Re: Best Ballhead Markins or RRS or Arca Swiss or Kirk for 5diii and TS Lens
Flowernut wrote:
Acratech I could never get used to its operation.
It is an acquired taste, especially at first and if you are used to other head designs.
I was concerned about this when I got my RRS head, since I knew that I\'d be switching between the two very different designs - the unusual design of the Acratech and the more traditional design of the RRS. I\'ve now been doing \"the switch\" for some time, and it has turned out to not be a problem.
A look at the Acratech models, especially the \"Ultimate Ball Head\" (UBH) that I use, will make visually apparent the design differences between them and the rest of the heads. One thing I\'ve come to like a great deal about the UBH is how quick and easy it is to get the lens/camera in position for shooting straight down or close to it. Traditional heads have you line up the base of the ball with a slot in the body of the unit, and then you rotate the entire unit to get things pointed the right way, since you have no direct side-to-side rotational range with the ball itself. With the Acratech, as long as you have the \"low\" side of the unit in roughly the right place, you\'ll be able to quickly position the camera and make adjustments more easily. This is true to some extent as well when you point the camera up.
As with all things (he repeats, ad nauseum...) there are compromises with any choice. The Acratech is plenty solid, but there are more solid units. The Acratech is different from the standard design, which may appeal to or concern you. Some don\'t see the appeal, while others like them just fine.
(Some will say that a bigger and beefier head - and tripod - is always a better thing. It is true that beefier can be more solid, as long as the beef is accompanied by excellent design. But weight isn\'t always a good thing, especially if you have to carry the gear!)
Re: Best Ballhead Markins or RRS or Arca Swiss or Kirk for 5diii and TS Lens
Flowernut wrote:
Acratech I could never get used to its operation.
It is an acquired taste, especially at first and if you are used to other head designs.
I was concerned about this when I got my RRS head, since I knew that I\'d be switching between the two very different designs - the unusual design of the Acratech and the more traditional design of the RRS. I\'ve now been doing \"the switch\" for some time, and it has turned out to not be a problem.
A look at the Acratech models, especially the \"Ultimate Ball Head\" (UBH) that I use, will make visually apparent the design differences between them and the rest of the heads. One thing I\'ve come to like a great deal about the UBH is how quick and easy it is to get the lens/camera in position for shooting straight down or close to it. Traditional heads have you line up the base of the ball with a slot in the body of the unit, and then you rotate the entire unit to get things pointed the right way, since you have not direct side-to-side rotational range with the ball itself. With the Acratech, as long as you have the \"low\" side of the unit in roughly the right place, you\'ll be able to quickly position the camera and make adjustments more easily. This is true to some extent as well when you point the camera up.
As with all things (he repeats, ad nauseum...) there are compromises with any choice. The Acratech is plenty solid, but there are more solid units. The Acratech is different from the standard design, which may appeal to or concern you. Some don\'t see the appeal, while others like them just fine.
(Some will say that a bigger and beefier head - and tripod - is always a better thing. It is true that beefier can be more solid, as long as the beef is accompanied by excellent design. But weight isn\'t always a good thing, especially if you have to carry the gear!)
Take care,
Dan
Nov 18, 2013 at 03:00 PM
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