Re: Best Ballhead Markins or RRS or Arca Swiss or Kirk for 5diii and TS Lens
Scott Stoness wrote:
I have an acratek and like it for hiking (light, strong) but based on my experience, it is more of a medium weight ballhead.
I use the Acratech (not \"k\") Ultimate Ballhead for backpacking and some hiking when I want to minimize gear weight. this unit weighs only one pound, is very flexible as to camera position, locks up nicely, adjusts easily. It does a fine job with 70-200mm lenses, and can work with heavier lenses that have a ring mount - such as the 70-200mm f/2.8 and my 100-400.
These are really first rate heads and I recommend them without hesitation.
I also have the RRS BH-55 for use when weight isn\'t an issue. I have it fitted to a larger tripod that the one I usual use with the Acratech. It is a big, beefy unit. It adjust easily - both the rotational release and the ball head release. The ball head release, in particular, is very large and easy to operate. It has a third drag control adjustment. I leave mine on a setting with a very slight drag, though I\'m not sure that this setting is necessarily all that useful.
Having said all of this, I think that it is impossible to determine the \"best\" ball head. Fortunately, there are a whole bunch of very good ones and you would be quite happy with any of them. In the end, you might think you have found \"the best\" one, but someone else will think that some different unit is best - so don\'t worry about it too much. (Out in the field you\'ll find a lot of competent photographers using a wide range of heads.)
Dan
Nov 16, 2013 at 12:50 AM
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