Appears to be home made, and only suitable for a light prosumer model camera, if that. After going through infiitely better heads than this one, and finally buying a high-end ball head, I'm admittedly a ball-head snob. But I don't believe I'm being snobbish on this account. If you are putting relatively no weight of camera on it, and you're on a very tight budget.. $20 would be a high price for this one. But I'd suggest passing this one up..

A lazy google search turns up these, for example:.

Http://www.amvona.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=3036http://www.adorama.com/GTBHS.html.

...Bob, NYC.

Http://www.pbase.com/btullis.

You'll have to ignore the gallery's collection of bad compositions, improper exposures, and amateurish post processing.  .

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Bob - Totally unrelated, but your images are stunning!.

You'll have to ignore the gallery's collection of bad compositions,improper exposures, and amateurish post processing.  .

Glad you included that wink cuz I was about to say.....

Bob Tullis wrote:.

Appears to be home made, and only suitable for a light prosumer modelcamera, if that. After going through infiitely better heads thanthis one, and finally buying a high-end ball head, I'm admittedly aball-head snob. But I don't believe I'm being snobbish on thisaccount. If you are putting relatively no weight of camera on it,and you're on a very tight budget.. $20 would be a high price forthis one. But I'd suggest passing this one up..

A lazy google search turns up these, for example:.

Http://www.amvona.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=3036http://www.adorama.com/GTBHS.html.

...Bob, NYC.

Http://www.pbase.com/btullisYou'll have to ignore the gallery's collection of bad compositions,improper exposures, and amateurish post processing.  .

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Jennifer..

JSampson wrote:.

Bob - Totally unrelated, but your images are stunning!.

I appreciate you taking the time to look, and comment. Thanks, muchly..

You'll have to ignore the gallery's collection of bad compositions,improper exposures, and amateurish post processing.  .

Glad you included that wink cuz I was about to say.....

Oh, look around. There's plenty of those about those galleries. Glad you didn't notice 'em.  .

...Bob, NYC.

Http://www.pbase.com/btullis.

You'll have to ignore the gallery's collection of bad compositions, improper exposures, and amateurish post processing.  .

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Bob Tullis wrote:.

JSampson wrote:.

Bob - Totally unrelated, but your images are stunning!.

I appreciate you taking the time to look, and comment. Thanks, muchly..

You'll have to ignore the gallery's collection of bad compositions,improper exposures, and amateurish post processing.  .

Glad you included that wink cuz I was about to say.....

Oh, look around. There's plenty of those about those galleries.Glad you didn't notice 'em.  .

...Bob, NYC.

Http://www.pbase.com/btullisYou'll have to ignore the gallery's collection of bad compositions,improper exposures, and amateurish post processing.  .

Jennifer.

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It's holding a Bogen rc2 plate so size wise it looks like it might be about the size of a Bogen 486. But it appears much older and I don't know if it's an old, old Bogen or other's with an adapted top plate to take the Bogen plate. It looks to have a separately controlled panning base. I'd expect it will hold a non-pro dslr and a smallish lens with little trouble but wouldn't have separate tension control. No idea how saggy or sticky it might be...