Review on 🎥 IFOOTAGE Fluid Drag Pan Head: Professional Tripod Head for DSLR Cameras, Camcorders, Monopods, and Tripods by Alex Barr

This fluid head offers smooth pan and tilt. It is designed for light to medium sized cameras up to 11 pounds. Unfortunately, the balance spring is too stiff for the cameras it was designed for. The spring is intended to protect the user from slowly tilting the camera down (or back) when the fluid head is not locked and the cameraman releases the pan/tilt lever. However, the tripod head has the opposite problem. If the camera operator releases the pan/tilt lever while the camera is tilted up or down, the spring returns the camera to a nearly horizontal position. The jerk becomes particularly strong when the operator tilts the camera almost to the maximum tilting range, i.e. +90°/-83°. A feather that strong I think would be rare. With my heaviest DSLR and longest, heaviest lens, the spring was still too strong. The quick release plate allows you to adjust the balance point of the camera and lens. Even after adjusting them to the max, I couldn't get the correct (un)balance to match the spring. My camcorders are lighter and more compact than my DSLRs and use even less springs (or even better, no springs at all). . The manufacturer told me my fluid head was working fine and I should only use the tilt lock. This is not a very good solution because when the lock is released the head jerks and is difficult to control. Additionally, if the manufacturer feels that using a tilt lock will solve all tilt problems, they can say that the operator doesn't need a spring and can always use a tilt lock. I would prefer that.