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Review on πŸ“· BD-0 Mini Ball Head by Oben by Todd Calloway

Revainrating 5 out of 5

One of the best lightweight ball heads

If you're looking for a lightweight ball head, for example for a vacation trip or occasional use, this should suit your needs perfectly. It has good build quality, a relatively smooth ball joint, and is small and light. Because photography is always a series of compromises (unless you're a very wealthy person or an established professional photographer), most silky-smooth professional ball heads won't fit if you're looking for something small and light. do: they are heavy and big. But this model will do the job and is remarkably smooth in operation (small ball heads tend to be rough due to the inferior materials used in their construction), but this above has paid some attention to ball smoothness, which is a good thing . It certainly plays a part in your kit, although as said, if you want a professional install and something for long term use that can handle more weight, you are much better off paying the extra money and getting a 'professional' To get a ball head from one of the big brands, some of them can be incredibly expensive, but you can almost always find something that suits your needs. I would say this head is for travel, vacations etc and if your weight doesn't exceed about four pounds or so Use it for travel and placement on a Manfrotto monopod (as you don't get tripods in most museums, cathedrals etc can use). This is a good device for its price, and its size and relative quietness are definitely better than other class devices I've used. To understand what you need and when you need it, I would give it five stars because it's true is new purpose.

Pros
  • Tripods and Monopods
Cons
  • Expensive