Tripod and ball head suggestions.

Admiral Huddy · 16 Jan 2014 at 14:28

Looking a the Manfrotto 190XProB & 324RC2 Grip Ball Head combination

http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/bags-t...manfrotto-190xprob-324rc2-grip-ball-head.html

£200 seems a decent price but uis there anything I'm missing.

Looking for decent stability and accurate adjustment.

However, looking at this for an extra £50.. looks rock solid..

http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/bags-t...ds/manfrotto-mk190xpro3-496rc2-ball-head.html

thoughts?

mattyg · 16 Jan 2014 at 15:24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJA8gwle5XI

Apparently it will dramatically up your FPS

PU7E · 16 Jan 2014 at 15:35

There's a few decent deals on the rainforest atm: 055XPROB with 804RC2 £163

I'd shop around as I only payed around £140 for my 190XPROB with RC2 ball head, your links seem a touch on the expensive side.

Admiral Huddy · 16 Jan 2014 at 15:39

How do you find the tripod?

PU7E · 16 Jan 2014 at 15:46

Just had a search for Manfrotto 055XPROB and 190XPROB

Admiral Huddy · 16 Jan 2014 at 15:52

No i meant how do get on with the tripod

PU7E · 16 Jan 2014 at 16:02

I need to read slower, I read it as how "did" you, heh.

I got on with the 190 fine I just needed something beefier as I'll be loading it up with an astrotrac soon enough and that with a small auto tracking scope soon adds up.

The 190 was definitely more portable then my current 055 and I was more then happy with the quality of it.

planty · 16 Jan 2014 at 17:31

I have the 190XPROB Tripod and the 496RC2 Ball Head. I got the tripod in the black friday deals so the combined price was £129.

Must admit I haven't used them an awful lot yet but so far so good - the tripod seems very stable and the ball head is very easy to use.

Amp34 · 16 Jan 2014 at 19:05

Admiral Huddy said:
No i meant how do get on with the tripod

How tall are you and what do you intend to put on the top?

I have both a 055 Pro and a 190CX (carbon version). I bought the 055Pro first because I thought bigger was better. Its tall enough but it a also long folded up and bulky making it a pain to use outside the house/ a specific shoot near a vehicle or your transport. I ended up buying the 190CX as my travel tripod, which I now use much more than the 055. I take it on holiday and when I go hiking. On the other hand it does have it's negatives, it's fairly short, especially with the centre column down (which is why I asked about height). The 055 also has a higher weight limit, although I have no problems with the 190 and a D7000 and 120-300 f/2.8 on top (although I think the carbon version has a slightly higher weight recommendation).

Both are great tripods though, just choose the beat one for your useage and height.

ajf · 18 Jan 2014 at 18:40

I've got a different version of the ball head.
Initially thought it was great but increasingly thinking of getting a three way head instead.
In certain circumstances it is more difficult to adjust and i have also found minor adjustments are often quite difficult as the socket seems to 'stick'.