I wanted a lightweight compact pan head for travel, but this is neither compact nor light. Also, the pan and tilt are way too stiff for a head of this size. I thought it would loosen up after some use, but it did not. Returning it.

The 128RC is a high quality piece of equipment that makes it very easy to shift from camera to telescope to binoculars. Just insert hear a snap, and feel solid support. Highly recommended.

It works very well, great price point!

I like the 128RC that I bought 4 or 5 years ago and wanted to have a duplicate. I was expecting the new unit to perform the same. However, the fluid pan movement (left-right rotation) on this new unit is stiff even when the tension adjustment is fully opened.

I've tried 2 other heads for my spotting scope. This one works the best. Easy to use and has a nice fluid motion.

I was looking for a pan & tilt head to use with my spotting scope on a Gitzo Traveler tripod, as I already had an Acratech GV2 ball head for my cameras.The Manfrotto does the job and at a very competitive price.

I purchased this for use on my new manfrotto element tripod. it installs easily and works like a charm. The QR is tight and solid, as it should be. I've used this several times with my spotting scope and have found that the fluid head is a MUST when panning and tracking objects.

I purchase this Manfrotto 128 RC tripod head for my Swarovski spotting scope. The spotting scope is large with a 80 mm objective lense. The head I had been using was a great, high quality head. It was just a little too jerky when panning, and locking onto specific objects.

It was easy for me to find the new tripod head that I needed. My old one had cracked while in a bag on an airplane. They had the old model number and the new replacement number so I could easily find the correct one.

This head is perfect for videotaping my son's high school basketball games. Very smooth with the perfect amount of resistance as I pan back and forth from one end of the court to another. Exactly what I wanted and couldn't be happier ! !