On my legs I use a Manfrotto 410 Compact head with QR plate and it\'s an effective head. The only major downfall is that you can\'t change the plate system to an AS type system without a machine shop
The action is clean and smooth, though the nobs are fairly firm to move. It locks in place positively and never shifts. The dials are numbered in degrees and are clear to read.
A minor nitpick is that it doesn\'t have the same range of action front and back on the pitch axis, which means you have to attach the plate to the base of the camera with that in mind.
Other than that I really like this head. It\'s cheap, stable, and has a nice positive, smooth lock/action.
Edit: I use it for both photography and video purposes.
Dec 06, 2009 at 02:19 AM
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