Features our new Quick Release with built-in spirit level
Weighs just 30 ounces!
Constructed of aluminum, brass, and stainless steel for rugged dependability and light weight.
Height: 4 9/16 inches Ball Diameter: 2.125 inches Pan Base Diameter: 2.9 inches Ball tilt: 45 & 90 degrees Pan Base: 360 degree rotation with positive lock
Load Capacity:50 pounds
Five-year warranty
Features new sleeker design with safety stop grooves and built-in spirit level
Kirk manufactures the BH-1 ball head for precision and rugged stability...guaranteed!
Based on the suggestions and urgings of many photographers, Kirk Enterprises offers its own precision ball head designed for a lifetime of trouble-free performance. Featuring the same efficiency of design and rugged construction that make other Kirk products so popular, the Kirk Ball Head features our Satisfaction Guarantee and Five-year Warranty--the best in the industry. Of course it's American Made right in Angola, Indiana.
Weighing in at only 30 ounces, this ball head features silky smooth ball-and-socket action for complete control--just by releasing and locking a single knob. Two smaller knobs control the 360-degree panning base and the amount of ball friction. The Model BH-1 features a universal quick-release platform with a built-in spirit level that accepts all Arca-style plates and mounts. All external components are crafted from tough 6061-T aircraft aluminum including the solid, captive-design knobs, and the internal metal parts are stainless steel and brass to avoid corrosion. The ballcup is produced from self-lubricating Delrin composite, and the tripod socket accepts 3/8-inch thread. This could be the last ball head you ever need to buy.
This price also includes a special universal Arca-style quick release body/lens plate , so you can upgrade your system to quick-release immediately!
BH-1 Ball Heads are made-to-order.
An order placed today will ship in two days
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The even quicker Quick Release Platforms
Read what our customers say about our BH-1 Ball Head
Retrofit your old-style BH-1 with our new Quick Release Platform
Retrofit your BH-3 here
If you have an older-style Kirk BH-1 ball head and would like to upgrade it to our current standard, for a limited time, Kirk will not charge any labor fees for installing our new Quick Release platform onto your old ball head. Simply send us your BH-1 ball head and a $94.15 payment (which includes U.S. postage) and we'll attach our new platform with safety stop grooves and a spirit level to it and then return the converted unit to you.
Send your old-style BH-1 and payment for $94.15 to:
Kirk Enterprises
333 Hoosier Dr
Angola, IN 46703-9336
Be sure to provide your return address.
For conversions outside of the United States, email us for a shipping quote.
Accessories for Ball Heads
Ball-Head Snap Collars
A snap collar offers low-cost protection when you plan to carry your camera on your tripod with a lens attached. Now available for the Markins Q3, M10, and M20 ballheads, we also offer snap collars to fit the Kirk BH-1 and BH-3, and Arca Swiss B1 and Z. The collar prevents the ball from flopping to the side and damaging your equipment. They also help avoid undue stress on the locking mechanism, helping your ball head perform and last longer.
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All new replacement locking knob for the BH-1, BH-3, QR-3, QR-4, QR-7, and QR-8
Replace the old-style knob on your Kirk heads with this captive knob for better grip.
Better grip than our old style
Aluminum Construction
Hard coat anodized
Captive design
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What customers say about Kirk's BH-1 Ball Head
Pat O'Hara, Pat O'Hara Photography
"In the tradition of practical design and fine craftsmanship, the Kirk ball head has performed flawlessly. My wilderness adventures are demanding on photographic equipment, and I can always count on Kirk equipment to endure."
Galen Rowell, Mountain Light
"After testing many ball heads over the years, the Kirk BH-1 has become my choice for everything from big telephotos for wildlife, to wide-angle close-ups of meadow detail. Solid, compact, and easy to adjust, it is an outdoor photographer's dream."
Rod Planck, Rod Planck Photography
"In over 15 years of teaching nature photography workshops, I've come in contact with every tripod head out there. But without a doubt, Kirk Enterprises has the best medium-sized ball head on the market."
John Shaw, John Shaw Photography
"The Kirk BH-1 has become my standard ball head. I feel it's the best buy on the market."
John & Barbara Gerlach, Gerlach Nature Photography
"While we've owned and used many other ball heads in the past, Kirk's new ball head is our favorite. It has performed flawlessly in the wet meadows of northern Michigan to the dusty plains of East Africa. We especially like this ball head because it doesn't have the little problems that the other heads seem to have and it's plenty strong enough to easily support our 800mm Nikon lens or 4x5 SINAR view camera. We use Kirk's ball head and readily recommend it to other photographers we meet in our workshops and seminars who seek the kind of durable tripod head they can use day-in and day-out without problems."
Will Vollert & Kat Gratop
"I usually don't take the time to write vendors but in this case I had to. Your BH-1 is absolutely the finest tripod head I have ever seen or worked with. The function is flawless and the form...beautiful. You have created a fantastic piece of equipment that is going to help us get even better images in the field. We also appreciate the fact that it is "made in the USA!" Thanks so much for a great product backed by great service!"
Gary Meek
"I just received my Kirk ball head and plates for my F5 and 645 Pro. I have not seen such craftmanship in quite sometime; everything is so well designed and finely tooled. The ball head and plates remind me of something a friend told me about the F5 when it first came out. Do not hold one in your hand if you do not plan to buy one, because you can not help yourself."
Gary Meek, Follow-up
"After using the ball head and plates now for several months, I have become excited about my photography again. The only thing that has surpassed the look and feel of the ball head is its performance. I can not believe how many years I had fought all of those levers on a standard head."
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shall release Kirk Enterprises from any and all liability pertaining to the use of such merchandise.
All prices and product designs subject to change without notice.
All products sold separately. Cameras, lenses and accessories shown
not included.
