Weifeng Fancier FT-565H Ball Mount Tear Down

Hum. Very interesting. I might pick up their carbon fibre tripod.... What do you think of the FT-6826T?

KevC wrote in post #2922894
Hum. Very interesting. I might pick up their carbon fibre tripod.... What do you think of the FT-6826T?

I like knob compression tripod leg locks. My experience with clip locks isn't too satisfying. Again, they are off the radar so they might be pretty good for again little money. Based on this sample of one, I would tend to believe their load rating a lot more than Benro's.

Stew

I just bought their FT-6827T on Ebay. This is a 3 segment with 12kg load capability, which seems to be the limit for the Chinese CF tripods at this time offered outside of China. We'll give their flip locks a try.

Stew

squiress wrote in post #2931908
I just bought their FT-6827T on Ebay. This is a 3 segment with 12kg load capability, which seems to be the limit for the Chinese CF tripods at this time offered outside of China. We'll give their flip locks a try.

Stew

can't wait to hear about it. it doesn't seem as nicely constructed or have as many features as the benro equiv... but it does seem much cheaper! let me know how it goes!

KevC wrote in post #2933978
can't wait to hear about it. it doesn't seem as nicely constructed or have as many features as the benro equiv... but it does seem much cheaper! let me know how it goes!

But it is made of magnesium alloy. The Benros are aluminum alloy.

Stew

Thanks for your review.

I might pick up the FT-6665h for use on a monopod.

I've justed picked up the FT-6665H from the same seller on ebay. It looks to be the same basic design as the FT-565H reviewed here except that the friction control is on a separate knob and it's about half the price at only $70. I don't trust the mini-thumbwheel in the FT-565H. It looks delicate and a prime candidate to either break or get full of crud in a way that will render it useless.

foxbat wrote in post #2937523
I've justed picked up the FT-6665H from the same seller on ebay. It looks to be the same basic design as the FT-565H reviewed here except that the friction control is on a separate knob and it's about half the price at only $70. I don't trust the mini-thumbwheel in the FT-565H. It looks delicate and a prime candidate to either break or get full of crud in a way that will render it useless.

I had already pretty much understood the two knob design and didn't want to try that in another brand. (I want to see how these things work) Neither have I spent time understanding the embedded tension knob yet. Hopefully a better assessment of that thumbwheel will be forthcoming.

Stew

Sorry to bump this old thread up.

squiress, do you know if other QR plates, RRS, Kirk will fit into the clamp for this head?

I've read that the safety pin on some 3rd party head must be removed for these plates, can the pin be removed for this head?

Bump!
Any reviews forthcoming?