"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "David Mann" > >> Otherwise known as the Manfrotto 168. I bought one because it takes the >> same lens-plate as the 029 pan/tilt head. It works nicely on the >> monopod. > >I had one of those. It was what I learned to hate ballheads with. It was the >crankiest piece of equipment I have ever owned. Mine had a badly cast ball, >I think, and it froze to the socket after sitting for a while. >I never did find a grease that would make it work, and I spent a good long >while polishing the ball and socket smooth as well. >I take it some of them work properly?
I have the 3055 ball head and it works quite well. A 300/2.8 with 2x teleconverter is a bit much for it but for the price I can't really complain. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
