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| Giottos MH-1001 Pro Medium Ball Head with Independent Panning Lock and Built-in MH652 Quick Release - Supports 17.6 lbs | 
 enlarge | Brand: Giotto's
Category: Photography
List Price: $130.00
Buy New: $72.95
You Save: $57.05 (44%)
New (4) from $72.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Electronics
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 17.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
MPN: MH1001652
Model: MH1001652
ASIN: B000ILSALM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Medium ball head with built-in MH 652 compact 3 Level Quick release. Features calibrated tension and lock knobs and pan lock. Calibrated base. Supplied in draw string pouch.
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| Customer Reviews:
 won't support advertised weight September 29, 2008
I bought this and used it for about a year with a lightweight camera and lens and found nothing wrong with it. Then I bought a heavier lens (Nikon d80 camera plus Nikkor 70-200 VR weighs about 5 pounds.) The ball head is advertised as good for 17 pounds without a problem. I therefore assumed it would hold five pounds without slipping. I was wrong. Unless I tightened both the knobs to the maximum it would not even hold the lens when the lens was pointed more or less parallel to the ground. At any angle (except _exactly_ horizontal), no matter how tight the knobs were, it would not hold its position with a five pound camera and lens. By the time I discovered this, it was no longer a returnable item (understandably enough) but when I wrote to Giottos, explaining that they were either advertising an extremely light-duty ball head misleadingly, or I had been sold one with a manufacturing defect, they asked me to email them photographs of the ball head (I guess as proof I had one) and after I did they refused any futher email correspondence with me.
So it's in my box of camera junk. I can't in good conscience sell it, but I can in good conscience warn others not to buy it. I actually don't know if it was an individually defective item, or if it is a light duty head sold with false advertising. Given Giottos response to my emails, there is no way to find out.
Caveat emptor.
 MH-1001 for my Nikon D50 December 9, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hi, I just received my Giottos MH-1001 with a built-in MH652 Quick Release plate and let me tell you it's great. I looked for reviews online before i buy this, and none make it justice. Its a great product and would recomended it to any amateur, semi-pro photographer.
I have a Nikon D50 and using my 70-300mm it supports it perfectly. Its not to heavy, and I love the quick release, its very solid and it feels and looks very profesional.
 Works really well despite its small size. January 28, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Bought this for my new Giottos Lava tripod (LOVE it by the way), in an attempt to save some weight. It only weighs about 1 pound and is rock solid. Considering the size, I was rather impressed. I am coming off of a high end Manfrotto with a 2" ball and while there is definitely a difference in performance (that head cost nearly $200 more than the Giottos after all), the weight difference more than compensated.
Unfortunately I will likely get rid of this head, even though I just bought it last week. There are no problems at all but I find the controls to be backwards, by my preference that is. I keep adjusting the tension when I want to release the head. I do not consider this to be a design issue, just a matter of my personal preferences.
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