It's all about composition. With the 410 I can fine
tune all I want and still have the ability to quickly
go back to the setting I was at. This has allowed me
to fine tune whole flowers into my macro shots levelly
whereas any ballhead I've tried (Never tried Arca
Swiss too rich for my blood) as well as pan tilt heads
have always been courser control since it's hand and
eye rather than gearing along a single plane. Imagine
the difference between a micromeer and a ruler. The
ruler will get you a rougher estimate much faster but
the micrometer gives precise results.
Believe me there is a world of difference between fine
tuning by hand and using a geared head.
Mark Lloyd
--- Johnny Johnson <jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jochen,
>
> Tipping isn't a problem with the higher end ball
> heads. I use an
> Arca-Swiss B1 and it has a pre-load adjustment that
> can be easily set for
> the camera/lens combination that's being used at the
> time. Once the
> pre-load is set you can turn the locking knob
> counter-clockwise to the stop
> and the camera can be easily positioned but will
> hold that position when
> released. Turn the locking knob ~1/4 turn clockwise
> and the ball head is
> locked down solid. The interesting thing is that
> the force required to
> lock the head doesn't increase as you turn the knob
> that 1/4 turn. It's
> very smooth from pre-load to locked. I'm sure that
> the 405/410 series of
> heads are great for the proper application but I
> can't imagine how they
> could be as convenient as the Arca-Swiss for
> landscapes and macro
> applications such as shooting flowers.
>
> Later,
> Johnny
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