I certainly like my Kirk BH-3. Don't know how I got my without a
ballhead before. Markins is the hot new item on the Nikon list at DP
Review, although I think sometimes that whatever is new or expensive is
the hot new thing.
There is a review at luminouslandscape.com for the new Really Right
Stuff ballhead. Looks good.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Nov 22, 2004, at 11:44 AM, Rob Harrison wrote:
> I need a new one. I have a nice little Giotto MH-1001 medium ball head
> for
> my Reporter series Gitzo, but it’s just not secure enough for precisely
> framing architecture. I’ve got a huge Gitzo ‘rationale’ low-profile
> head,
> meant for large format, but it doesn’t fit a SLR particularly well.
> (Attachment isn’t close enough to the edge to allow lens to shift.)
>
> I’ve been looking at...
>
> a standard Gitzo 3-way:
> <http://www.gitzo.com/products/metric/heads/three/rightscreen.php3>
>
> Or, probably more universally useful, compact ball heads:
>
> Markins M10 <http://www.markinsamerica.com/MA3/M10-L.php>
>
> Kirk BH-3: <http://www.kirkphoto.com/ballheadbh3.html>
>
> The Arca-Swiss B1 is a bit large and heavy and (even more) expensive,
> but
> I’ve read nothing but glowing reports. It may make sense to go the
> whole
> hog, since this head will live on an old, large, sturdy and heavy Gitzo
> Studio series set o’ legs.
>
> Feedback from users of the above, or other suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rob in Seattle
>
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