03-31-2008, 10:12 PM
The quality will show in how smoothly the joints rotate. My older Stroboframe at work has seen a lot of use, and the joints are pretty smooth. Now I have no idea how smooth it was when it was new, or what space-age lubricants someone may have absconded with while assembling some secret project and used to lube up the photographers' gear.
(I did that once, about 7 years ago. $300 a tube....... Bad Idea.....)
(I did that once, about 7 years ago. $300 a tube....... Bad Idea.....)