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Is it possible to add a ball head to my tripod?

 
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Jun 29, 2008 03:50 |  #1

I have the tripod in the following link. What would I need to do to add a ball head to it?
http://www.walmart.com …uct.do?product_​id=5030904 (external link)


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Jun 29, 2008 04:56 |  #2

Hard to tell from the details in the link. Can you remove the existing 3 way head? If you can, then you should be able to add a ballhead.


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Jun 29, 2008 05:20 |  #3

bimmeracer3 wrote in post #5813211 (external link)
I have the tripod in the following link. What would I need to do to add a ball head to it?
http://www.walmart.com …uct.do?product_​id=5030904 (external link)

A tripod like that does not have a removable/replaceable head.

It's also not something I would trust to safely and steadily hold an SLR with a lens having any weight at all.


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Jun 29, 2008 07:53 |  #4

In my experience the legs supports that are attached to the center column on these cheap type tripods are very weak.




  
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Jun 30, 2008 03:45 |  #5

I almost lost my Rebel XT to a Walmart tripod. I caught it inches from the ground after one of the legs unlocked itself. I took the camera off the tripod and walked the "tripod" to the alley and chucked it. It is not worth losing your expensive gear.


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Jun 30, 2008 04:01 |  #6

To answer you question, yes you can. Most likely configuration would be to attach the ball head to the original head with a 1/4 to 3/8 adapter. However I'm going to have to echo the previous responses, I would barely trust my camera on one of these let alone with the added weight of a ball head. If your going to invest in a ball head do the right thing and invest in a good set of legs too.


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