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Re: Best Ballhead Markins or RRS or Arca Swiss or Kirk for 5diii and TS Lens


molson wrote:
alundeb wrote:
molson wrote:
alundeb wrote:... it is not desirable to have creep at all.



Precisely why I sold my RRS BH-55 and upgraded to the Arca Swiss Z-1.


According to this test, the BH-55 and Z1 had about the same creep, and the BHL-3 less than both:

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8192473209/battle-of-the-titans-top-ball-heads-tested


I\'m going by over a year of hands-on field use with the BH-55, and now several years of using the Z-1 since then. I know that my trivial amount of personal use pales in comparison to DPReview\'s exhaustive 30-second test, so you should probably buy what they tell you to.


I understand that the aspheric ball helps with the handling, and that the results will also be improved in certain situations. But it is not plausible that the Z1 gives zero creep while the rest creeps. If I bought a Z1, I would likely not see any big difference in my first 30 seconds test either.



Apr 21, 2015 at 12:17 AM





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