Manfrotto grip ball heads
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:41 pm
A few seemingly complicated questions for those who use Manfrotto trigger-style grip ball tripod heads. I hope I will be able to explain what I mean
I know that quite a few of you use the 322RC2 heads - which I believe are now no longer being made(?)...
As sold these were set up in the right handed orientation, but they could easily be changed around with the aid of an allen key so as to be used in the opposite orientation - thus allowing the camera shutter to be fired with the right index finger without letting go of the head (now operated with the left hand). When it has been changed around to left-handed operation, does the trigger part of the grip head stay at the finger side of the head, or does it then become closer to the heel of your hand? If so, does this feel a bit odd to use?
Secondly, I have seen both newer Manfrotto models 324RC2 and 327RC2 and believe these two heads would indeed finish up with the trigger part on the heel side of your left hand if swapped around a la the paragraph above? Has anyone tried them once swapped around?
Both of the newer heads mentioned above are called "light duty" heads on the Manfrotto website. That surely must be a typo/mistake in the case of the 327RC head as it supposedly takes a maximum suggested weight of 5.5kg (the 322RC2 "heavy duty" head takes 5kg and the 324RC2 takes 3.5kg). Presumably, with a macro lens for butterfly photography (such as the Sigma 150mm) weight should not be a problem even with the 3.5Kg-rated model (or probably even with the Canon 100-400mm lens)?
If you can work out what the hell I'm on about , I would be interested to hear what you think.
Trev
I know that quite a few of you use the 322RC2 heads - which I believe are now no longer being made(?)...
As sold these were set up in the right handed orientation, but they could easily be changed around with the aid of an allen key so as to be used in the opposite orientation - thus allowing the camera shutter to be fired with the right index finger without letting go of the head (now operated with the left hand). When it has been changed around to left-handed operation, does the trigger part of the grip head stay at the finger side of the head, or does it then become closer to the heel of your hand? If so, does this feel a bit odd to use?
Secondly, I have seen both newer Manfrotto models 324RC2 and 327RC2 and believe these two heads would indeed finish up with the trigger part on the heel side of your left hand if swapped around a la the paragraph above? Has anyone tried them once swapped around?
Both of the newer heads mentioned above are called "light duty" heads on the Manfrotto website. That surely must be a typo/mistake in the case of the 327RC head as it supposedly takes a maximum suggested weight of 5.5kg (the 322RC2 "heavy duty" head takes 5kg and the 324RC2 takes 3.5kg). Presumably, with a macro lens for butterfly photography (such as the Sigma 150mm) weight should not be a problem even with the 3.5Kg-rated model (or probably even with the Canon 100-400mm lens)?
If you can work out what the hell I'm on about , I would be interested to hear what you think.
Trev