The SLIK SH-705E is a 3-way panorama head made of solid metal. Use it with tripods from SLIK and other brands. This head has long handles with textured grips for easy and accurate positioning of the camera. The SLIK SH-705E also has separate locking controls for each movement of the head, pan, tilt and the movement from horizontal to vertical camera orientation. It also has a quick release plate for fast mounting of a camera.