Tripod Head: It's time for everyone to list the ONE tripod head that you use the most if you use one at all. Also if you use one quick remove plate or a whatever it came with. I had...

GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan

It's time for everyone to list the ONE tripod head that you use the most if you use one at all. Also if you use one quick remove plate or a whatever it came with.

I had three pods with a different head on each. The one most use, when ever I do use one, it a simple ball head. Probably because it is simple to use.

What's yours?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Manfrotto MH804-3W 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head w/QR plates.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

GENorkus wrote:

It's time for everyone to list the ONE tripod head that you use the most if you use one at all. Also if you use one quick remove plate or a whatever it came with.

I had three pods with a different head on each. The one most use, when ever I do use one, it a simple ball head. Probably because it is simple to use.

What's yours?

I only use two heads, a ball head and a gimbal head. Both use the same Arca-Swiss type plates, and I use both on only one tripod due to the systematic interchangeable top mounts for my tripod. I can switch from Gimbal head to ball head in about 6 seconds or less without having to adjust anything on my tripod legs.

PeterBergh

I use an Arca-Swiss cube. Very very very very expensive but easy to use and gives extremely fine control of my composition

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

RRS BH-55

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

MT Shooter wrote:

I only use two heads, a ball head and a gimbal head. Both use the same Arca-Swiss type plates, and I use both on only one tripod due to the systematic interchangeable top mounts for my tripod. I can switch from Gimbal head to ball head in about 6 seconds or less without having to adjust anything on my tripod legs.

Same approach. Maybe 8 seconds to change since I am older.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

GENorkus wrote:

It's time for everyone to list the ONE tripod head that you use the most if you use one at all. Also if you use one quick remove plate or a whatever it came with.

I had three pods with a different head on each. The one most use, when ever I do use one, it a simple ball head. Probably because it is simple to use.

What's yours?

I always preferred ball heads, except for shooting movies, and I truly enjoy using my PMG head, it is the most convenient/comfortable ballhead I've used this far!

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Arca-Swiss Z1 ball head.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

GENorkus wrote:

It's time for everyone to list the ONE tripod head that you use the most if you use one at all. Also if you use one quick remove plate or a whatever it came with.

I had three pods with a different head on each. The one most use, when ever I do use one, it a simple ball head. Probably because it is simple to use.

What's yours?

Gimbal

Dr Ira Skurnick

For bird photography “in the wild” the Wimberley WH-200 gimbal head is my choice - it allows me to control a 500mm f/4 lens with a fingertip!

Dik

Manfrotto 3275 guard head with Hejnar AS conversion (the long one that centers the camera over the rotation axis), for location shoots.
In my studio, i use a Manfrotto 3263 geared head on my camera stand, and for BIF and motorsports, I have a cheap Promaster gimbal head.
I've also got a Nodal Ninja Giga for spherical VRs.
Horses for courses.

Largobob

I use a carbon-fiber Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 with Manfrotto 488RC2 ball head with QR plate. Works well for lighter gear.

GED Loc: North central Pa

Arca Swiss ball head and Wimberley gimbal

Dik

Do any of you who mostly use ball heads have, or have ever used a geared head?

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

I use a couple of different tripods all with ball heads and a monopod. My favorite is a carbon fiber Benro Travel Angel. All my equipment is fitted with ArcaSwiss quick release L brackets or plates.

Bill