An excellent ball head,

An excellent ball head,

Novoflex Classic Ball 3 II upside-down ball head (load capacity: 8kg) (Accessories)

Customer Review

I myself had earlier intended to buy!
Last summer I tested a Novoflex Classic Ball 5 professional ball head with Advanced Friction Kontrol (carrying capacity: 12kg)
against an Arca Swiss Z1 Monoball.
I decided at that time for the Arca.
The Arca I sent a few days ago for the second time for warranty repair, because he -
Despite careful handling - quite uneven running and jerky.
Then I ordered a few days before the smaller Novoflex CB 3 II;
today came this great ball head well wrapped with me on.
This head I personally find better than the CB 5!
Following very positive points come to mind to CB 3 II:

* Very clean, stable processing
* Modern, functional design; just beautiful
* Meaningful, easy operation
* No likelihood of confusion with the 3 different controls:
+ Great ring for friction adjustment in 5 stages
+ Grip lever which is nachzusetzen like a ratchet when required
+ For fast attachment of the ball reaches about 1 / 4-1 / 3 turn
+ Grippy metallic knob for fixing the Panorama level
* Very homogeneous operation of the ball; evenly and smoothly
* No breakaway torque; gentle, silent and smooth as silk
* No trimming change in determining the ball
* Clear, distinct Panorama scale
* 3 openings for fast pan the camera
* Compact, lightweight design
* Easy installation of Berlebach Quick Coupling Model 150 with
original 3/8 "screw of Berlebach on the solid
Camera plate; sits rotationally fixed, by the recessed
Hard rubber ring
* Maintenance and wear-resistant
* 5 Friktionsstufen quite sufficient:
+ 1 for practice something too easily
+ 2 for light normal / wide angle lenses
+ 3 for my 2.8 / 200 to lens clamp
+ 4 for my 2.8 / 100 with / without Novoflex CASTEL-Q Focusing
and 5.6 / 400 to lens clamp
+5 Quite tight; suitable for heavy telephoto, I have not
* Are through the well-measured detectability of the lever
numerous intermediate stages of friction possible
* Lever and knob are protected against accidental twisting
A familiarization for me is that the friction ring only when tightened
Ball can be adjusted.
Otherwise, I do not find the slightest lack of this ball head!
He's worth the money!

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