fake a ball head.

Wiz-kid · 19th June 2009

i have a silk u8000 which has a 3 pan fixed. anyway i could dismantle the head or mount a cheap ball head(sick of turning 3 knobs) on the quick release? any screw size to note?

any cheap ball head to recommend? as it seems, i'm not crazy abt quailty for this :P

Dream Merchant · 19th June 2009

If you can take the 3-way head out, just replace it with a cheap ball head (since you mentioned that quality was not a criteria). For cheap ball-heads, look around several shops at the Peninsula area, or look on ebay.

giantcanopy · 19th June 2009

Bring ur tripod along as well when making the purchase if u r worried about potential incompatibilities

Ryan

Xiao_shin · 19th June 2009

Benro has a few cheap ballhead.

freelancephoto · 19th June 2009

Remember to bring your tripod along to try

Ah Pao · 19th June 2009

Your model of Slik tripod does not have a removable head. My advice, if you really fed up with it, is to dump it and then budget for a good ball head + tripod for about $150 thereabouts.

19th June 2009	#1
Wiz-kid Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 252	fake a ball head. i have a silk u8000 which has a 3 pan fixed. anyway i could dismantle the head or mount a cheap ball head(sick of turning 3 knobs) on the quick release? any screw size to note? any cheap ball head to recommend? as it seems, i'm not crazy abt quailty for this :P

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Dream Merchant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,142	Re: fake a ball head. If you can take the 3-way head out, just replace it with a cheap ball head (since you mentioned that quality was not a criteria). For cheap ball-heads, look around several shops at the Peninsula area, or look on ebay.

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giantcanopy Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northerner Posts: 3,965	Re: fake a ball head. Bring ur tripod along as well when making the purchase if u r worried about potential incompatibilities Ryan __________________ Kaleidoscopy & Singapore Shave! Shaving Jedi

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Xiao_shin Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 909	Re: fake a ball head. Benro has a few cheap ballhead. __________________ Please Don't Report This Post To A Moderator

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freelancephoto Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 54	Re: fake a ball head. Remember to bring your tripod along to try

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Ah Pao Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,578	Re: fake a ball head. Your model of Slik tripod does not have a removable head. My advice, if you really fed up with it, is to dump it and then budget for a good ball head + tripod for about $150 thereabouts.