I haven't used it heavily, but it seems to be holding up fine. The only usability improvement I could suggest is that the locking "wings" could be a little longer as when it's fully cranked down it can be a bit of a struggle to loosen. Aside from that it's a great little piece of kit and suits my purposes admirably.
As an aside, I ended up buying a second Acratech LLH. The GP-S now lives on my Platypod
Second aside: I find it a shame that Leofoto's business model seems to be based around duplicating other companies designs. Their engineering capability is obviously top shelf. If instead they used some creativity and came up with unique products, they could go a long way toward improving the public perception (in the west) of Chinese photographic accessories.
C
I hear you about Leofoto. I think they are starting to branch out to their own designs. At least with a few products. Their Mr. Q tripods and the Poseidon ones are examples.
I was actually looking at the Acratech Panorama head, which at first glance looks a lot like the LLH.
Thanks for your input.
I had the Panoramic Head alongside the LLH for a while. It is indeed very similar to the LLH, but with the addition of indexing marks on the tilt axis and a moveable index wheel for the rotational axis. I don't personally need degree-perfect precision in my photography, so I sold it and kept the LLH. I probably should have hung onto it, though, as it was only 6 months or so later that I decided to put together my lightweight support setup.
C
Apr 23, 2021 at 03:53 PM
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