Moose
I’ve had a look at some of the online retailers but I can’t really work out
which QR head would be best for my Velbon Maxi. Before I plump for a small
Manfrotto ball head on the grounds that I already use Manfrotto QR plates,
which small Velbon head have you been using until now?
Chris
On 15 Aug 2014, at 20:46, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I’ve just weighed my Velbon Maxi i SF with PH-343 head at 744g. The head is
>> a bit of a pain to attach to the camera, but it’s a useful little tripod
>> nonetheless.
>
> Yes, not a great head. Although it's sitting on a shelf I can see from here,
> I had forgotten what a pain it is to have to release and spin the ball to put
> it on a camera. Needs to be hidden away somewhere. :-) Done!
>
> The larger head from that era has a big thumb screw built-in, and is MUCH
> easier to attach and release from cameras. I used it that way for some time.
> Since that time, it's always had either a Velbon or A-S type QR receiver
> firmly attached.
>
> But the real solution for me is the small Velbon QR plates and heads with the
> QR receiver built-on.
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