end users and demanding professionals but for a 'hobbyist' it works just fine and fulfills my needs for utility, quality and price.Caveat, get a good sturdy tripod, not some flimsy light weight aluminum stand intended for indoor use and light weight camera formats and this tripod head will really shine.If it was lost, I would buy it again. I do not think it will break with normal use and should last indefinitely with care and regular cleaning which will amount to wiping off dirt and dust and making sure the ball is clean, taking care to keep it clean.

There’s just something beautiful about a well made precision instrument with this much attention to detail and finish. You can’t resist touching it. The fluid drag on the panning movement and the adjustable drag on the ball joint are excellent. I like the way that the fine tune knob nests within the gross tune. The Arca Swiss style plate is 2.75” long and the slot for the screw is 1” so you could find a neutral balance with a short lens. There’s 20mm of calibration that might prove useful if you mount a long plate to balance out heavy glass.It’s not as heavy as it looks. The ball is huge but hollow. Comes with nice neoprene carrying bag.Photos show comparison with Manfrotto 484RC2 and 502 Fluid head. It will be mounted on an Artcise 75mm bowl tripod when I don’t want to carry the huge video head.

Very sturdy. Only minus is you can’t set drag on the bases rotation. It has spots in its motion where it binds. Note, it’s ONLY if you want to have some resistance. Spinning freely works smoothly.

This low profile ball head allowed me to replace the clamp-type jaw on my BogPod tripod. I’m sure the clamp-type jaw that comes with this tripod works well for some users but it didn’t work at all for me and my heavy FX air rifle. My concern was the connection to my rifle was never very secure and dropping the rifle and scope to the ground from four feet up wouldn’t end well.This ball turret bolts directly to the top of the tripod with just a little fiddling. If you have just a little mechanical ability you can attach this to your tripod. It clamps securely to the Arca Swiss Rail fitted to the bottom of my air rifle and didn’t add additional weight to the tripod. The design allows fitment of a heavy air rifle to this heavy tripod. I don’t understand why this wasn’t an option when I purchased this tripod but when I checked with the retailer recently, it still was not an option for this particular tripod.

When I ordered this ball head there were no reviews or ratings for it... zero. So I contacted the seller and asked a few important questions. The answers they gave me were outstanding so I purchased it. So far I really, really like it!The size of the ball is huge (slightly larger than 2 inches) and the way it holds my fully extended Tamron 150-600mm G2 lens at an angle is nothing short of amazing! In some of my pictures you'll see my camera and lens tilted upwards. I locked onto a pine cone and left it there. 20 minutes later it was still locked right on that pine cone. I was impressed.One of the other things I am enjoying about this ball head is that I can use it as a "gimbal." Again, you'll see this in one of my pictures. With the lens collar, ball head and pan knob loose, I can easily rotate my camera just as easily as my gimbal head and it weighs less!!So far I am extremely happy with this purchase and I'm certainly glad I took the chance. What really pushed me passed my uncertainty was when the seller told me that they have a FIVE YEAR quality guarantee!! This is practically unheard of anymore! So, I bought it.I've used it now several times and I'm still very happy with it. It is so sturdy that it has shown me that I really do need a better tripod for it!! Lol!As of now, I have no problems recommending it to my fellow photogs and clients. I will definitely update this review if anything should change.

Looks very nice and sturdy, but the quality is lacking.The knob to tighten the pan base wobbles when its loosened, no tension or smoothness on the knob. when you tighten it, it feels gritty and the pano base twists.When you tension the ball, same gritty feeling.When you tighten the ball, its causes the ball to shift.Tried to change the arca lock to a pano lock, the included tools (alen key) just striped as well as the bolt, very poor quality materials and tool. now its useless paperweightthis is my second experience with this company, first time they said they shipped it and I never received it, but then I bought from ebay so what did I expect, so I came to amazon to at least get amazon support. well I got the product but quality not that great.

This was much larger than my last mount. Does not hold heavy items as well over long periods. But still working with it.

Very Solid Ball Head with two levels of ball head adjustment ie inner and outer part to the main adjustment knob.