Need a new head...

AiredrifterAiredrifter Registered Users Posts: 253 Major grins
edited November 5, 2010 in Accessories
... wait for jokes to pass...

I'm heading into the Grand Canyon for a 25 day private trip! FINALLY!

Anyway, I have the Manfrotto 3265 and it's just not enough. I'll be putting it on a Bogen 3021. Weight is an issue but not a deal breaker. I expect to just lash it to my boat for quick deploy so I expect to get it wet repeatedly and to treat it like it is indestructible. (NEVER buy any used gear from me.) :)

Accordingly, durability is the main consideration. Compactness is a real bonus. And it needs to be south of $250. I have a number of Manfrotto plates so it would be a bonus to stay with them.

What say you?
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Comments

  • gowiththeflowgowiththeflow Registered Users Posts: 49 Big grins
    edited November 3, 2010
    Manfrotto 488 or 498? They're cheap and pretty compact, and so far seem pretty durable.

    I've got a 488 head on 3021 legs. I just wish it had the preload adjuster the 498 added!
  • borrowlenses.comborrowlenses.com Registered Users Posts: 441 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2010
    We're fans of the Kirk BH-3 and we rent it with the arca plate.
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2010
    borrowlenses.com wrote: »
    We're fans of the Kirk BH-3 and we rent it with the arca plate.

    If you rent...don't forget INSURANCE.......
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2010
    Why would you insure something that belongs to someone else if you wouldn't insure your own gear?
    John :
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    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • cmasoncmason Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2010
    you could always rent one for the trip: http://www.borrowlenses.com/category/tripod_heads
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  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2010
    Icebear wrote: »
    Why would you insure something that belongs to someone else if you wouldn't insure your own gear?

    Because if you're renting something and damage it.. you buy it. If you have insurance, it doesn't matter! (at least thats the general concept behind insurance)
    Jer
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2010
    Jeremy Winterberg wrote: »
    Because if you're renting something and damage it.. you buy it. If you have insurance, it doesn't matter! (at least thats the general concept behind insurance)

    Well, I try not to buy stuff I don't need. So if I own it and break it, I have to buy another too. What's the difference? Let me amplify your "general concept of insurance." Only insure what you can't afford to lose. If you buy more insurance than that, you're wasting money.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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