Low Profile Ball Head N52

The quality of this ball head is as good as some of the bigger named ones on the market. I use this atop of a tripod I use for holding a 21 lb rifle and it works very well. I have ordered five of these so far to help friends change their tripod to a more useful design. We haven't had a single issue with any of them.

Both Innorel N52 and N44 were tested and ranked very high in TheCenterColumn.com's ball head rankings. They are better than many ball heads that are several times more expensive than them. So it is a steal at the price. N44 is pretty lightweight but still provides great performance. I also own several other highly ranked (and more expensive) ball heads, including Sirui K-30X, Kirk BH-1, and Leofoto LH-40. Compared to those ball heads, Innorel N44 does not have that silky smooth movement but still moves very fluidly. Also the panning is very stiff. The main lock knob needs to be turned several rounds to really lock down the ball head. On the other hand, it does provide more fine control of the friction of the ball in this way. It doesn't have a separate tension knob, but I really don't use this feature on my other ball heads, so I don't think I missed anything. I really like the double U notch and low profile design but hope the main knob and panning knob should exchange their locations. Overall I am very pleased with this ball head and would highly recommend it.

I will not claim to be an expert on BallHeads... But what I will say thisTripod Ball Head-INNOREL N52 is be best one that I have owned. I have Manfrotto and Vanguard BallHeads. I shoot a lot of portraits in both landscape and portrait orientation so the Ballhead will get a high amount of use. I really like Manfrotto but I really just needed a third option for permanent studio use. I took a chance based on the positive reviews on the INNOREL products. The presentation of this product was good with a carry case and a extra mounting plate. The Ballhead itself was heavy and seemed to be of good quality and rugged. The tension of the ballhead was excellent and feels secure. A low amount of turns will tighten and loosen both the ball and alignment adjustments. The Leveling bubbles are integrated and strategically place for fine tuning. The painted markings for adjustments are clearly defined and are pretty accurate based on light use so far. If I had one critic on this product, It would be the coating on the frame of the Ballhead may be easily scratched. It does nots seem to be a thick coating of paint but the matte finish may be deceiving. Since I am rough on my equipment, this may be a concern over time, but we will see. Over All.... I would buy this product again.

I ordered this because I needed something that would be able to hold up my Tamron 150-600mm lens that I use for wildlife photography. This thing is sturdy and works well, but it does come with a good amount of added weight to the tripod setup. However, for me that isn’t an issue because I’m already lugging around that giant lens. It’s very smooth when adjusting. Love that the ball head lets me get the camera to the exact position I want/need. If you don’t have a giant zoom lens, you won’t need this giant size. It attached no problem to the cheap tripod I already had.

Well built in design and materials; smooth movement when unlocked, and secure/stable anchoring when locked.

This is a solid ballhead. No wobbly knobs and smooth adjustments. No sharp edges and everything feels high quality. The knob "throw" from unlocked to locked is relatively short. Usually I like a separate friction adjustment knob, but feel it is not necessary for this product. Nice Job!

Work perfectly and is fairly light for travelling.

This ball head was recommended by the terrific professional landscape photographer with whom I've already done one multi-day workshop and am about to start another in the Smokies. I use a Cotton Carrier to carry my camera on hikes and at first I couldn't figure out how the mount system between would work. Ultimately, I figured it out on my own (should have done that first!) but I contacted Innorel and they were awesome with customer support. Bottom line for those using a Cotton Carrier: just use the screw on the Innorel Arca mount to attach the camera's Cotton Carrier mount. Duh! I haven't used the tripod head in the field yet (next week) and will leave additional feedback if necessary, but this appears to be an awesome ball head for my FLM tripod. I love that it's low profile, relatively lightweight and has just as many knobs as you need, as when pressure's on, it's easy to mess up. I chose the N52 because I have a 100-500 RF lens with mounting collar and wanted one ball head to handle that if necessary.

Hält was die Beschreibung verspricht. Große Kugel hält die Kamera genau da wo man sie braucht. Mein schwerstes Equipment bisher war die Canon R6 Mk2 mit dem RF100-500mm 4.5-7.1. Ist zwar ziemlich schwer aber das macht mir nichts aus. Großes Fixierrad für leichtes Feststellen

Initial impressions are of a well made sturdy product which works well. I can't obviously say how it will be after much use, but initial impressions are good.

Excellent produit! Contrôle impécable de la caméra, stable et facile à manipuler.

This is a great tripod head at a great price. I purchased a Benro G3 ball head to go on my mach3 tripod but it was just far to heavy to use for long hikes. This tripod ball head came through a recomendation. It is a very nice quality bit of manufacturing and is of the same if not better build quality as my Benro head at a fraction of the weight (and cost). My only very small criticism would be that the pan locking screw should be swapped with the clamp screw ( see photo attached). And this is purely because the most important screw on a head is the clamp screw as this is what attaches your camera to the head. But for some reason they have used the better of the 2 screws for the pan action as opposed to the clamp. When working out in a cold landscape with bitterly cold wind chill you need all the help you can get when tightening up your clamp to the camera bracket. This would not put me off buying another one of these heads. In fact I may purchase the N36 now to go on my other smaller tripod.

I bought this for use on a Platypod with my Nikon D750 which isn't a small camera. I've only used it with a 35mm prime lens so far but have found it exactly what I bought it for! The knobs are accessible and the ball moves freely enough - it holds its position well. I now have to use it with my 14-24mm lens which is a lot heavier.