Markins Q10 locked up at low temp (-15°C or below)? I found mine has this issue. I wonder if anybody else found this problem?
ddong Senior Member 405 posts Joined Dec 2008 More info | Dec 27, 2010 12:09 | #1 Markins Q10 locked up at low temp (-15°C or below)? I found mine has this issue. I wonder if anybody else found this problem?
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bohdank Cream of the Crop  14,060 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada More info | Dec 27, 2010 12:14 | #2 I haven;t used it below -4c and haven't had any problems. Bohdan - I may be, and probably am, completely wrong.
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Dec 27, 2010 14:16 | #3 WD-40 will help? say, drop 1 or 2 before I use it at really cold environment?
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sheawyatt Goldmember  1,412 posts Likes: 30 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Victoria, BC More info | Dec 27, 2010 14:46 | #4 No high-end ballhead should not require ANY lubricant (especially WD-40). Bohdank's suggestion is probably the right one. Or just send an email to Markins and see what they have to say. EOS R5 | RF 15-35 f/2.8 | RF 24-70 f/2.8 | RF 70-200 f/4 | EF 400 f/4 DO II | EF 1.4x III |
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JohnJ80 Cream of the Crop  5,442 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2006 More info | Dec 27, 2010 16:59 | #5 I use mine in the cold all the time. Are you sure that you don't have the friction control set too tight? Obsessive Gear List
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Dec 27, 2010 21:28 | #6 sheawyatt wrote in post #11523236  No high-end ballhead should not require ANY lubricant (especially WD-40). Bohdank's suggestion is probably the right one. Or just send an email to Markins and see what they have to say. I have their Q20 and never had that problem. Shot last winter in 0 degrees farenheit with 25 mph wind. It never locked up. They were good folks when I dealt with them for the purchase. I would drop them an email.
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Kasrielle Goldmember  More info | Dec 27, 2010 22:16 | #7 My Photo Clam froze up while I was shooting the eclipse - but not until it had been out in -25C for almost 2 hours...
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Dec 27, 2010 23:41 | #8 JohnJ80 wrote in post #11523968 I use mine in the cold all the time. Are you sure that you don't have the friction control set too tight? J. no friction control set at all because I knew it'll lock up fast if I do.
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Dec 28, 2010 15:36 | #9 Tried WD-40, it helped a lot.
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afoton Senior Member  348 posts Joined Apr 2012 Location: Norway More info | Dec 11, 2012 04:43 | #10 ddong wrote in post #11522323 Markins Q10 locked up at low temp (-15°C or below)? I found mine has this issue. I wonder if anybody else found this problem? I have a Q3T, and that one also lock up in the cold. I can't manage to adjust the friction controll limiter with mittens, so the head is totally unusable in the winter.
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Phrasikleia Goldmember  1,828 posts Likes: 14 Joined May 2008 Location: Based in California and Slovenia More info | Dec 11, 2012 04:53 | #11 Yes, I had a Q3 lock up on me in -11C the other day. I keep a little aluminum screwdriver in my bag for these sorts of occasions (to get the friction limiter unstuck). Photography by Erin Babnik
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RenéDamkot Cream of the Crop  39,856 posts Likes: 8 Joined Feb 2005 Location: enschede, netherlands More info | Dec 11, 2012 06:57 | #12 Never had the issue, then again, I didn't do many hours of shooting below freezing. Phrasikleia wrote in post #15352294 I keep a little aluminum screwdriver in my bag for these sorts of occasions (to get the friction limiter unstuck). Shouldn't need a screwdriver. Just tighten the main knob and the friction limiter will unstick. "I think the idea of art kills creativity" - Douglas Adams
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Dec 11, 2012 07:03 | #13 Markins manuals now come with brief instructions on a ball cleaning routine that will "enhance trouble-free operation and prevent from getting moisture and freezing". Apparently a thin film of WD-40 on the ball is the key. ~Peter
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Phrasikleia Goldmember 1,828 posts Likes: 14 Joined May 2008 Location: Based in California and Slovenia More info | Dec 11, 2012 07:25 | #14 René Damkot wrote in post #15352496 Never had the issue, then again, I didn't do many hours of shooting below freezing. Shouldn't need a screwdriver. Just tighten the main knob and the friction limiter will unstick. Hmm. Really? I once got the thing so jammed that I had to abandon a shoot because I couldn't use the ball head. That's what made me buy the little lightweight screwdriver to keep in my bag. Maybe it didn't occur to me to try to tighten instead of loosen. I'll have to to try that and see if you're right! Photography by Erin Babnik
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afoton Senior Member 348 posts Joined Apr 2012 Location: Norway More info | Dec 11, 2012 07:36 | #15 René Damkot wrote in post #15352496 Shouldn't need a screwdriver. Just tighten the main knob and the friction limiter will unstick. The problem with that little thumb screw and low temperature, is that I have mittens on my hands. So the little screw is out of reach (without freezing my fingers). peter_n wrote in post #15352509 Markins manuals now come with brief instructions on a ball cleaning routine that will "enhance trouble-free operation and prevent from getting moisture and freezing". Apparently a thin film of WD-40 on the ball is the key. That doesn't work for me. The head doesn't work in the cold (when it is dark, and I really need a good tripod)
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