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Manfrotto 468/3435 Pro Ball Head Tripod Heads and Accessories

4/5 (3 Reviews)

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Medium Ballhead with Independent Panning Lock - Supports 22.00 lb (9.98 kg)


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Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:3
Submitted by Martin1 a Intermediate

Date Reviewed: July 17, 2005

Strengths:    Good stability and fast locking. Panning is very smooth. Friction control works well. Looks good.

Weaknesses:    Fine adjustments are not easy to make with smaller loads. Locking screws can get lost.

Bottom Line:   
It holds my camera perfectly stable in heavy wind (35mm with 300mm lens). Adjustments are quite sticky, needs some force to get the ball moving, but when it moves it moves smoothly. Oil only makes it worse. Adjustments are easier with a heavier load. During a recent trip both the ball-lock screw and the pan-lock screw fell off. Not because they were not durable but they unscrewed themselves when in contact with moving clothes, so I have to fix some new screws. The friction control works fine and the friction control knob has a profressional feel.
Im using the RC4 version, nice plate system I think.

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Duration Product Used:   6-10 years

Price Paid:    $200.00

Purchased At:   Used

Similar Products Used:   Manfrotto 410 Geared head.

Type of photography:   Outdoor

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by RogM a Expert

Date Reviewed: February 6, 2005

Strengths:    Solid, well-built--definitely a high-quality device that should provide a lifetime of service. Smooth and even ball operation, easy to control.

Weaknesses:    Small Q/R provided with RC model fails to provide sufficient stability for much more than a camera and standard lens, but for this is excellent. Head is moderately heavy, but perhaps seems moreso because of its compactness. Ordered an Arca-Swiss plate adapter that may solve the Q/R problem, but this is TBD.

Bottom Line:   
While some might argue that it's not quite an Arca-Swiss B1, it is a fine, smooth head with a lot to like. First of all, beautifully made, with engraved lettering and an excellent anodized finish. All controls work smoothly, and has a convienent and finely calibrated azimuth protractor for pano use. Mine is the 468RC model with built-in quick release feature, but this is perhaps its weakest point. It needs a better, more stable Q/R to enable its use for a wider range of lenses & applications.

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Duration Product Used:   21+ years

Price Paid:    $180.00

Purchased At:   OpsTech

Similar Products Used:   Gitzo G1576, Bogen 308RC, smaller balls.

Type of photography:   Other

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:4
Submitted by klaus_schleicher a Intermediate from Passau

Date Reviewed: December 19, 2002

Strengths:    Heavy
Smoth

Weaknesses:    The Quick-Release.

Bottom Line:   
I bought this to replace the Manfrotto 308RC ProBall. This bigger ball is very strudy and allows smoth operation. I have tested it with a 300/2.8 with attached 2xExtender and it work very fine.

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Duration Product Used:   2-5 years

Price Paid:    $60.00

Purchased At:   Lokal Store

Similar Products Used:   Manfrotto ProBall 308RC

Type of photography:   Outdoor


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