I'd have a conversation with the US distributor or your supplier as to warranty replacement or some such. Never had one break on me. Eric --- On Mon, 7/7/08, John Bower <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: John Bower <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [pure-silver] Broken tripod head > To: "Silver Silver" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 3:40 PM > Has anyone had a Manfrotto tripod head break? > > The 1/4" steel shaft between the ball and the > quick-connect of my > Manfrotto 486RC2 ball head just snapped. My camera was > attached at > the time, but, luckily, when the shaft broke, my camera > landed on > some soft earth and it seems ok. > > Now, I'm afraid to buy a new Manfrotto head. So, before > I consider > doing so, I'm wondering if this type of break has > happened to anyone > else, or is it just a fluke? (All the manufacturer (Bogen > Imaging) > tells me is that the head is no longer under warranty, and > that I can > mail it to them for a repair estimate.) > > -- > John Bower > www.studioindiana.com ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.