Nathan Can you repeat the question, please?  More info | Mar 19, 2012 15:23 | #1 I don't own an expensive ballhead. In fact, I own a relatively inexpensive ball head from a now defunct photography equipment company named Amvona. It is the ATH-A09 ball head and I am missing one of the main knobs. I don't know where it went... perhaps I wasn't kind enough to it. Taking photos with a fancy camera does not make me a photographer.
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Saint728 Goldmember  2,892 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Honolulu Hawaii More info | Mar 19, 2012 15:46 | #2 Not sure what the tension knob looks like on your ball head? Is there a post sticking out of it where the knob use to be? If so you can go to a hardware store and buy some sort of knob and fasten it on. If there is a hole where the knob use to be, I would guess it would be easier to just buy a new ball head. Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III | 17-40mm f/4.0L | 70-200mm f/2.8L USM | 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro | 300mm f/4.0L IS
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minhi Senior Member 604 posts Joined Sep 2005 More info | Mar 19, 2012 16:00 | #3 it depends on the type, i have an old amvona ballhead and it's just a bolt with a knob that i could fashion from a piece of scrap. a picture would be helpful but i think some time spent in the bolt & screw aisle at the hardware store. in search of my own choreo-animator
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support-  15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Mar 19, 2012 17:52 | #4 Hmmm.... maybe a volume knob or potentiometer knob to replace it? [Gear List | Flickr
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bcd01 Goldmember  2,429 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2008 Location: Orlando More info | Mar 19, 2012 20:00 | #6 rick_reno wrote in post #14115920  post a photo of this thing. Yes, photos help! bcd01 - devices of enjoyment list
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msowsun "approx 8mm"  More info | Check out this thread about a missing ballhead lock down thumb screw............. Mike Sowsun / SL1 / 80D / EF-S 24mm STM / EF-S 10-18mm STM / EF-S 18-55mm STM / EF-S 15-85mm USM / EF-S 55-250mm STM / 5D3 / Samyang 14mm 2.8 / EF 40mm 2.8 STM / EF 50mm 1.4 USM / EF 100mm 2.0 USM / EF 100mm 2.8 USM Macro / EF 24-105mm IS / EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS Mk II / EF 100-400 II / EF 1.4x II
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Mark1 Cream of the Crop  6,725 posts Likes: 7 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Maryland More info | Mar 19, 2012 20:27 | #8 |
Mar 20, 2012 09:47 | #9 Mark1 wrote in post #14116095 Duct tape fixes everything!!! I was thinking small vice grip pliers, but without a picture I don't know what would work.
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Numenorean Cream of the Crop 5,013 posts Likes: 28 Joined Feb 2011 More info | Mar 20, 2012 09:51 | #10 |
JoeRavenstein Goldmember 2,338 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: E Tx More info | Mar 20, 2012 11:57 | #11 I'd say buy a new ballhead but keep the old incomplete one just in case you ever find the original tension knob. Canon 60D,18-55mm,55-250mm,50mm compact macro, AF ext tubes. Sigma 8-16mm uwa, 18-250mm, 85mm F1.4, 150-500mm
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klr.b Goldmember 2,509 posts Joined Jun 2009 Location: SoCal More info | Mar 20, 2012 16:31 | #12 My BIL has an Amvona ball head. Both the lock and tension knobs are the same. Do you still have the other one? If so, you can take it out and try to fit it in the missing knob's place. If it works, take it to a hardware store and find out the exact thread/pitch of the knob. From there you can buy a bolt and start fabricating a replacement. If that sounds like too much work, then buy another ball head. gordon
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MTStringer Goldmember  4,652 posts Likes: 6 Joined May 2006 Location: Channelview, Tx More info | Mar 20, 2012 16:38 | #13 Does any of this stuff look familiar?
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