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<blockquote data-quote="fotojack" data-source="post: 171120" data-attributes="member: 16">Re: 498 RC2 - Very DisappointedI have the Manfrotto 496RC2 ball head, and I've never had a problem with it......yet. Then again, the longest lens I have is the 55-300. Since I KNOW that there will be a slight sag when I lock it down, I compensate by tightening it UP just a tad. That way, I'm spot on with what I want to shoot. Works every time. I'm sure the Arca Swiss is awesome, but since I don't make a living with photography, I can't justify the exorbitant price. You're going to laugh, but one of my favourite tripod heads is a 3-Way. It's old, but works flawlessly. Of course, I took it all apart and refurbished it myself, polishing the moving surfaces and lightly lubricating them with Vaseline so there's no sticking and binding, as was the case originally. Here it is mounted on my Manfrotto 055:[ATTACH]43759[/ATTACH][ATTACH]43760[/ATTACH][ATTACH]43761[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fotojack, post: 171120, member: 16"] [b]Re: 498 RC2 - Very Disappointed[/b] I have the Manfrotto 496RC2 ball head, and I've never had a problem with it......yet. Then again, the longest lens I have is the 55-300. Since I KNOW that there will be a slight sag when I lock it down, I compensate by tightening it UP just a tad. That way, I'm spot on with what I want to shoot. Works every time. I'm sure the Arca Swiss is awesome, but since I don't make a living with photography, I can't justify the exorbitant price. You're going to laugh, but one of my favourite tripod heads is a 3-Way. It's old, but works flawlessly. Of course, I took it all apart and refurbished it myself, polishing the moving surfaces and lightly lubricating them with Vaseline so there's no sticking and binding, as was the case originally. Here it is mounted on my Manfrotto 055: [ATTACH=CONFIG]43759._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]43760._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]43761._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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