| palerider |
| (super member) |
| 07/04/09 12:18 AM |
Re: Ball Head for Widefield Astrophotography?
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I have no experience with the other ball heads, but if you have the money, I would go ahead and get one that has the quick release + seperate pan and tilt locks. I think it would make things a lot easier in positioning the camera, plus I think the two locks would be more able to lock the camera in place. I think the quick release would be great because you could take the camera off do a minor adjustment and put it back on instead of fumbling with things all at once.
I would be a bit weary with the mount that is on the ADM site. The site says the ball head has a capacity of 8 lbs *BUT* they show the 482 ball head which I think only has a capacity of 4.4 lbs, and I think it wouldn't handle a camera + decent sized zoom.
zAmbonii,
I agree completely with you about the RC2 quick release system with the secondary security lock. One of the reasons I decided to go with either the 486RC2 or 488RC2. I ruled out the V Series Bogen Camera Mount on the ADM web site. Even though the description says it will support 8.8 lbs, the Bogen 3262 just doesn't seem that substantial to me. I could be wrong but better safe than sorry.