Weight with control lever and quick release plate. 655g.
Dimensions head (without control lever): H: 11.5cm / W: 11.5cm / T: 8,0cm.
Dimensions removable disks: 80x52x15mm.
Length control lever (to the mounting hole in the head): 25cm.
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1. The part has only two axes! That is, the stand must always be leveled properly.
2. The friction is fixed and not adjustable. But seems to be a good value, the axes move sucking and firm but soft as butter.
3. The clamping of the axes work clean and tight and short rotation paths (1/3 revolution). Clamped stand firmly both axes, such as cemented. When I clamped to the lever drag biegts (with my lightweight aluminum tripod) the tripod legs by, but the levels do not move. I can all stand on the control lever through the neighborhood are without moving the clamped axes.
4. The vertical clamping can while tightening the exchange board level slightly move upwards (measured at the front edge of the quick-release plate ample 1mm). This of course is not good and you have to look at the jam through the device and the lever hold to prevent the ascent. The horizontal clamping freezes the position on the spot, as it should be.
5. Horizontal panning (scan the horizon or for panoramic photos) run and defines and really soft butter! And silent. One can, if one wants, really without any breakaway exactly 0.8 millimeters to the left or right swivel; o) and the unit then stops right there.
6. The removable plates are huge (80x52mm)! And accordingly stable. The snap is high, rough and fitted with a generously dimensioned screw. Although removable disks and snap out of plastic are (this tough, thermoset ABS plastic), they raced as hard and clean one, as if they were made of aluminum, and they make a very strong impression. I'm in the point really picky, but this snap fit! Since springs or nothing wobbles! The specified 3.5kg payload appear absolutely realistic. My 600D weighs incl. 70-300mm telephoto gerademal 1,5kg.
7. The tensioning lever remains open during the removal of the tripod plate and snapped when inserting the same independent and firmly. A pressing in is basically not necessary, can be done to conscience but calming. ; O)
8. The control lever can be, depending on whether one is left or right handed, mounted left or right and also the direction of the bending of the lever can be set 360 ° in fine gradations. Just as it you like best.
9. The control lever is neoprene coated half. Very good on cold and / or humid days. The neoprene is also odorless! (This is not, of course, some shell stinks years!)
10. It is with this fluid head Camera fully in the swing Nadir (ie 90 ° downwards). For zenith (the point directly overhead) may be missing 5 ° -10 °.
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Conclusion
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Construction: thoughtful and very stable.
Processing: clean.
Function: very good.
The fluid head seems to be for photo cameras and video cameras equally suitable for large binoculars and and light refractors (I bought him for a 80 / 600mm ED refractor).
Versatility: With the two removable hard disks, it is eg possible to operate a pair of binoculars and a camera in the rapid changes on the same stand. Or even photo and video camera to quickly change for the same motive.
The first impression is 1.2. Overall, therefore, "very good".
The user "avantour" wrote in his review: "This tripod head is a real find!" I'll sign!
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