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<blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 281497" data-attributes="member: 13076">Thanks, this head is extremely solid and the amount of tension one can adjust even at the lowest setting is very high so that there's a lot of resistance. I think the scale goes up to 12 and I find I don't need to go past 3 or 4 and it holds really tight even at an angle, independent of locking it down. So with the weight of the lens, moving it is a breeze because the weight is balanced nicely by the resistance. Yes, the amount of money this costs vs the machining quality and finish...I'm still astonished. I thought I would have to pay $400-500 for something this good. And it can handle up to 88 lbs....sheesh! That's amazing. So this setup is peanuts compared to what it could conceivably handle. I'm not familiar with the Induro line of tripods as I've mainly kept to Manfrotto (also highly regard Bogen and Gitzo). Not sure about the rotating collars as a lever takes less time to tighten and when I use a tripod I'm always changing the height. Metal alloy is fine as I wouldn't get a carbon tripod because it would be so light as to be more top-heavy in the wind. My Manfrotto is a good balance between weight and stability, even though it is around 30 years old.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="crycocyon, post: 281497, member: 13076"] Thanks, this head is extremely solid and the amount of tension one can adjust even at the lowest setting is very high so that there's a lot of resistance. I think the scale goes up to 12 and I find I don't need to go past 3 or 4 and it holds really tight even at an angle, independent of locking it down. So with the weight of the lens, moving it is a breeze because the weight is balanced nicely by the resistance. Yes, the amount of money this costs vs the machining quality and finish...I'm still astonished. I thought I would have to pay $400-500 for something this good. And it can handle up to 88 lbs....sheesh! That's amazing. So this setup is peanuts compared to what it could conceivably handle. I'm not familiar with the Induro line of tripods as I've mainly kept to Manfrotto (also highly regard Bogen and Gitzo). Not sure about the rotating collars as a lever takes less time to tighten and when I use a tripod I'm always changing the height. Metal alloy is fine as I wouldn't get a carbon tripod because it would be so light as to be more top-heavy in the wind. My Manfrotto is a good balance between weight and stability, even though it is around 30 years old. [/QUOTE]

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