Re: Best Ballhead Markins or RRS or Arca Swiss or Kirk for 5d...
Hmmm... I\'m a right hander and I\'m fine with the ergonomics. I guess you don\'t like the large ball on the left? For me that works better, since my shutter release hand is my right hand. The ball on mine is very smooth. I agree it is very heavy. As I mentioned above, I don\'t find the drag adjustment all that useful — sometimes I change it by accident since it is similar in size and position to the base locking adjuster. I understand that some people like to adjust it while shooting, but not me.
Would I buy another? Yup.
One thing I don\'t like as much about it by comparison to the Acratech is that the RRS uses the tradition design with two \"well\" for shooting straight down. With the Acratech I can simply loose the ball and the base and spin everything until it lines up for vertical (straight down) shooting and the lock everything up again.
Which all goes to show that, as I mentioned, personal preference and shooting style will dictate the final choice among these fine options. (Oh, and price — RRS\'s price is hard for some to swallow.)
BTW, I notice an Induro head on the check list. One of my tripods is a very large Induro. (C313?) There are many things that I like about it, but I don\'t feel that mine has held up as well over time as I would like. Leg screw adjustments drift and some can no longer be adjusted tightly enough, and I\'m not overly impressed with the leg lock system. In fairness, mine is an older model, but if the heads are of similar quality they may not be in the same league as some of the other brands here. Admittedly, this is slightly speculative.
YMMV,
Dan
Apr 20, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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