Just been trying out a bunch of the features and effects my new camera offers and had a very near miss.

I have mostly used a tripod that does not have a removable head, but not long ago... upgraded to try and improve the panning of my videos.
Now that I have a camera with a heavy lens... I tend to tighten the horizontal pan section so to slow the panning down a bit and i find the restriction provided by a tight mechanism produces a smoother pan.

BUT... Hows this... the 'removable' in removable head is located just under the horizontal pan mechanism.

So... it seems that for a while now... my tight pan mechanism was not getting looser on it's own... the entire head unit was unscrewing and...

... It's ok everyone... just a near miss.

No injuries or damage... just a large gap between the head and legs of the tripod and a very wobbly camera until I worked out why.

I'm ok.
The camera is ok and...
...I now know how to remove the head unit of my tripod.