The 47GX Centerball Tripod Head with QLB-50 QR Clamp from FLM is a light yet strong ball head with a simplified but effective friction lever, a low-profile design, an anodized satin-surface ball, and a load capacity of 55.1 lb. It has a short-travel pan control and the popular FLM-designed 15°-stop function.
Additionally included is an Arca-type QLB-50 quick release clamp with an adjustable jaw width and quick release lever.
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Looks very nicely made, like all FLM products, but there's a lot of creep (the same as the small Leofoto ballhead that came with my tripod). Maybe I needed something more hefty for a Nikon D850 and a Sigma 100-400mm lens.
The size and weight of this is great, but I could not get over the configuration. The location of the controls for this is extremely awkward. The pressure control of the ball head creates and the control for the 15-degree rotation know makes a pinch point, the result is that the who thing is just difficult to use in my opinion.