SIOTI Mini Tripod Ball Head, Swivel Mini Ball Head, Panoramic 360° Vertical Pan 90°, Compatible with Projector/DSLR/Action Camera/Cell Phone, and Works with Tripod/Monopod/Light Stand/Cage, etc.

Holds my DSLR camera and prime lenses with no effort. I recommend this purchase, especially for compact tripods with non-articulating mounts. The build quality is exceptional and to be honest, unbelievable! It's made of quality metal and the dial is smooth. You can turn it just enough to where there is enough resistance to hold equipment in place, yet still allowing for movement when adjusting your composition.

Great quality

SIOTI Tripod Mini Ball Head - these things are great. I have tried several others and this is the best mini ball head that I have found. I use them to hold both small Travel Cameras (Panasonic DMC-Z50) and speed lights on horizontal mounts. The lock-down knob is both smooth and solid as a rock. I would have liked it if the circular mounting base on the top of the unit could be screwed off the stud but it appears to be on there for good; but I haven't taken a pipe wrench to it. I will be buying more of these for my future DIY projects before the price goes up or they disappear. 1/23/2018 - Update: Today while replacing one of the other mini-ball heads on one of my projects I noticed that these Sioti mini ball heads have only two to three full threads on the top 1/4" screw post. The ball head I was replacing has six to seven full threads and is approximately 5/8" long giving a solid connection into whatever you attach it to. Unfortunately, the Sioti is less than half the length of the no name mini ball head. I would be much happier if this top screw on the Sioti was longer. I have not had a unit break yet but it is a weak link in my opinion. However, the friction screw on the side is about 100 times better than the one on the head being replaced. It performed well on my monopod today. The Sioti provided enough friction to hold the Canon 60D, with a 55-250 lens, in a flexible yet tensioned so it could move with the target without having to unlock and lock the head. I sure wish those threads were not so short on the screw post.

This is a well manufactured MINI ball head. The fit and finish of this product is very good, but you need to realize this is not a fluid ball head, but rather a friction ball. With only slight release on the tension knob, the ball socket will move VERY FREELY. So, be prepared to used both hands when you make adjustments. The tension knob will release the ball socket and also the base of the mount to swivel. So, you get ball socket movement and swivel action all at one time. The circular mounting pad can be threaded off the 1/4-20 head screw, so you can mount something directly to the head screw without the circular pad being in the way, if you choose. Really the only CON I see is the lack of any drag in the ball socket. I may add something inside the socket to lessen the overly free movement when not under locked tension. Over all a very good product

I use this little ball head almost exclusively on my Camvate super clamp. In the interest of quality photos, I use a sturdy tripod 90+ percent of the time. But this combination works well on those days when you simply want to take a walk unencumbered by a pile of heavy equipment. (The Camvate works well as a sturdy support clamped to doors, branches, picnic tables, fence rails etc.). In the interest of full disclosure, I rarely shoot with telephoto lenses these days. So I can't address that issue here. But I can tell you that this little ball head handles the weight (with ease) of my Canon T7i body and both of my preferred Canon fixed lenses, the 24 mm 2.8 pancake lens, and the 50 mm 1.8. Granted these lens are not heavy, but with these combinations I haven't noticed any slippage. For a mini head in this price range, I believe this to be a quality product.

I replaced the cheap plastic mounts that came with my light set with this. The SIOTI tripod mini ball head works perfectly, is smooth, and easily adjustable. It is a great product at an affordable price.

Very solid. I love the knob… it could not be any more perfect. I got the aluminum ball due to its (assumed) lighter weight and have had no issues, but I imagine the steel ball version is perfection. Great quality product. Highly recommend. Thank you to the manufacturer.

I need low profile ball heads for a variety of purposes in video production. Good quality, high load mini-ball heads are not easy to find, particularly at a reasonable price. I was a big fan of the Osrso ball heads, but can't find them anymore, so thought I'd try these. The SIOTI ballheads are very comparable to the Osrso brand, maybe a bit shorter and with a bigger, sturdier looking ball and thicker neck. The ball on both (I bought two) seemed a bit gritty and unfinished, a little stiff to move around in the socket at first. I took a pencil (graphite) and scribbled all over the surface of the ball on each one and then moved it around in the socket to spread it around. This helped a lot; the ball moves smoothly and easily through its range and I am very happy with the purchase. Probably going to buy a couple more before they go the way of Osrso and disappear.

This is a good value little ballhead , great for use with GoPro or iPhone stand. Its operation is smooth, it feels like it has good manufacturing tolerances and I'm pretty happy with it overall. It's got a nice bit of heft to it as it is entirely aluminium rather than having plastic knobs.

Tengo rótulas de todos los tamaños, incluidas las micro rótulas que se utilizan para montar una pantalla LCD sobre mi cámara, que es precisamente para lo que compré esta. Está bien construida, con buenos materiales y es fluida. ten en cuenta que no es una rótula para una DSLR, sino para cámaras pequeñas (como las micro cuatro tercios).

Oggetto fantastico in ogni suo aspetto..La testa è fatta benissimo, molto precisa nel movimento e facile da usare, ottimi i materiali, è solida ma leggerissima. Sembra fatta apposta per il mio monopiede Manfr.. Soddisfatto dell'acquisto!

Beau produit bien fini. Le bouton de serrage est bien pensé et solide. Les matériaux sont de bonne qualité (tout en métal). La mini rotule est plus compacte et légère que le modèle équivalent chez Manfrotto.

Bei mir ist der Kugelkopf zusammen mit eine Webcam im Einsatz, also nicht allzuschwere Last. Er wirkt wertig, lässt sich gut einstellen und schaut auf dem Schreibtisch auch nicht schäbiig oder allzu billig aus. Wer ihn für eine Kamera kauft, Blitzschuh ist nicht dabei. Wird aber auch nicht so kommuniziert, daher voll in Ordnung.