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David WM

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« Reply #40 on: October 26, 2008, 04:50:17 pm »

Thanks Billy & Dustbak
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« Reply #41 on: October 26, 2008, 05:48:20 pm »

manfrotto 405 is, as a few others have mentioned, nice...
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« Reply #42 on: October 30, 2008, 05:46:46 am »

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manfrotto 405 is, as a few others have mentioned, nice...

I have RRS heads and they are the best but a ball head is not the best choice for archtitectural or product photography.

Here's a few pictures of my RRS modified Manfrotto 405 geared head. Anybody can modify their manfrotto heads since there's no drilling, milling or sawing. You need a reducing thread for the 1/4" screw. The RRS clamp fits the Manfrotto base perfectly. For perfect look I may have the gear head trimmed.


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« Reply #43 on: October 30, 2008, 07:12:17 am »

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I have RRS heads and they are the best but a ball head is not the best choice for archtitectural or product photography.

Here's a few pictures of my RRS modified Manfrotto 405 geared head. Anybody can modify their manfrotto heads since there's no drilling, milling or sawing. You need a reducing thread for the 1/4" screw. The RRS clamp fits the Manfrotto base perfectly. For perfect look I may have the gear head trimmed.


man, this looks good, could you take another shot from a little beneath on the side where the lever for the quick release is? please! thank you in advance...heinrich
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Nill Toulme

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« Reply #44 on: October 30, 2008, 10:07:33 am »

Here's my 410 with a Kirk Arca-compatible clamp simply bolted on top of the Manfrotto QR plate.  It's a little [/i]clunky, but not nearly so bad as you might imagine.



And, for scale, here it is with a Canon 1-series body mounted via RRS L-plate.



Nill

p.s.  Total investment, as I recall, about US$125.  I got the head used for $100, the clamp used for $25 or so.
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« Reply #45 on: October 30, 2008, 10:37:39 am »

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man, this looks good, could you take another shot from a little beneath on the side where the lever for the quick release is? please! thank you in advance...heinrich


Here are a few extra images of my modification. Also shown what you may have to do in order to get access to the screws holding the Manfrotto QR mechanism in place.

Depending how you'll attach your RRS head to the Manfrotto base you may need to enlarge the screw hole to fit your screw. My RRS QR plate is the one for Foba heads. This method is a bit stronger than Mr. Toulme shows but also more trouble. I don't like the idea of adding joints on top of joints so that's why I went this way.




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« Reply #46 on: October 30, 2008, 10:48:14 am »

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Here are a few extra images of my modification. Also shown what you may have to do in order to get access to the screws holding the Manfrotto QR mechanism in place.

Depending how you'll attach your RRS head to the Manfrotto base you may need to enlarge the screw hole to fit your screw. My RRS QR plate is the one for Foba heads. This method is a bit stronger than Mr. Toulme shows but also more trouble. I don't like the idea of adding joints on top of joints so that's why I went this way.

dear patrik, thank you for the fast reply...really appreciate it...
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« Reply #47 on: October 30, 2008, 11:25:49 am »

As long we're into tripod head porn, here are some Cube pics:










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« Reply #48 on: October 30, 2008, 11:31:17 am »

Patrik your solution is much more elegant than mine.  ;-)

Nill
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« Reply #49 on: October 30, 2008, 03:08:41 pm »

I´ve a Cullmann 40200 with Manfrotto 475B trippod for my Hasselblad H3DII and Sinar F2 and i think it´s a great convination.

Cullmann 40200
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