Ball heads - Lock for transport or storage?


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twnll

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Just wanna check - should I loosen the ball lock or leave it tighten when not in use - ie in storage, transport, etc.. Please advise. TQ
 

if the ballhead is of good construction, doesnt really matter.
 

Normally locked... so I can mount or unmount the quick release plate easily.
 

Won't damage the ball if left locked I suppose. Thanks to all replies.
 

How will it get damage in locked position from your imagination? :think:


Get flat spot in the ball
Mechanism get jam, cannot unlock
May crack if tripod dropped on the head

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How will it get damage in locked position from your imagination? :think:

Hahaha.. Don't be too smart to add sarcasm too early. It only makes yourself look stupid afterwards..
 

Get flat spot in the ball
Mechanism get jam, cannot unlock
May crack if tripod dropped on the head

care to add to this list?

In locked position does not meant that you have to lock it real tight like a vice clamp. But even before you create a flat spot on the ball, you would have broke the lever or the knob liao.
 

Hahaha.. Don't be too smart to add sarcasm too early. It only makes yourself look stupid afterwards..

Oh please enlighten me where did I look stupid if the TS were to purposely abuse the ballhead just to prove that the ballhead will be damage in locked position?

I posted the question because I am curious to know why they thought that it will be damage in locked position when they started this question. Nothing sacrastic in it.
 

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