Manfrotto 405 Review - The Ultimate Geared Head
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Read the full review (with links) on LensVid.com:
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From the review:
Before we dive into the 405 review I would like to briefly explain the concept behind a geared head and how is it different than other more common types of tripod heads.
The most common tripod head is a ballhead - typically it has a main knob which when opened let's you freely move your camera in all directions. This is great if you are looking for fast big movements but it is not very accurate and gives you virtually no independent control over each axis. There are some advanced ballhead mechanisms that can be locked to move on just one axis like the FLM ballhead we tested here last year but they are still not going to give you full control over every axis.
To get this you will need a 3-way head. This type of head is larger and could be a little slower to operate as you might need to open and close each of the 3 handles to achieve perfect positioning of the head, however with a 3-way head opening one axis does not affect the other two which can be invaluable for more precise work such as landscape, architecture or product shots.
When the utmost precision is needed however, even a 3-way head might not be enough. To get perfect precision a geared head lets you change the position of each axis extremely precisely with tiny increments using - you guessed it - a built in gear system. These types of heads have been used for photography as well as some very large geared heads that have been used for decades in the film industry....
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