SIRUI Quick Release System Low Profile Tripod Head, 360° Panoramic Metal Camera Ball Head Mount with 1/4" and 3/8" Threaded Hole for Monopod, DSLR, Phone, GH30

I have been doing serious photography for many years and used many different ballheads. The Sirui is the best. Sirui has come up with an inovative quick release that eleiminates the time consuming tightening and untightening of traditional ballheads and it workds extremely well. This is a great product at a competive price.

This head is fantastic. It’s surprisingly small and light for its strength. I loaded it up as much as I could just to be sure and it doesn’t budge. It’s very well thought out and made. The clamp works perfectly. I’m always very iffy about lever clamps because they have a tendency to loosen on their own. This one hasn’t budged yet. I’ve never actually recommended one to anybody before, but I highly recommend this one. I’ve bought a few different things from Sirui over time and the quality is always impressive. I actually got this for their am-225 tripod and it’s *perfect* for it. I really don’t know why they don’t offer it with this as an option. Combined, this is now my absolute favorite lightweight/travel/hiking tripod. I really don’t have any gripes about it. Locking the ball requires a touch more turning than you’d expect, but it’s not anything I’d call a problem. I’m very happy with this thing, just as I’ve been with everything I’ve used from Sirui.

I purchased one of these to use with a new "headless" monopod. Very happy with this choice. I use camera "L" cages that have built-in Arca features and this unit is compact, easily locks into place, and has a quick release/lock lever for the Arca plates. I'm very happy and purchased a second one to go with a compact tripod I have on the way from crowd funding campaign.

During last decade I have owned and used many camera accessories, among them different types of tripods and ball heads. Despite all these gears that I collected , I always wanted something small but capable that I could use with my travel tripod. And this ball head did what I exactly wanted and more, its not only small enough for packing for day trips or maybe vacations it is also very sturdy and heavy duty, it handles my Nikon Z8 with 24-120 with ease. When all locked, it stays locked in and no movement. Great product.

Had high hopes for this ballhead. Unfortunately once mounted on the tripod the ballhead would not drop into the drop slot it was made to go into for downward shooting. I took it off the tripod and it worked as intended. There must be something wrong with the design having to do with pressure on the unit when installed. I made several attempts to get the ball to drop but it would lock up before the angle needed to use the drop slot. I really like the lever wrench on the side to lock the Arca Swiss plate. This is the main thing that attracted me to this unit. It was so much less expensive than the Really Expensive Stuff competitor. The single lock lever is smaller than what I expected and was difficult to use. There’s no tension control at all other than adjusting this lever to taste and trusting your expensive camera gear to your own judgement. This could easily be an expensive mistake. It is a shorter unit than most and very compact. If you have large American hands then the controls may feel too close to each other. I liked the shape of the panorama knob, the lever on the tension, and the large plate lock lever. They are all large enough that I think they would be fit to use with gloves on during winter use. At least for those who have smaller hands. The ballhead itself is pretty small but it is rated at 22kg or about 10 pounds. This will easily hold a DSLR camera or mirrorless camera and lenses up to a 70-200 or a 300mm. Had the ballhead worked as designed this would be a great buy. Rather than returning it I took the Arca Swiss mounting plate off the ballhead itself and put it on another larger ballhead that had both locking and tension controls. This way I got full use of the angles I needed and also got the large lever lock that originally attracted me to this in the first place. Fortunately my old ballhead accepted the new plate just fine.

Excellent value for the money!

Awesome! Fast shipping, great product, easy to use!

I love the latch design, but the way it is engineered allows the mounting screw from the tripod to interfere with rotation operation. Can not recommend

I really don't feel safe adjusting this under load as there is no tension knob. I like the quick release plate, and it's fairly smooth in motion and small, but that missing dial makes using this a risk.

Mi serviva una testa a sfera per poter posizionare la mia reflex sugli stativi fotografici e poter direzionare la macchinetta in base alle mie esigenze. Ho ordinato questo prodotto e son rimasto sbalordito. Mi aspettavo qualcosa di molto più piccolo e leggero, invece questo prodotto è bello massiccio! A parte le notevoli dimensioni, il prodotto si presenta benissimo, sembra estremamente resistente e professionale. Ottimi i materiali, ottima la manualità dei sistemi di bloccaggio, comodo e semplice il sistema di sgancio. Questo prodotto ispira fiducia, stabilità e affidabilità, credo regga in maniera impeccabile anche corpi macchina (o telecamere) più pesanti e professionali. Approvo a pieni voti senza ombra di dubbio!

Muy contento con la rótula. Buena construcción y bien terminada. Algo pequeña pero ideal para ese trípode de viaje ligero.

Unfassbar gute Verarbeitung. Super stabil. Tolle Klemmkraft. Wunderbar

It works ok. I like. quick to use. Just have to adjust the clamp to fit base plate. Would buy again. Oh I did for another tripod i use. Thanks Amazon for the prompt delivery.