The MBH-11 Dual-Action Mini Ball Head from Oben is a compact ball head suitable for most tabletop tripods, mini tripods, and monopods. This rugged, all-metal ball head incorporates many features found on larger heads, making it a versatile tool for composing images with everything from webcams, smartphones, mirrorless cameras, up to full-size DSLR cameras. Independent locking knobs offer 360° panning and 90° tilt, making camera positioning effortless, while providing a secure platform for cameras and lenses weighing up to 11 pounds. The panoramic base provides precise horizontal camera positioning for wide-angle shots and locks independently from the ball movement. The MBH-11 is outfitted with an Arca-compatible quick release plate for rapid camera mounting and swapping. It is compatible with many Arca-style quick release plates, camera brackets, and other accessories.
- Load Capacity: 11 lb
- Height: 2.9"
- Weight: 5.35 oz
- Arca-Style Quick Release System
Oben MBH-11 Overview
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Oben MBH-11 Reviews
Nice size Ball Head for light applications
I use this Ball Head to hold a small satellite antenna or light weight camera on my photo tripod. This Ball Head works very well for these applications.
Some nice features, but slow release?
Nice features: 1) D-ring to tighten plate to camera 2) Bubble to level camera (in vertical position only) 3) Head can be rotated around the tripod's axis (scale tells how much too) My prior heads would snap shut when plate was inserted, maybe requiring a small nudged to completely lock in place. This head requires one to turn the knob with the bubble to lock the plate in, and unscrew it to remove. While easier than screwing the camera directly to a head, this is much slower than my older heads/plates. Might be something that Arca-Style has in common? It is also on the left side, if I mount the camera facing away and so if it is turned vertical the bulb and the camera's view finder are at the top. (You can only turn the camera to one side and you would want the bubble at the top anyway so not to interfere with the rotation. One solution if like me turning this with the right hand is easier (I am right handed plus I have a very small thumb on my left hand) is to mount it facing you and rather than walk around or turn the tripod, just use the (3) head rotation feature, turning another screw. Not sure why the plate shifts so that the camera is slightly forward or back, but this allowed me to fully close or snap the LX100 case by turning AND shifting the plate off center(see photo). Of course one would most likely want to turn the plate back when using it, and the case would still work with my other. plates with the bottom not snapped, might lose case, but camera's straps are connected to camera so at least that would not drop. The scale for the pano rotation is all around the head (small print) but the indicator is on the opposite side from where the camera would be, say if you had the camera in the vertical position on the prior shot. All kinda picky, not sure how much I would use the scale, when talking a series of pano shots anyway. To top it off the D-ring doesn't tighten the camera for me as much as a tool I have. Wish I could find an old Velbon one I had years ago, more solid than a quarter but fit on a key chain easily. Might go back to my older head.