Manfrotto MN322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Action Ball Head Reviews
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Take the versatility of a ball head, add true ergonomic control and you get the 322RC2: a photographic head that allows you to unblock, move, position and lock your camera with one hand in one position thanks to the revolutionary design of its grip handle, which incorporates the ball lock lever and can also mount the optional 322RS shutter release accessory. A friction control wheel lets you regulate the power of the blocking mechanism to match the weight of your camera/lens.
The 322RC2 is made from magnesium for lightweight performance, and is designed to keep the weight of your kit as close as possible to the tripod’s centre of gravity by way of its reduced height. It is this fact, matched with the precision construction of the 322RC2 that gives the head its load capacity of 5kg. The 200PL quick release plate assembly can be removed and positioned for left-handed use or on the top of the grip in a vertical position like the ‘traditional’ 222 design, but when used in this position, max load reverts to 2.5kg capacity. Complete with built-in bubble spirit level and quick release camera plate (standard 1/4″ screw, with secondary safety pin). Suitable for use with 35mm or medium format cameras. Optional Plates: 200PL-38, 200PLARCH-14, 200PLARCH-38 PAT. PENDIN
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Will
22|Sep|2008 1:16 am 1Getting your camera into the correct shooting position is ultra-fast with this grip head since the default mode is to grip the camera in place and all it takes to release the ball head is to squeeze the grip, reposition the camera and then release when in the desired position.
This makes it very easy to point the camera at almost any angle, but you do need to be aware that having the grip in a horizontal position means you can only get the camera into portrait mode by lifting the grip handle upwards. In horizontal mode, the grip handle itself gets in the way of trying to drop the grip handle into portrait framing.
The build quality is excellent and very apparent when you get a hold of this grip head. The fact that the head can be made to work left and right-handed as well as in a vertical, joystick mode is just marvellous.
Manfrotto has done a hell of a job with this grip head.
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