Best tripod head under £50

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I have been offered a choice of camera accessory for my birthday next month. I am thinking about a new tripod head but would like some advice please. The budget is more or less £50.

At the moment I have a Hahnel ball head, and I get very frustrated with the drop when using my D3100 and 70-300mm lens. Hence I am thinking about a 3-way head, but would be happy with a ball head that doesnt drop when tightened with this weight (if such a thing exists). I will be using the head mostly for landscape, still life and occasional macro so speed of adjustment is not a major concern.

Having done some research, the Manfrotto 804RC2 seems to fit the bill, but the range of choice is rather bewildering and I am wondering whether anybody has experience of this head or can recommend a better choice from personal experience.

Thanks in advance,

Alet
 
It's really annoying when you carefully line up a shot, lock the ball and then there is a little slack that changes the framing.

A Manfrotto 3-way head is less likely to have this issue than the cheaper ball heads in my experience.

To get a ball head that just sits there perfectly I'd go with a Hydrostatic head, but they are double your budget secondhand and more than triple it new.

Phil
 
My daughter has a Manfrotto 496 RC2 which she seems happy with, think they sell for about fifty quid or so
 
Kaavie KS-0 Full Metal Ballhead for £25 from Amazon gets my vote, used since February with no complaints.
 
I honestly can't say what the limit would be with the Kaavie but it's rated at 8kg, I use my gripped 600d with three lenses the heaviest being the 55-250 Canon lens with no creep or movement. Check out the reviews on Amazon, the reviews there mention different lenses I believe.
 
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