Hi all!
1st, thank you for all the input in the previous thread on various
Manfr. heads. I finally bought one to complement the 055 NAT. I
decided on a ballhead, the 308RC (although I seem to remember somebody
complained about the resin ball being a problem? I can't find it in my
archives). Although it is less satisfactory for my 500mm lens than a
#329RC 3-way head I also considered (which is very nice indeed, a
lighter but solid version of 229), I decided on the ball as it is much
quicker to set up and put away, also lighter, as I don't plan on using
the 500mm that much (I am still about to sell it, BTW, to raise money
for a good Pentax-brand wideangle, see my FS post in arch. if
interested. Pretty cheap <g>).
But there is a problem with my 308 - if I am not very careful when
tightening it, the head turns several degrees around the vertical axis
(pan axis). It's not much when doing it carefuly, but still is an
annoyance. Is it normal with this head? I don't recall such behaviour
when I tried it out in the shop, but I didn't test so vigorously then.
Is it normal and if yes, is there any simple remedy? I liked Gitzo
ballheads very much, really great but even the lightest ballhead they
have costs more than my tripod (nothwistanding I bought in in a
sell-out).
Thanks!
Frantisek
Good light!
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