INNOREL F20 Fluid Head Tripod - Compact & Portable Pan Tilt Head with 360° Rotation & Multi-Angle Adjustment for DSLR, Mirrorless, Video Cameras & Smartphones (Max Load 11lb/5kg) - Perfect for Vlogging, Live Streaming & Travel Photography - Black

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.