INNOREL F20 Fluid Head,Tripod Pan Tilt Head Mini Pan Metal Camera Video Tripod Head with 2 Arca Swiss Quick Release Plates, Handle, Magic Arm & Phone Clip for Video DSLR Cameras, Max Load 11lb/5kg

Excellent mount! While I haven't used it yet because of bad weather I found it well built, fluid movement, built in bubbles levels and incremental hash marks amke it a very useful mount I intend to use with a Dwarf III smart telescope.

I'm not a professional photographer, but an avid amateur. I photograph landscapes, astrophotography, and super macros. I've always used a bridge camera. This past month, I upgraded my old Canon to a Panasonic Lumix FZ2500, with a 1" sensor. The snowflake, bumble bee, and Orion Nebula were taken with the old Canon SX40hs. I had a 30 year old Manfrotto Bogen Tripod with a ball head. While it's an excellent tripod and head, it's also super heavy. The Lumix is a large, heavy bridge camera, weighing nearly a kilo. I'm disabled and lugging the camera outfit and tripod around is too much, so I needed to rethink the tripod. I bought a Neewer carbon fiber tripod. It weighs 3.4 pounds, and came equipped with a ball head. I decided I wanted a fluid pan/tilt head instead of the ball. After looking at numerous pan heads, I was lucky to run across the Innorel F20. Almost all pan heads have a -60° tilt limit; a few have -70°. The Innorel F20 advertised a full +/-90°. I prefer to buy equipment that's capable of handling much larger loads than I need. The Innorel has a respectable weight bearing limit of 5kg (11 lbs). The included ball head weighed 13.6 ounces. The Innorel pan/tilt head, which is all metal except for the knobs, weighs 14.6 ounces, which is only 1 ounce more, so my tripod and head still weigh the same. With the Innorel on the tripod, I can still fold the tripod up and fit it into the bag, exactly the same way as with the ball head. The mechanics are superb. The motion is extremely smooth. It comes with 2 Swiss arc type plates. The plates are long enough to balance a camera with a lens like mine. Two very small bolts at either end of the bottom of each plate prevent the camera from sliding off if the clamp isn't tightened down right. All knobs work smoothly. The mount clamp readily clamps the arc plate tightly and properly, without having to overtighten the knob. All knobs readily clamp without having to overtighten. The camera doesn't move in any direction on the mount once clamped. It's rock solid. As you can see on the photos, the mount allowes for +/-90° tilting. The head returns slowly and smoothly when released. I can easily pan/tilt with one finger. The mount is surprisingly small. I'm a woman with small hands; you can get an idea of the mount size from the photo. I was surprised to find such a quality mount at this price point ($54). I knew I was taking a chance with it when I ordered it, but with Amazon's excellent return policy, I knew I could return it if it even hinted at unstability. It's everything I need/want in a tripod head. I took the new outfit out last night after dark. I had the camera up and running within 5 minutes. I couldn't ask more for a fluid pan tilt mount for my camera.

Nice solid piece of equipment. No paperwork or instructions in the box though.

It looks very very similar to the Unavailable ZWO EQmount for the Seestar S50. Appears to be a restamped item. I plan using polar alignment for EQ mode Astro photo session, vs buying another mount. This marketing - sales comparison indicates that the 1/4 camera attachment bolt will retain the Seestar with an added 3/8" to 1/4" insert screw. Which is included with the new ZWO TH10 fluid pan head mount. However, no adapter screw was included for Seestar with this mount and plastic mounting shoe attach surface show is really small for securely retaining the telescope when in nearly horizontal orientation. Too risky for me that the core 1/4" dia screw and small attach area is adequate va intended 3/8 " dia screw mount ( which is 1.5 x the 1/4" diameter) I unfortunately am returning this mount which otherwise, looks like a solid build.

I ordered this to hold my Seestar S50 telescope for EQ mode astrophotography. It is sturdier than I expected and can handle the weight of the telescope without issue. Setup was easy as it contains all of the mounting points I needed. I looked at the ZWO/Seestar floating head mount and realized it was this model but with different branding. I saved money by making this purchase and I am very satisfied.

Bought this to use for my Seestar S50 in EQ mode. It works well and seems to be well-made.

works as it should for my Seestar S50

This is a quality mount. Reset level, friction locks, smooth movement, adjustable handle that folds into a compact package. Really like this mount and it greatly improves average tripods.

Great bit of kit extremely well put together. I bought it to use as an EQMount for my S50. Tried it last night no issues capable of minute adjustments. Compared to some wedges or other mounts this is very well priced

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The head is a very precise unit in that it is very smooth and dampened so as prevent sudden movement when using. I like the capture plates that are first fixed to the camera (There are 2) that allows for quick locking onto the head. Much faster that using the traditional thread and rotating wheel. The one thing that it does not have is a horizontal levelling adjustment. This I have to do by adjusting one of the legs on the tripod. Apart from lacking that adjustment it is a nice professional unit.

Ich habe mir den Kopf geholt für ein Seestar-Teleskop, da es baugleich ist zum ZWO-Seestar Kopf. Das Teil ist hochwertig verarbeitet und sehr sanft einstellbar. Negativer Punkt ist der Feststellknopf für die horizontale Fixierung. Dieser ist asymetrisch und berührt in der "festen" Position eine ggf. darunter liegende Grundplatte des Stativs. Damit kann dieser Knopf nicht weiter festgezogen werden. Wäre der Knopf auf beiden Seiten kurz, wäre das möglich. Es liegen 2 identische Platten dabei, die mit der Kamera verschraubt werden. Diese lassen sich nicht in die Schwalbenschwanzaufnahme des Kopfes einschieben, da je 2 Befegstigungsschrauben zu weiten unten herausstehen. Damit kann die Kamera mit der verschraubten Platte nur bei ganz geöffneter Schwalbenschwanzaufnahme von oben aufgesteckt und dann festgezogen werden. Eine ANleitung ist nicht dabei.

Lo compré para un seestar s30, se con el tornillo convertible de 1/4 a un 1/8 puedo montarlo sin problema y con el mini trípode de la misma marca que compré queda muy bien, excelente producto es pequeño ligero pero de buena calidad y resistente, se puede transportar con facilidad me gustó mucho