[LRflex] Re: Ball Head help
- From: Juan Gea-Banacloche <banacloj@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:19:58 -0500
Hi, David
I read somewhere that the only ball head to buy was the Arca Swiss,
but that one had to buy 3 others before reaching that conclusion... I
guess now the new favorite is the RRS "Ultimate Ball head"
I am on my 2nd one before, a Benro KS-1, an inexpensive Chinese
version of the Kirk. It is supposed to hold 12kg, and it seems to do
fine with my heaviest combo (Contax AX + old Tamron SP 200-500mm).
The quick-release plates are only so-so, but the ball head seems very
well made, and has worked as promised. Given the extreme conditions
(cold!) where you operate, I guess the RRS seems a safer option.
Detailed review in The Luminous Landscape.
Juan
On Feb 1, 2007, at 11:45 AM, David Young wrote:
> All:
>
> I'm trying to decide on a new tripod head. Requirements are:
>
> 1) physically small & lightweight, for travel.
> 2) secure enough to hold R8+DMR +400 Telyt w/2x steady.
> 3) must be able to point at the noon sun (for solar eclipse
> photography)
> 4) relatively low cost.
>
> At Photokina I saw the Novoflex Magic Ball 50 (Holds 7 kilos, so
> should be OK for weight) that was not too large, and looked really
> slick! http://www.adorama.com/NVMBH50.html?sid=1170347693130532
>
> Has anyone here used one of these.
>
> Other ideas?
>
> Thanks.
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> David Young,
> Logan Lake, CANADA
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