I bought this to upgrade the weight and positioning capacity of my lightweight Neewer tripod when using my Canon T6s with the Sigma 150-600 telephoto - an assembly altogether weighing about 9lb and having a tendency to drift and pull the previous tripod head off true when fixed at an acute angle. This does the trick - it's heavier, has more positioning options and tighter controls and has a detachable footplate for quick release. All in all it makes working with a heavy setup on my regular tripod that much less of a hassle.

Easy to use.....

I have three sets of good binoculars from $400-$3500 and 3 people in my family using them who I have to equip with complete setups of tripods, bino studs and adapters, and of course ball heads/ pan heads...My best in the group is the Sirui VA-5... A little research will say this is a popular choice. It doesn't dissapoint... I was looking for the "budget" fluid panhead for a Maven C1 setup, which is a fairly small (cheaper-$400) bino setup. I tried a few including the Cayer H6, K6, Manfrotto HV, and this Neewer fluid head. This was the lowest cost by far.Aside from the excellent ergonomics and light, comfortable, compact size, and nice all Aluminum construction - there was not much good to say about this out of the box. However, I found that basically EVERY panhead I tried under $100 ALL suffered from the same deal-breaking issues (which I would call defects)... The problems are thus:1) The horizontal rotation is extremely stiff. Way too much tension. Turning clockwise it's just unscrewing itself from the tripod.... And if you are thinking maybe I didn't loosen the tension nut, yes I did. I REMOVED it in fact. It is just really hard to turn.2) Vertical panning (up and down) is inconsistent pressure and again overly stiff AND not smooth or consistent.3) Everything feels slightly "gritty" feeling out of the box. (Turned out to be air bubbles or the crackling from the super sticky fluid they use in these things.4) Apparently from some online research, it seems that these sub$100 fluid panheads are not really "fluid" pressure but rather SPRINGs provide the pressure? This is exactly how it feels, so I assume this is correct. This provides a very inconsistent experience.So why did I give this 4 stars (after modifying my review)? I'll tell you why...This thing is FIXABLE! (and it only cost me like $30... so yeah... yay fixing.)1) Remove the tension/ locking nuts for BOTH vertical and horizontal panning.2) WD40 and a rag. Spray in holes. "That's what sh... nevermind"... Just have your rag handy to catch all the grease and spin that head and tip it and move it around to work in the WD40 or solvent.3) Get some thin, (viscous) low friction grease (like sewing machine grease) or skateboard bearing lubricant. Put several drops in those holes Both holes and spin it X-axis and tip it back and forth Y-Axis and really work it around.When you are done, friction will feel like it was cut at least in half and the "crackling/gritty" feeling when spinning will be entirely gone.For $30, this makes a great cheap, lightweight little binocular tripod setup for cheap binos like Mavens or Vortex... Paired with a Fanaue Binocular Tripod adapter (S1 or S2-01) and you can have a WAY better little glassing/tripod setup than I ever had (for about $50 combined).... Add a SLIK Sprint 150 Tripod for only $60 (the best tripod you can buy for around $50... again trust me I've tried MANY) and for right ABOUT $100 you have a really SOLID little budget binocular setup for both standing and sitting while glassing.Honorable mention (same issues and modifications required) would be the Cayer H6... Really stiff but with some solvent, low friction grease and some time and effort, you can get it working OK. That's more like $50 so a little more than this fluid head, but if you want a little more heft/weight (which gives more stability) that's the second best value option.Otherwise, the best budget option is simple tried and true BALL head. I have had several and the Arctisse NB36? I think was the best ball head for cheap.But if you are trying to build a setup for about $100 including the tripod, fluid head/ball head, and tripod adapter (for attaching to your binoculars) you basically are left to choose between this and a ball head, and this (modified as described) is slightly better in my opinion.I am pairing this my my $400 Maven C1 10x42s and my daughter will use this on my next trip. So everything combined, including taxes, for under $600... (and we did the Leupold GO Afield Binocular Harness XF) so that includes bino harness.When I first started I was using a BI-pod with a terrible adapter on a pair of Bushnell binos... This setup is AMAZING that she will be using in comparison.I will be using my Swarovski NL Pure 12x42 and Outdoorsman tripod adapter setup... I WOULD NOT recommend or trust my $3500 binoculars to this $30 fluid head or my described $100 setup, but for a cheap $400 setup with Maven C-series, Vortex Vipers, Leupolds... etc... This is a great entry level setup that could be really fine for years and years spotting wildlife.

it's hard to find a small, lightweight fluid head for a real run n gun travel tripod setup. This thing delivers for not a lot of money and is ideal when weight and size are an issue.

I am a serious birder, and was looking for a very light weight "travel" micro fluid head to go on my (equally light weight) Gitzo GT1545 tripod, to pair with a Nikon 65mm scope. I use the tripod with my camera sometimes (with a Gitzo head), and did not want to take two tripods on the plane, as I have done in the past. We use a very heavy Manfrotto tripod with the older version of the 128RC from home, but this set-up is very heavy. I also wanted an Arca-Swiss contact on top. Can not stand the 200PL plate used on the Manfrotto, as it always comes loose from the scope and is a pain. I have a nice Really Right Stuff plate for the camera, and could swap that out and put it on the fluid head.Did a lot of research and bought the Neewer Fluid head as a first try, more than ready to send back if it did not work. I have not fully tested it in the field, but my initial impressions are very good. It is well built, solid, yet incredibly light weight. Panning and tilting are great, with an easy ability to set the right about of tension. The scope is well balanced. Did not use the plate that came with the head, as it does not have the critical anti-twist bevel of the RRS version. The only draw back is the handle is short, and not bent, so it is really under the head of the scope, but it seems to handle well and I will be able to get use to the placement.Also, I had it in my shopping cart for a couple days, and eventually a $12.50 coupon showed up. That was enough to at least give it a try...

I got this to replace the ball head that can with my travel tripod. I found the ball head difficult to use and keep the camera where I wanted it pointed especially for astro type photos. athis one weeks great. I can maneuver my camera and it will stay pointed. The only downside is it doesn’t have a portrait mode. The Swiss arca style mount works well too.

I have had a good time with this thing and just like most neewer products at the midrange price point, it’s punching above its weight in quality.

The description said fluid head but although it's very smooth it's not truly fluid. I would say the tilt is close to fluid but the pan, while fairly smooth, sometimes "skips". I think there is some type of groove in the pan as it's only one spot but if you hit that spot it will ruin a smooth movement enough to notice. I guess you could mark that position because most shooters aren't doing full 360° pans but it's still not fluid. The locking knobs can be used for tension but it's not true fluid tension.It's definitely worth getting as a backup however we sent ours back because our panning is critical to a scene sometimes and it's not worth the post production fuss to try and correct it if needed.

I paired the fluid head with the tripod I purchased from Amazon. It’s a little pricy but the quality worth it.

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Con este cabezal estoy gestionando mi gimbal Zhiyun. Sobre el cabezal he instalado el sistema de recepción y control de imagen, moviendo el cabezal, consigo que se mueva de forma sincronizada la cámara sobre el gimbal. El cabezal es muy fluido y simplifica la gestión remota de cámaras en estudio o en eventos en vivo.

Das Ding ist, für seinen Preis, ganz erstaunlich gut!

Je l'utilise sur un Slider motorisé et j'en suis totalement satisfait. Il est petit, léger et la fabrication est plutôt bonne. La tête est fluide mais avec un seul niveau de friction. Pour ce prix, je ne m'attendais pas à mieux.