No. 1 was so stiff that he was practically unusable.
No. 2 was also sluggish. In addition, lacking the actually An included quick release plate. The coronation was the rubber pieces that fell out of the ball head.
No. 3 works well. Only the friction can be adjusted only moderately.
One could argue that I probably just had bad luck. But two out of three know either suggest that the quality management really bad at Manfrotto is ... either way: Through the many stress and multiple complaints I would not buy this part again.
