Manfrotto Befree Live fluid head

Wanted a lightweight head for my birding scope. Initially no stock at the warehouse so my first one was sent to the Manchester store from the Glasgow store. But it was very obviously a faulty unit as it moved all over the place when both pan & tilt were locked down. So another one was obtained by the helpful guys at Manchester but when I opened that box there was no mounting plate or any of the other Manfrotto inclusions (another customer return?) so we had to raid the one I'd just taken back! This one is also difficult to lock down but I'm determined to give it a proper try cos' it's so darned light. Somehow though I just don't think it'll be suitable.

Nicely made head, light and easy to use, did not fit my Befree tripod and so I dismantled it, machined the surface flat, threaded the hole, made a stainless stud and fitted it all together, didn't take long and works great, I use it with an ATX85 scope.

Was looking for an upgrade to my Sunpak 70 tripod head. This head is MUCH smoother and helps reduce jerkiness as I follow the lacrosse ball. The knobs arent really a tension adjustment, they behave more like a lock and unlock, but Im okay with that. The slide mount lets you balance your camera on the tripod which is a HUGE upgrade and prevents the camera from just falling forward like the original Sunpak head did. I had ordered a separate 3/16-16 to 1/4-20 reducer bushing to adapt the Manfroto to my Sunpak, but discovered that one actually comes in the box so you dont need to buy separately (BH should add this to the Whats in the box list). The build quality on these heads is amazing, very impressed! Its also small and light weight, making it perfect for me to take on the go and film my daughters lacrosse games. Perfect for the budget minded amateur videographer like me.

Es el segundo que compro para usarlo con en un monopie con una cmara lumix gh4

It has a few scratches that I cannot get over with.