I think this is a common problem with most ballheads, but some would be less
obvious.
regards,
Alan Chan
>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).
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