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<blockquote data-quote="ScottinPollock" data-source="post: 484840" data-attributes="member: 40111"><p>IMHO, they make some of the best in the business, albeit pricey. I settled on a Benro (a Chinese knockoff of the Kirks). I have the predecessor to <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1157915-REG/benro_kb2_triple_action_ballhead.html/prm/alsVwDtl" target="_blank">this puppy</a>. It has served me well for a number of years. While not as smooth and precise as the best, it is solid, nicely made, and works well.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I should probably elucidate on what I mean by "smooth and precise". The precision is about, if you have a 500mm lens on a crop sensor, whether the camera moves noticeably when you lock it down. The Benros do. It is not much, but it is discernible in the frame. It is usually the same amount and direction so you can compensate for it before hand, but it is one more thing to think about.</p><p></p><p>By smoothness I am referring to the friction setting. With heavy lenses, and the friction setting dialed up to support them, the movement can be a little 'sticky'. You can dial it back a bit for more smoothness, but you will get the ball drooping a bit at some positions. The horizontal pan bearing is very smooth, but not damped enough for smooth slow pans with video (it's close, but not perfect).</p><p></p><p>I have read articles online of folks disassembling the Benros and re-lubricating them for some noticeable improvement, but it was never that big of an issue for me to bother.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScottinPollock, post: 484840, member: 40111"] IMHO, they make some of the best in the business, albeit pricey. I settled on a Benro (a Chinese knockoff of the Kirks). I have the predecessor to [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1157915-REG/benro_kb2_triple_action_ballhead.html/prm/alsVwDtl"]this puppy[/URL]. It has served me well for a number of years. While not as smooth and precise as the best, it is solid, nicely made, and works well. Edit: I should probably elucidate on what I mean by "smooth and precise". The precision is about, if you have a 500mm lens on a crop sensor, whether the camera moves noticeably when you lock it down. The Benros do. It is not much, but it is discernible in the frame. It is usually the same amount and direction so you can compensate for it before hand, but it is one more thing to think about. By smoothness I am referring to the friction setting. With heavy lenses, and the friction setting dialed up to support them, the movement can be a little 'sticky'. You can dial it back a bit for more smoothness, but you will get the ball drooping a bit at some positions. The horizontal pan bearing is very smooth, but not damped enough for smooth slow pans with video (it's close, but not perfect). I have read articles online of folks disassembling the Benros and re-lubricating them for some noticeable improvement, but it was never that big of an issue for me to bother. [/QUOTE]
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