For those of you out there who has had tried both the RRS BH-55 and Markins Q-3 tripod ballheads,which among the two did you like more?And why?Which among the two also is better built and easier to use?
THANKS.

For this sort of ballhead the Novoflex Classic 3 and Classic 5 are probably the best of the bunch. I think I have used most ballheads availabl and I find the Novoflex heads to b the nhands down winner for ballheads. They are tighter, they work more smoothly and th three notches are a dream. Most of th others are just copycats of each other and the original Arca.

I tried out the Q3-Emille and found that it was built very well and if you are interested in an extremely light-weight ballhead, with a reasonable amount of load capacity, this is it.

I finally went for the new Arca Swiss Z1 SP, which was only around $30 more than the Q3, at $307 and had a load capacity of 130lbs, while being fairly lightweight at 1.4lbs.

They are totally different heads. The Q3 is a small head maybe okay for a 70-200 F2.8 lens + camera. The BH55 is a whopper.

The Markins M10 is very very well made.

Anyway,Between Markins and RRS,which tripod ballhead do you prefer?And why?Granting with they are both carrying the same weight load.
Thanks.

Not sure if it will you but read Boku's post (here).

I've never seen or used a BH55. But I discounted it on the grounds of weight and price. Still, your needs are not mine. The BH55 is a bigger head and perhaps can carry a greater load?

Yes, I've gone back to using the RRS BH-55 100% of the time. Never an issue. I still haven't sold the Markins, I generally do my eBay "thing" in the late summer when I have more free time.