The spherical head of Manfrotto shows high precision and functionality. Especially surprised me was the attachment to the tripod, since inadvertent turning down due to the additional locking of the bottom belongs to the past with 3 screws. The camera can be bomb-proof fixed and removed again, the quick-release plate that is attached to the camera, has a non-slip pad for camera and snaps perfectly via snap-in mounting on the tripod head with little strength and little rotational path. The screw, with which the disk is mounted on the camera side, can be rotated with virtually all coins, which is extremely useful. The locking of the plate at the top can not be easy to solve, which is very useful in terms of accidental disengagement and subsequent damage to the camera. The rotation of the head about the vertical axis (ie horizontal) is braked by the construction, so very quiet (and slow) rotations are possible. In this way, the head can also use the films as long as is only to be swiveled horizontally. The locking of the spherical head engages so precise that when screwing is no twisting of the camera and thus can be very precisely aligned. An additional dragonfly on the top adds possibly dragonflies on tripod. With all the functionality and stability of some must gain weight and price are taken into account, but well worth it, especially for heavy tripods and high-resolution cameras, anyway.
