Thanks, but no thanks. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/1/2011 10:22 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> What Moose says.
>
> I too have a 3025, but I don't use it as frequently as does Moose (!). If
> you slacken all the "short knobs" - locking nuts - the thing collapses into
> a heap. If it is what you really want, you can have it. Advantage - no
> in-built QR system, so you can do as you will.
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moose [mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 July 2011 22:37
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Who uses a Bogen/Manfrotto 410/3275 geared head?
>
> On 7/31/2011 4:34 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Thanks. It's not the 410 that's jerky. Its the 3030 or 3029, the
>> ancestor of this one (w/o the bubble level)
>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/434497-REG/Manfrotto_804RC2_804
>> RC2_3_Way_Pan_Tilt_Head.html>
>>
>> I just noticed this magnesium 3-way head.
>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/553704-REG/Manfrotto_460MG_460M
>> G_3D_Magnesium_Head.html> It has short knobs instead of long handles
>> and uses the same RC2 QR plates as my other head. It must not be
>> jerky as the customer reviews give it high praise. Despite it's
>> similar appearance to the 410 it's
>
> Look closer before leaping. It does not have "short knobs instead of long
> handles". The Manfrotto "3D" designs are quite different from the
> pan-tilt-rotate heads with handles. A name like "Free-Form" or some such
> would be more informative, I think.
>
> --snip
>
> I have the 3025, a simpler, lighter model 3D head, and use it very, very
> seldom.
>
> --snip
>
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