Somersetscott
Senior Member
Hi Guys,
Meaning of thread - What Tripod head(s) do you have, how do you rate them and why do you have them?
I bought a second hand manfrotto tripod that came with a Manfrotto 700RC2 (Pan and tilt 'video' head) - Brilliant so smooth and silent. But then I went to take a waterfall shot and realised ER, how do I get a portrait shot! (Camera turned sideways) So, I decided I'll buy another head that can offer any* position.
So bought a secondhand Manfrotto 460MG - Awesome head, will do any* position & solid as a rock!
I made a listing on Ebay for the 700RC2 scheduled to start on the Sunday and went out to take some photos of a local meadow.
Out come some deer (Three does and a stag) and I get excited and I soon realise the 460MG is insanely fiddly! and wished I had the 700RC2 to pan among the deer smoothly with the minimum of disturbance.
So, when I got home I removed the listing from Ebay sharpish and will never be so flippant with photography equipment again. Well, unless I really do not use it. - Yes, I will use this story when I get told off for hoarding
So I own & use:
Manfrotto 460MG for still landscapes, portaits, still subjects etc.
Manfrotto 700RC2 for Wildlife, sports/ moving subjects etc.
Meaning of thread - What Tripod head(s) do you have, how do you rate them and why do you have them?
I bought a second hand manfrotto tripod that came with a Manfrotto 700RC2 (Pan and tilt 'video' head) - Brilliant so smooth and silent. But then I went to take a waterfall shot and realised ER, how do I get a portrait shot! (Camera turned sideways) So, I decided I'll buy another head that can offer any* position.
So bought a secondhand Manfrotto 460MG - Awesome head, will do any* position & solid as a rock!
I made a listing on Ebay for the 700RC2 scheduled to start on the Sunday and went out to take some photos of a local meadow.
Out come some deer (Three does and a stag) and I get excited and I soon realise the 460MG is insanely fiddly! and wished I had the 700RC2 to pan among the deer smoothly with the minimum of disturbance.
So, when I got home I removed the listing from Ebay sharpish and will never be so flippant with photography equipment again. Well, unless I really do not use it. - Yes, I will use this story when I get told off for hoarding
So I own & use:
Manfrotto 460MG for still landscapes, portaits, still subjects etc.
Manfrotto 700RC2 for Wildlife, sports/ moving subjects etc.