Review on 🔒 Enhance Stability and Control: The Vanguard Alta BH-250 Ball Head by Ronald Wheeler

Please note that this review is NOT about the Revain service (which was great!), the problem is with the product itself. The Vanguard Alta BH-250 ballhead came with faulty bubble levels . One of them didn't even have liquid in it. How can such an important part of a ball head go unnoticed during quality control? This is fine alignment for you. Also, ball motion is not very smooth when panning or tilting. In addition, the 3/8 to 1/4 double adapter sleeve was missing. It seems to me that Vanguard is taking a heavy piece of metal and trying to pass it off as "rugged construction". I admit it looks like a piece of gear but it's actually low quality. Their claim of "unparalleled performance, maximum headrange and control" is simply not true. At least not with the device I received. People comparing it to the more expensive Manfrotto, Gitzo, Arca-Swiss, Really Right Stuff etc have most likely never tried the others. If you make a living from photography/video, look elsewhere. $90 is a lot for what you get here. I really, really wanted to like this based on other reviews. Unfortunately, the BH-250 did not live up to my expectations.