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<blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 93920" data-attributes="member: 9701">This is a public awareness announcement.....Well, by the previous over-tightening, I did ruin the Dolica B204 ball head assembly.&nbsp; Took it apart and couldn't make it work correctly... either it locked tight and had to be forced loose, or it wouldn't tighten at all. Over all, even if it did work, I think it was too lightweight for the D700 with heavy lenses.&nbsp; I think it would work great with lighter DX cameras, or even the D600.I bought a new ball head assembly for my tripod..... The Smith-Victor BH-8.&nbsp; It is rated for 40 pounds. 40 pounds!The ball is about the size of a handball, much larger than a golf ball and the assembly dwarfs the B204.&nbsp; It has two ball-tension adjusters and a pan tension adjusting knob.I am very pleased with this ball head and it secures my D700 very well. It doesn't budge even with my heavy metal 24-120 Street Sweeper.For around 50 bucks, I consider it a bargain.[ATTACH]21798[/ATTACH][ATTACH]21799[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedG954, post: 93920, member: 9701"] This is a public awareness announcement..... Well, by the previous over-tightening, I [I]did[/I] ruin the Dolica B204 ball head assembly. Took it apart and couldn't make it work correctly... either it locked tight and had to be forced loose, or it wouldn't tighten at all. Over all, even if it did work, I think it was too lightweight for the D700 with heavy lenses. I think it would work great with lighter DX cameras, or even the D600. I bought a new ball head assembly for my tripod..... The Smith-Victor BH-8. It is rated for 40 pounds. [I]40 pounds![/I] The ball is about the size of a handball, much larger than a golf ball and the assembly dwarfs the B204. It has two ball-tension adjusters and a pan tension adjusting knob. I am very pleased with this ball head and it secures my D700 very well. It doesn't budge even with my heavy metal 24-120 [I]Street Sweeper[/I]. For around 50 bucks, I consider it a bargain. [ATTACH=CONFIG]21798[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]21799[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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