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<blockquote data-quote="WhiteLight" data-source="post: 170952" data-attributes="member: 9556">This was something i had noticed right at the beginning when i got the tripod &amp; ball head (055Xprob + 498 RC2), but always thought it was a technical error from my end.Once i tighten the camera with QR plate on the ball head, there is always a bit of play.Not with light lens like the 18-55 or the 35mm, but for my heavier 70-300mm &amp; now the 105mm.The 70-300 doesn't matter ALL that much cos a little play doesn't make all that much of a difference &amp; can be easily corrected, especially when shooting the moon.But for the past couple of days i've been trying different things with close-up &amp; magnification shots and the ball head just pissed me off...Every single time after tightening the camera sags down a little..Needless to say, the focus is gone &amp; the entire purpose of the tripod is lost..</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WhiteLight, post: 170952, member: 9556"] This was something i had noticed right at the beginning when i got the tripod & ball head (055Xprob + 498 RC2), but always thought it was a technical error from my end. Once i tighten the camera with QR plate on the ball head, there is [I]always[/I] a bit of play. Not with light lens like the 18-55 or the 35mm, but for my heavier 70-300mm & now the 105mm. The 70-300 doesn't matter ALL that much cos a little play doesn't make all that much of a difference & can be easily corrected, especially when shooting the moon. But for the past couple of days i've been trying different things with close-up & magnification shots and the ball head just pissed me off... Every single time after tightening the camera sags down a little.. Needless to say, the focus is gone & the entire purpose of the tripod is lost.. [/QUOTE]

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