What do you think of the Manfrotto 468MGRC3 Magnesium Hydrostatic Ballhead?
the ball head is rock solid.But when they use the ball head with a 500mm f/4 or 400 f/2.8 lens the ball head will creep at times, unless they keep it tightened down so hard that they cannot follow a moving object.
Bob Howdeshell
"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine
bhowdy wrote: I have a couple of friends that use this ball head and are for the most part satisfied with it. When they use the head with their pro camera bodies and a lens such as the 70-200, 100-400 or a 300mm f/4 (not f/2.
But when they use the ball head with a 500mm f/4 or 400 f/2.8 lens the ball head will creep at times, unless they keep it tightened down so hard that they cannot follow a moving object.
How much does a 500mm or 400mm lens like that weigh?
bhowdy wrote: I have a couple of friends that use this ball head and are for the most part satisfied with it. When they use the head with their pro camera bodies and a lens such as the 70-200, 100-400 or a 300mm f/4 (not f/2.
But when they use the ball head with a 500mm f/4 or 400 f/2.8 lens the ball head will creep at times, unless they keep it tightened down so hard that they cannot follow a moving object.
Good for me I don't have a 500mm lens
I would like one, but that is way out of my budget for now. Thanks for the heads up on the ball head! 
Steven Swanson wrote:
bhowdy wrote: I have a couple of friends that use this ball head and are for the most part satisfied with it. When they use the head with their pro camera bodies and a lens such as the 70-200, 100-400 or a 300mm f/4 (not f/2.
But when they use the ball head with a 500mm f/4 or 400 f/2.8 lens the ball head will creep at times, unless they keep it tightened down so hard that they cannot follow a moving object.
Good for me I don't have a 500mm lens
How much weight you planning on supporting with that? This might be over kill for you.
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