I can only reflect the warnings give right !!! For me, the warning came too late. I bought the tripod a year ago. Today then is exactly what happens, from what has been warned several times here. Head with camera on it aborted. The nearly became expensive. Too bad. The tripod makes an otherwise still quite good impression and a few more turns of the screw in the price but can really drive up not. Is it greed really so horny? My confidence in the company Cullmann, however, after the first terror there. I had a blessing in disguise that I could still pick up the camera, but the next one might have less luck. So, be careful when using the part !!!!