How is the fluid head? Is it Easily adjustable and does it have a smooth pan and tilt?
1291886
The pan on mine is just fine. The tilt is horrible. I took it apart and used a high quality lithium grease on it. I would suggest you not buy it.
1291887
Head is easily adjustable....but does NOT have smooth pan...even when using rubber band (elastic)..
1291888
Although it's not professional grade, for the price point the tripod is definitely a good value. It offers a smooth fluid head, it's easily adjustable and the pan and tilt are acceptably smooth.
1291889
The head is excellent! Very smooth and "tight" with no wobble or play. Highly recommended. Excellent pan and tilt.
1291890
The Tripod rivals that of its super high-end brothers. The fluid head is VERY smooth. I had the opportunity to record with my Cannon XL1s and after not using fluid head for a while (trying to be cheep), I forgot how much lower body movement is needed to sustain. So fluid, it is like gliding across the dance floor. I now have to find a decent name for my new Tripod. Thanks Ravelli!
1291891
Understand, the fluid feature applies to panning, not tilting. Tilt is controlled by a handle that tightens a bolt. Not fluid, but reasonably smooth with practice. If you do a long shot and need a perfectly smooth tilt, this may be difficult to accomplish with this tripod. Much practice is needed. What you will notice is, at the end of the tilt motion, the image will stop and then move slightly back just a bit. Maybe you can edit that out, but a fluid motion into action is going to be problematic unless you practice a lot.
1291892
fluid is ok, not good by any means. Tilt is horrible even completely loosened it is still tight. I had to loosen on of the allen bolts on the plate holder assembly to allow the tripod to tilt smoothly. Its very jerky otherwise you can push softly and then all of a sudden it will jerk past your adjustment point. pan is tight too but not as bad.
1291893
I am not a videographer. I bought this for my Konus 20-60x100 spotting scope. It is plenty smooth for the pan and tilt that I do. It comes with one standard adaptor for a camera or large telephoto lens. I would say it is probably not liquid or glass smooth, but it is smooth and not jerky. The tension for pan and tilt are easily adjustable and not overly sensitive. It has good weight and is relatively stable for my application of looking at wildlife. You would probably have to pay a lot more and go to a professional studio type of tripod to get one heavier, more ridged and smoother than this!!!! I am not a videographer. I bought this for my Konus 20-60x100 spotting scope. It is plenty smooth for the pan and tilt that I do. It comes with one standard adaptor for a camera or large telephoto lens. I would say it is probably not liquid or glass smooth, but it is smooth and not jerky. The tension for pan and tilt are easily adjustable and not overly sensitive. It has good weight and is relatively stable for my application of looking at wildlife. You would probably have to pay a lot more and go to a professional studio type of tripod to get one heavier, more ridged and smoother than... » Read More I am not a videographer. I bought this for my Konus 20-60x100 spotting scope. It is plenty smooth for the pan and tilt that I do. It comes with one standard adaptor for a camera or large telephoto lens. I would say it is probably not liquid or glass smooth, but it is smooth and not jerky. The tension for pan and tilt are easily adjustable and not overly sensitive. It has good weight and is relatively stable for my application of looking at wildlife. You would probably have to pay a lot more and go to a professional studio type of tripod to get one heavier, more ridged and smoother than this!!!! « Show Less
1291894
the pan is reasonably smooth from a wide focal length. If you zoom in and then try to pan, you will quickly find this head to be unacceptable, but it works as well as I expected for the price.
1519135
"Fluid effect head" is an advertising trick. It doesn't have any fluid in it, so it's not a fluid head. It only has an adjustable frictional drag. I sent mine back because the adjustment difference between too much drag, and not enough, was very small.
1753753
Yes. The shower head does tilt up and down.However, once it was set I have found no reason to move the head up or down because it is so convenient to remove the shower head and hold it in my hand.Sorry for the late reply. I forgot to check when I got home yesterday.
714048
I vote the tilt head. I have had mine for many years and have used the fixed head model at others' houses and was frankly surprised how little I liked it. I found placing the bowl very difficult on the fixed model and I also don't like having to remove the mixer element to remove the bowl and get access to the bowl for scraping.
1903266
No, it's smooth like regular fry pan - I love this for making artisan bread in & frying chicken! It's one of my favorite pots, it's small & we're a family of 5, but I brown the chicken a few pieces at a time, put it all back in, put the lid on & cook until it's done - amazing! The bread I bake in it turns out perfectly every time & I've used the lid to fry eggs & other misc. things. Can't beat this little gem for the price & functionality.
848639
The only adjustment is from left to right and forward and back. But it is a great showerhead nonetheless. I love mine.
1187585
The Velbon PH-368 is a fluid head which has smooth panning and tilting action.
514678
Yes it tilt and pan but it is not smooth when panning. It got a tux sound that generate up to the camera and it's audio. I would not recommend.
502689
YES, it is fully adjustable. The head itself is I guess 8" in dia. and swivels on a ball on top of the head...Just like any other shower head. But also the arm holding the head, adjusts up and down. So you could lift the arm way up or down way low and you still have the swivel head to direct the water to your head or where ever. We LOVE this unit. We have it set at 111 degrees and it runs up and sits dead on 111 for as long as we want. (too long but it feels soooo good ! ) Only thing is when you are enjoying the 111 degree water and switch to the jets, THAT water is cold for a few seconds. Believe me, that's a small price to pay for the pleasure of showering with this unit !! Hope it helps,Gene (Klondike) YES, it is fully adjustable. The head itself is I guess 8" in dia. and swivels on a ball on top of the head...Just like any other shower head. But also the arm holding the head, adjusts up and down. So you could lift the arm way up or down way low and you still have the swivel head to direct the water to your head or where ever. We LOVE this unit. We have it set at 111 degrees and it runs up and sits dead on 111 for as long as we want. (too long but it feels soooo good ! ) Only thing is when you are enjoying the 111 degree water and switch to the jets, THAT water is cold for a few... » Read More YES, it is fully adjustable. The head itself is I guess 8" in dia. and swivels on a ball on top of the head...Just like any other shower head. But also the arm holding the head, adjusts up and down. So you could lift the arm way up or down way low and you still have the swivel head to direct the water to your head or where ever. We LOVE this unit. We have it set at 111 degrees and it runs up and sits dead on 111 for as long as we want. (too long but it feels soooo good ! ) Only thing is when you are enjoying the 111 degree water and switch to the jets, THAT water is cold for a few seconds. Believe me, that's a small price to pay for the pleasure of showering with this unit !! Hope it helps,Gene (Klondike) « Show Less
2235054
Very smooth pan head with a easy to actuate knob for locking/unlocking and holding while panning
863420
I haven't had any problems with it tilting. The base is of heavier construction than the rest of the pan. I am impressed however, with the non stick properties of the pan it is as good now as when I first bought the pan.
987528
It doesn't really tilt, but you can adjust slightly. Does not have a pivotal mount or anything like that. Very functional though.
891691
For high end panning and tilting, no. For limited panning and/or tilting (with a little graphite put in the assemblies, and using them a bit to loosen them up), it will do in a pinch, but the results will NOT be the same as using a fluid or geared head. If you do limited pans and tilts, it might be suitable for what you need. If you do a lot of them, or a lot of "delicate" pans or tilts, then no, it is definitely NOT suited to your needs.
1342043
It's smooth. I've had this pan for over a year and I absolutely love it. I also bought one for my mom and my sister and they love theirs as well.
1959807
The fm18 head uses a petroleum based fluid to power pan and tilt.... it is it not a grease.... the pan and tilt are very smooth
1725575
Yes it can tilt. I'm not sure what you mean by adjustable. The water pattern can not be adjusted if that helps.
854787
Good question. Only the angle of the stationary showerhead is adjustable. But, this really provides an awesome shower. We took off the water restrictor, so we're getting full water pressure, which is great.