Tripod Heads, the good bad and ugly

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by Andy

Warehouse Express have a mail order return G2271M for £80 (no box)
You can find it here with others http://www.warehouseexpress.com/specials/slrMO.html

Seriously good deal here. This head does not however have a Q/R plate. Camera screws directly to the plate.

Don

[Don Hoey]

I see they also have the Manfrotto Manfrotto MN 229 Head M/O Return - As New £99.

Don

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Don Hoey

I see they also have the Manfrotto Manfrotto MN 229 Head M/O Return - As New £99.

Don

3 spirit levels!!! are they serious?

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by Andy

3 spirit levels!!! are they serious?

Guess it helps if you are using a 5" x 4" or 10" x 8". Can't see Stephen needing all that though.

Don

[Canis Vulpes]

I've an eye for a bargain so I went for the MN229 from WE. Hopefully should arrive Monday.

Thanks for your help, chaps.

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by Stephen Fox

I've an eye for a bargain so I went for the MN229 from WE. Hopefully should arrive Monday.

Thanks for your help, chaps.

Stephen,

Thats a head capable of taking your ' gentleman's ' lens with no problems.

Good decision for the long term.

Don

[Stephen]

Thats a belter of a head, though for that sort of money I may have been seduced by the geared head of the MN410, esp for the studio.

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Thats a belter of a head, though for that sort of money I may have been seduced by the geared head of the MN410, esp for the studio.

I can well understand that from a studio standpoint Stephen, expensive lust.
Just did a price check at Wh/E. Serious price leap for relativly small load increase between the 410 and 405, won't even mention the 400.

410 Geared Head - load capacity 5kg .... £139.95
405 Geared Head - load capacity 7.4kg .... £279.95

Just to give people an idea of what we are talking about I link to pictures.
410 http://www.manfrotto.com/webdav/site...s/zoom/410.jpg
405 http://www.manfrotto.com/webdav/site...s/zoom/405.jpg

Bees knees in a studio though.

Don

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by Stephen Fox

I've an eye for a bargain so I went for the MN229 from WE. Hopefully should arrive Monday.

Thanks for your help, chaps.

Sadly, it appears someone beat me to that bargain

I'll have to wait for Monday until I can telephone someone at WE as an e-mail I received at 16:00 stated item on backorder and as it was a returned item I think I may be waiting some time

[nirofo]

In stock at: http://www.warehouseexpress.com/

Price: £143.90 inc of vat and next day delivery.

nirofo.