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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: alifatemi on January 02, 2014, 01:30:01 am

Title: light ballhead
Post by: alifatemi on January 02, 2014, 01:30:01 am

I need to have a travel-light bullhead like SSR BH-25 LR as a substitute to my BH-55 when traveling. My cameras are D800 and PhaseOne DF+. Do you think BH-25 LR is a good choice? tripod is Gitzo carbon.

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: andaremos on January 02, 2014, 01:39:50 am

I would look at the Markins ballheads. I was able to shave off a few grams and a free up a little space too by using a Markins Q3.

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: Peter Bur on January 02, 2014, 07:02:07 am

I use the Arca Swiss Monoball Ball PO with a quick lock plate to support a Hasselblad with the 50-110 zoom with no problem. may be a bit more expensive but the load capacity is impressive for a small ball head weighing around 350g.
 

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: ndevlin on January 02, 2014, 10:56:19 am

I'm a big Really Right Stuff fan.  But I might look at a BH-30 instead, given you're putting a Phase on it.  I think the Pro-II  can come in around 60grams heavier than the BH-20, but with double the load capacity.

- N.

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: stevenf on January 02, 2014, 02:40:38 pm

Have you tried the acratech heads?

Steven

http://www.friedmanphoto.com (http://www.friedmanphoto.com)

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: ErikKaffehr on January 02, 2014, 05:24:19 pm

Hi,

I used to have an Acratech Ultimate ballhead. I liked it very much. Did buy an RRS BH 40 later, because I wanted to have a lever type QR. I used to mix up the screws on Acratech and several times loosened the lens by mistake. Other than that the Acratech was good, and now they have a lever QR of their own. Right now I use an Arca Swiss D4 geared head, but that is quite heavy.

Best regards
Erik

Quote from: alifatemi on January 02, 2014, 01:30:01 am

I need to have a travel-light bullhead like SSR BH-25 LR as a substitute to my BH-55 when traveling. My cameras are D800 and PhaseOne DF+. Do you think BH-25 LR is a good choice? tripod is Gitzo carbon.

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: DanielStone on January 02, 2014, 07:28:08 pm

go with Acratech

(under 1lb!)

I love mine.

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: synn on January 02, 2014, 08:11:45 pm

I use this: http://www.sunwayfoto.com.cn/?fproduct/l2/i313

Clunky Chinglish site, but the products are ace. the feel of the ballhead is really awesome. the movement is well damped and every bit is super high quality.

Title: Re: light ballhead
Post by: Paul2660 on January 02, 2014, 09:15:19 pm

I have used a RRS BH 40 on a D800 and body grip.  Does a good job and is much lighter and smaller than the BH-55 which is my main head.  I don't like the the layout of the knobs on the BH-40 as they are a bit cramped.  Mine us over 2years old and RRS may have changed it since. 

Paul Caldwell