Nikon camo tripod - Nikon Full-Size Tripod

I don't feel that Nikon really put much oversight into the production of this Chinese made tripod.
The quality is marginal for the money paid. The plastic crank handle looks like a major weak point.
The all plastic camera mounting platform is set into a thin vertical aluminum tube on a plastic stud and then fastened through the tube with a drift pin. There is play in the head and tube becuse of this pin that I beleive will result in vibration in high wind and possible movement when depressing a shutter on a camera.
I plan to knock out the pin and replace it with a bolt and nut or possibly a hose clamp so that I can squeeze the tubing tight to the stud and eliminate the slop.
Pros: Light weight, nice finish.
Cons: Too much play in camera mounting plate inside vertical tube.

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