I purchased a used Manfrotto 410 Tripod head from Chris Hejinar on ebay and used it for the eclipse. I've came to like it for still photography ... But
The springs in the control knobs of my geared head are not holding securely or springing back into place. Even when I manually twist them to the locked position, there is a lot of play, and the head can drop while I'm trying to adjust it.
I only paid $250 for it, and that included the $100 AS clamp modification, but I'm unhappy with the amount of play and weak springs.
I'm pretty good mechanically, but did not want to tear it down completely after reading that it was not repairable but new spring - knob assemblies were required. There is lots of bogus advice as well. I just sent a second request to Manfrotto for parts availability or repair availability, but am wondering if I should get a new one or even a 405 and sell the old one as-is. It works, but with my 100-400l + 2X TC + 5D MK IV, it is at or slightly beyond its capability to adjust smoothly.
Any recommendations for this combo? I'm not going to get the 700, that's overkill for me.
The springs in the control knobs of my geared head are not holding securely or springing back into place. Even when I manually twist them to the locked position, there is a lot of play, and the head can drop while I'm trying to adjust it.
I only paid $250 for it, and that included the $100 AS clamp modification, but I'm unhappy with the amount of play and weak springs.
I'm pretty good mechanically, but did not want to tear it down completely after reading that it was not repairable but new spring - knob assemblies were required. There is lots of bogus advice as well. I just sent a second request to Manfrotto for parts availability or repair availability, but am wondering if I should get a new one or even a 405 and sell the old one as-is. It works, but with my 100-400l + 2X TC + 5D MK IV, it is at or slightly beyond its capability to adjust smoothly.
Any recommendations for this combo? I'm not going to get the 700, that's overkill for me.