Bogen/Manfrotto 3275 410 Compact Gear Head Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

john-a-hill
( Intermediate)

Review Date
August 5, 2005

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 7

Price Paid: $137.00 from Aspen of Hereford

Summary:

A fantastic geared head from Manfrotto. Well built, extraordinary amount of control and well priced. Number one head for landscape and architecture.

Strengths:

Very fine control over all movements. Rapid movement by turning sprung collar. Very well built. Good quick release plate. Easy to use. No 'sag' after positioning.

Weaknesses:

None

Similar Products Used:

Manfrotto 460MG Gitzo 1372M

Customer Service:

Not used

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Rating
Reviewed by: gcookie
(Casual)

Review Date
January 25, 2003

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2 votes

Review 2 of 7

Price Paid: $165.00 from Precision Camera

Summary:

This is an update for 410 users. If you are have trouble with stiff controls (when you want to move a quadant quickly) There is a Allen screw under each 410 decal if you carefully pry up the decal you can get to it and adjust the tension.Got mine working exactly like I like it now.

Strengths:

Still great for Landscape. If you want to do wildlife also, go to a good ball head. Well suited for large format folks

Weaknesses:

I still get my fingers pinched all the time, but I think this is standard for most tripods and heads.

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Rating
Reviewed by: LRothman
(Professional)

Review Date
November 29, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Review 3 of 7

Price Paid: $170.00 from Pictureline

Summary:

After getting fed up with the innacurate adjustment characteristics of ballheads I finally jumped on this model. I'm glad I did. It is tight as a drum, built like a Mercedes S Class and adjusts in nice very fine increments, but still allows you to get in the ballpark quick before you need to tweak it. The weight is not the least bit bad actually.

Strengths:

Extremely well made and solid Super precision movement for framing DOES allow for panning, just not fast

Weaknesses:

Not a head for setup on the fly types of shooting

Similar Products Used:

Bogen 3437

Customer Service:

N/A

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Rating
Reviewed by: gcookie
(Intermediate)

Review Date
June 6, 2002

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Review 4 of 7

Price Paid: $165.00 from Precision Camera

Summary:

Nice, well built tripod head. Fine adjustment capability makes precise framing very easy. If you go upside down on your tripod, controls do not get in way of legs.

Strengths:

Precise framing fairly quick. Good for landscape. Quick release plates easy to use and are tight.

Weaknesses:

Not suited for fast tripod movements in sports or moving wildlife. Can pinch your fingers when running close to another quadrant. Ouch!

Similar Products Used:

Tiffen Tripod

Customer Service:

none

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Rating
Reviewed by: Greg Cook
(Casual)

Review Date
May 2, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Review 5 of 7

Price Paid: $165.00 from Precision Camera

Summary:

For Landscape Photography this tripod head is great.I like the ability to make precison ajustments. Agree with prior review that if you need to pan, than this tripod head is not for you. It''s compact and therefore can go under/between tripod legs without interference of panning handles etc. If you want an all around head than I would look at something else. If you want something that can give precision adjustments this is the one.

Strengths:

Compact for travel(considering weight it can hold); no handles sticking out. Precision dual (fast and micro) adjustment is first class.

Weaknesses:

Won''t pan very well, so sport and action photography are out.

Similar Products Used:

Davis and Sanford

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