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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 484695" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>You do want Arca-Swiss, if no other reason than that the Kirk L bracket plate works.</p><p></p><p>I went many years with a standard pan head (specifically, the original Marchioni Tilt-all was my favorite, for many years, a really rugged and smooth tripod). When I finally realized ball heads had been invented, I could not imagine why I might want one. Like I already had a fine solution, why was spending more money necessary?</p><p></p><p>But I hit a snag with the Nikon 24-70mm lens, it was just too heavy, and when hanging off the side of the head in portrait orientation, its weight just slipped and rotated around the tripod screw, and sagged pointing down. Would not say up and level. </p><p></p><p>So I added a Markins ball head and a Kirk L bracket, and it was a miraculous change. Cannot imagine being without it now. Just the L bracket would have solved my specific problem (except that it required Arca-Swiss), but the Markins also showed its stuff everywhere.</p><p></p><p>So the L bracket always keeps the camera and weight directly above the head, sitting on a flat plate that cannot slip down. But the Markins is very nice too. I may not even be using it right, since I never even have to think about it, it is just always there working.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 484695, member: 12496"] You do want Arca-Swiss, if no other reason than that the Kirk L bracket plate works. I went many years with a standard pan head (specifically, the original Marchioni Tilt-all was my favorite, for many years, a really rugged and smooth tripod). When I finally realized ball heads had been invented, I could not imagine why I might want one. Like I already had a fine solution, why was spending more money necessary? But I hit a snag with the Nikon 24-70mm lens, it was just too heavy, and when hanging off the side of the head in portrait orientation, its weight just slipped and rotated around the tripod screw, and sagged pointing down. Would not say up and level. So I added a Markins ball head and a Kirk L bracket, and it was a miraculous change. Cannot imagine being without it now. Just the L bracket would have solved my specific problem (except that it required Arca-Swiss), but the Markins also showed its stuff everywhere. So the L bracket always keeps the camera and weight directly above the head, sitting on a flat plate that cannot slip down. But the Markins is very nice too. I may not even be using it right, since I never even have to think about it, it is just always there working. [/QUOTE]
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