Choosing a tripod head - Photography

[DavidImmPhotography]

This dude needs to stop making videos or Spend some money on acting lessons

[CamJVids]

What's the Ballhead Tripod's you use in this video??

Cheers.

[samuWork]

ROBOCOP!! o-0

[PolemicArts]

2:26 what the fuck?

[Badan100]

@PolemicArts lol :) My thoughts exactly...

[cyberjo50]

Pan/Tilt vs BALD-heads



[ashleyhockenberry]

I bought one and love it !

[bullmeecham]

Your goal in doing this was to show me how your product is superior. And I must say, you did just that. Your products are very logical, and rationally designed. I'm impressed how many of the pitfalls you've engineered out while putting so many great features in. Well done, I'm sold.

[mahmoudian20]

thanks that really helped me. I have no idea and was going to just buy the cheapest one. I am glad i checked this.

[greg5566]

Thank you, that was helpful. Some more close-ups of what you were talking about would be helpful.

[greg5566]

The ADR at 2:22 was AWESOME! Hard to get that right, huh?

[fuddieater]

at 2:49 you say "the best tripod and ball head is the one you have with you" - I see you are stealing quotes from Chase Jarvis and changing them without giving him credit. Chase says "the best camera is the one you have with you"..... verbal plagiarism? just an observation, I'm not trying to be an ass....

[benknowsbest1]

bruce willis + gary sinise = acratech spokesman

[raonaveen]

At one point of time I was worried which "ball head" he's talking about!!!!!

[olmedod]

Thanks! This was very helpful.

[djEssatu]

what kind of flash is that?

[kenshin8878]

he is more look like an action movie star than a photographer...hehehe,,,nice vid

[BruiserFL]

Good info...thank you.

[extreemeairsoft]

i think the bass on my computer turned up all the sudden

[KrissiBenassi]

u can mount any camera on his ball head :P

[xDjAsOnF]

die hard 4

[Atslabs]

Ball head or bald head???

So I have to cut off my hair to shoot great photos? :)

[jemaya09]

@Atslabs hahaha! bald head!

[deevo101]

lol @ the voice-over at 2:24 hahaha

[ADR33GTR]

Was he saying ball head or balled head! ;-D

[soneeqboom]

can i use your ballhead?

[Sniperkiller300]

i am a robot

[zillionx]

please don't kill me

[chaosrealm93]

bruce willis?

[bronze5420]

guess how much one of those ball heads costs: $400!!!!! thats more than the fuckin tripod. just get a manfrotto

[hcoll]

@bronze5420 Any Acratech head will be 5 times better than the equivalent Manfrotto one.

[bronze5420]

@hcoll thats a matter of opinion. and define "better"

[hcoll]

@bronze5420 not really. They are made of better materials and better designed. Manfrotto are the Vizios of tripods.

[bronze5420]

@hcoll i can accept that they are better but they cost several times more than a manfrotto but are only a tiny bit better. unless you are a very well off pro photographer the cost is insane as you could spend that money on lenses or bodies. all a tripod has to do is keep the camera still. and how do the better design and materials benefit you that much?

[hcoll]

@bronze5420 "all a tripod has to do is keep the camera still". And that's where cheaper materials and construction make a huge difference, trust me. Even the tiniest vibration transmitted through that material can affect your sharpness. Yes it is a lot more expensive, never said it wasn't, but you get what you pay for. Buying a tripod is the same as buying a lens, going cheaper will result in more replacements and upgrades, better to buy one that'll last you 10 years then one cheap one a year.

[bronze5420]

@hcoll first off, ever heard of a weight (sandbag etc...) i've got a manfrotto that has been around the world (africa 40+ degrees C, russia -25 degrees C and many other places). It is used almost daily and it cost me 250 and still works like new. No point in paying 4 times that much

[hcoll]

@bronze5420 If it works for you then good to ya. But for certain uses a sturdier tripod is needed. I never said a Manfrotto head or legs won't do the job well, simply that when it comes to buying a tripod the one that costs twice as much does so for a reason and is more than worth it for those who need or want the better quality product, i.e it's not as simple as " Lol that's too expensive, just get a Manfrotto".

[bronze5420]

@hcoll ok so i guess we have different needs/expectations of our camera equipment...to each their own

[hcoll]

@bronze5420 Yeah. Actually I don't need an Acratech head, I'm happy with my Induro BHD ball head. I'm just defending Acratech in terms of justifying the $400 price tag.

[jclspedding]

He was a bit biased towards ball heads though, first he used a pan and tilt without a quick release, then he didn't include the fact that you might want to check the spirit level on the ball head before taking the picture

[martinaee]

Ballheads are awesome. I just got the manfrotto 498rc2. It's nice because it has ballhead capabilities and can pan.

[TERRANCIO]

Can you attach those ball heads to any tripod including the cheaper ones?

[powermichiel]

Did he say 'Ball-head' or 'Bald-head' ?

[carampaima]

Anybody knows what flash bracket is he using with the telephoto?

[worlddominator15]

usually people have to smoke for 20 years to sound like that :(

[TERRANCIO]

@worlddominator15 such an ambiguous comment, would you like to sound like that, or are you sad because he seem to have smoked for 20 years!

[DevilsCuz]

Wow, $300 for a ball head alone. Eeekk...expensive. Although they look very durable and very high quality.

[steveminla]

The Acratech ballheads are no doubt one of the best ball heads that I've seen around...they are also one of the most expensive! As someone just getting into photography I think I'd rather put that money towards a lens.

[meltdownman1]

Do any of you use a level with this? If so how do you set it up? I would think you would want one on the head so that you can get your shots easily lined up.

Just starting out and would like to know.

Thanks in advance,

The Meltdownman

[meltdownman1]

Sorry,

I see it now but it was not mentioned in the vid.

So I will replace the above stupid question with another; Does this type of head fit just about any tripod like the carbon Manfrotto?

The Meltdownman

[MatesonG]

what is the website. i like the open ball head that allows the dirt through. but cant find the site..

[alimagics]

what is the best tripods ever?

manfrotto?

[xpcoolz]

gitzo

[hutdockz]

Hi, I'm your big fan.

I love all of you ball head.

But just know why you love "BALLHEAD". LOL

[Jdcap26]

Have the GT3531 Gitzo and GV2 with a 300 mm works very very well and excellent end results in the photos. Great video! Ty.

[alindpictures]

bad video recording, but great review

[ibadi45]

Thank you very much, for a very good information. Today, I will by a ball head, as you explained.

[goldenboi24k]

What ball head is that ??

[xiongba]

Hello, i am from Singapore. Do you have a local agent in SG? I am very much interested in your products since it does look it should be able to last years in the field. This will be my third head and was considering a manfrotto but your products does seem better designed. Hopefully it will last till the day i retire my slik u212.