Ball heads
Apr 14, 2014 11:40:51 #
Effate
Loc: El Dorado Hills, Ca.
DavidPine wrote:
I saw a ballhead from Really Right Stuff this week-end and I was super impressed. Good luck.
I have RRS BH 40 Pano and BH 50 LR on Really Right Stuff legs. All are precision made in America and always perform flawlessly. I highly recommend their products. Additionally, they produce the best array of accessories for their ball heads i.e. L brackets, lens feet pano and gimbal gear, etc.
Apr 14, 2014 11:54:32 #
sehrich
Loc: Burleson, TX
Have been shooting with a really Right Stuff for 3 yrs, great head, very solid, no problems.
Apr 14, 2014 13:33:11 #
I also swear by my Acratech. I have had mine for years and it is the best out of several over the years.
Rongnongno wrote:
So two of you 'swear' by Acratech Ballhead. Thank for the tip, will research that brand further.
Apr 14, 2014 14:16:12 #
I do swear by my Acratech, however I will concur that the RRS ball heads are exceptional. When I bought my RRS tripod, I did so at their factory in San Luis Obispo, and had the opportunity to look at their ball heads then. I was duly impressed, but already owning the Acratech, and being totally satisfied with it, I did not feel any need to make what would be an expensive switch over.
I think anyone making the move to upgrade will not be disappointed moving to either the Acratech or Really Right Stuff ball head.
I think anyone making the move to upgrade will not be disappointed moving to either the Acratech or Really Right Stuff ball head.
Apr 14, 2014 19:43:24 #
Ok, so basically (I was aware or RRS) what you need to do now is to purchase into a system more than anything else if you do not want to stick to the basics.
Apr 14, 2014 20:03:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have a regular ballhead and a trigger type, both from Vanguard, and they are both secure.
I am with Jerry. I have a Vanguard BH-250 Ball head and am very happy with it. But you might look into any of the Kirkland ball heads. I have a Kirkland L-plate for my Canon 70D & it is very well made.
Apr 14, 2014 20:20:43 #
Having an L plate on your camera body can give you a big advantage when using any ball head. The ability to simply and quickly change the camera from landscape to portrait orientation without having to adjust the ball head is a great advantage. You never have to hang the camera and lens off to the side in order to get into portrait position, which of course, means less work for the ball to do. Regardless of which ball head one goes with, I strongly suggest that an L bracket is a great addition. I will never ever again own a camera body that I don't fit with one.
Apr 14, 2014 20:30:42 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
I was considering this. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.... I strongly suggest that an L bracket is a great addition...
Apr 14, 2014 21:22:57 #
gemlenz wrote:
link?
Here is the link for the RRS BH-55 LR
http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/s.nl/it.A/id.4118/.f
Apr 14, 2014 22:02:54 #
masonmike wrote:
I am with Jerry. I have a Vanguard BH-250 Ball head and am very happy with it. But you might look into any of the Kirkland ball heads. I have a Kirkland L-plate for my Canon 70D & it is very well made.
I think "Kirkland" is the Costco house brand.
Apr 14, 2014 22:25:23 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
Having an L plate on your camera body can give you... (show quote)
The fact that no plate is needed on the body makes the L bracket setup worthwhile. But the best feature of using the L bracket is that the sensor stays on top of center of gravity. The body no longer hangs out over the head of the tripod, it stays on top of it. If I get a new head the plate goes on a lens collar and stays. Changing plates can be a pain in the neck.
Apr 14, 2014 22:54:25 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Rongnongno wrote:
Ok, so basically (I was aware or RRS) what you need to do now is to purchase into a system more than anything else if you do not want to stick to the basics.
Yes, exactly. If you get an Arca-Swiss compatible head (and it's pretty clear you will), you then start putting "plates" on everything that gets mounted. With some lenses, the most secure option is to replace the tripod foot with an Arca-Swiss compatible foot, perhaps from RRS, Wimberley, or Kirk. The L-plate is very good for the camera, and if you're using a monopod, you don't need a head on it for most shooting, just a clamp, because the L-plate lets you go vertical. And you keep an extra plate handy just in case. At my cousin's wedding reception his brother wanted to video part of the activities with his p&s, so we mounted it on my tripod while I went hand-held.
Apr 14, 2014 23:58:33 #
CaptainC wrote:
I think "Kirkland" is the Costco house brand.
Thanks for the catch there Captain. I meant Kirk. Went to Costco earlier. Must have hade Kirkland on the brain.
Apr 15, 2014 01:48:05 #
masonmike wrote:
Thanks for the catch there Captain. I meant Kirk. Went to Costco earlier. Must have hade Kirkland on the brain.
Yes - I had to laugh. Costco has some great stuff, but ballheads are not on that list. :-)
Apr 15, 2014 01:53:03 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
CaptainC wrote:
Yes - I had to laugh. Costco has some great stuff, but ballheads are not on that list. :-)
Especially not in the Acratech or RSS class! :-D
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