This ball head is like the Manfrotto Model 1: 1 and is significantly cheaper. The workmanship is good and solid. Now one can not compare with a 100 model model. Of course, in this case, some stars would be lost. My goal was to get a small ball head for my Manfrotto 732CY. Since the head should no longer weigh and cost, as the tripod. The duo should be easy to transport and serve as a travel tripod. For this price you get no or much worse spherical head of the known manufacturers.