fake a ball head.

[Wiz-kid]

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

 

[Dream Merchant]

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]

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

Ryan

 

[Xiao_shin]

Benro has a few cheap ballhead.

 

[freelancephoto]

Remember to bring your tripod along to try

 

[Ah Pao]

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.