Head Rankings

Below is a sortable table of all tested tripod heads.

HeadPrice USDStiffness Nm/radWeight lbs (kgs)Stiffness/weight
Feisol CB-70D$260132532.140 (0.971)6190.
Markins Q20i$43089251.278 (0.58)6980.
RRS BH-55 Screw$44588631.922 (0.872)4610.
FLM CB-58FTR$32087011.935 (0.878)4495.
RRS BH-55 Lever$48980521.962 (0.89)4103.
Sirui K-40X$16779861.679 (0.762)4754.
Markins M10$34065081.119 (0.508)5811.
Sirui K-30X$14464701.133 (0.514)5709.
Arca Swiss Monoball Z1$38062791.399 (0.635)4485.
Innorel N52$9057941.371 (0.622)4225.
Kirk BH-1$38548901.856 (0.842)2634.
Feisol CB-50DC$19047861.238 (0.562)3862.
Innorel N44$8044820.981 (0.445)4568.
Acratech Panoramic$42044320.959 (0.435)4621.
RRS BH-40$40541551.069 (0.485)3885.
Leofoto LH-40$17537781.102 (0.5)3427.
Sirui K-20X$13036640.870 (0.395)4207.
Sirui K-10X$12035870.762 (0.346)4702.
Acratech GP$40034690.998 (0.453)3473.
Induro BHQ3$27033742.455 (1.114)1373.
Manfrotto MHXPRO-BHQ6$16830201.153 (0.523)2619.
Gitzo GH2780$32029630.970 (0.44)3054.
Benro IB2$12029440.817 (0.371)3599.
Acratech Ultimate$32029280.943 (0.428)3102.
Zomei Z669C$6029100.773 (0.351)3759.
Gitzo GH3382QD$45028271.558 (0.707)1813.
Arca Swiss Cube$170027982.310 (1.048)1210.
RRS BH-25$10825870.315 (0.143)8205.
Kirk BH-3$28524441.212 (0.55)2015.
RRS BH-30$22523940.535 (0.243)4468.
Arca Swiss d4$116923632.160 (0.98)1093.
3 Legged Thing Airhead Switch$15021910.621 (0.282)3524.
Leofoto LH-25$6721110.370 (0.168)5699.
Colorado Tripod Co Highline Aluminum$13021001.102 (0.5)1905.
CTC Highline Mini$2020080.491 (0.223)4085.
Sirui C-10X$8019680.423 (0.192)4648.
Gitzo G-2271M$32019091.704 (0.773)1120.
Arca Swiss P0$28018210.698 (0.317)2606.
MeFoto Q1$5016150.628 (0.285)2570.
Rogeti RG-1$75015481.503 (0.682)1029.
CTC Highline Small$10014930.736 (0.334)2027.
Manfrotto 410 Junior$24814912.541 (1.153)586.5
Manfrotto MHXPRO-BHQ2$12614511.216 (0.552)1192.
Photoclam Multiflex$145013272.244 (1.018)591.2
Sirui FD-01$23012651.602 (0.727)789.1
Gitzo GH1382TQD$32011170.762 (0.346)1464.
Benro GD3WH$20010431.534 (0.696)680.0
Leofoto G4$3808011.499 (0.68)534.6
Manfrotto MH804-3WUS$886291.576 (0.715)398.8
Manfrotto MH494-BH 200PL$805560.712 (0.323)781.1
Manfrotto 482 Micro$272770.260 (0.118)1063.

The stiffness metric is the harmonic mean of the stiffness measured about the vertical and radial axes.