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peter_n wrote:
Sunwayfoto in general seems to have a decent reputation, but there are many instances of variation in the user experience of their products, particularly with respect to quality. You only have to read what members have written in this thread about their perception of the GH-Pro's slop, hysteresis, it doesn't lock down, the knobs are tight etc. In general I've found that products branded with Sunwayfoto's name are pretty good, but some of their OEM offerings aren't except for their own OEM brands like Desmond and Fittest.
My experience with the GH-Pro head has been good, but I have v.3 or 4 of the product. Maybe that's the difference because I haven't experienced any of the above issues except for the sticky knobs which became smooth after use. I did my due diligence on the use of the head before purchasing. It has worked well for me so far, and at $400 for a geared head I've had good results from it. Just to repeat I'm using it with comparatively light equipment - Leica rangefinders and Sony mirrorless bodies....Show more →
And without a head to head comparison to the original, there is no way to know if there are any real differences.
The gear slop sounds bad as a description, but it is what I would consider a normal amount. My problem is that it made fine adjustments for macro work nearly impossible- especially if there was a change in direction.
Guess what. The Really Right Stuff macro rails also have a considerable amount of slop and gear lash play, and that is a $350.00 product. I got rid of mine.
The Cube doesn't have any slop at all, but the gear design is different from the GH Pro.
The Sunwayfoto GH Pro is (was) advertised as having a load capacity in excess of 10 pounds, and it was useless with a 5D body and 180mm lens combination that weighed much less than 10 pounds. Once over a certain point, the head would just flop over. On the other hand, it was great with a Sigma dp3 Merrill.
From what was discussed in the other, older GH Pro thread, the original Arca Swiss product also lacks an actual lock down for the adjustment knobs, but it wasn't clear if it also flops over. It could have a better/different gear mesh design that Sunwayfoto didn't copy.
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