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June 28th, 2010, 06:15 AM
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Trustee
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl.
Posts: 1,842
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Had manfrotto 505- Need one similar
About 5 yrears ago I bough a bogen/manfrotto 505 fluid head. It was a great piece of gear, had interchangable springs for weight and tension, and I could do nice smooth tilts and pans even at extreme focal lenghts.
A couple of months ago it started leaking black fluid and i sent it to manfroitto for repair. They saiod they couldn't fix it and offere me $100 trade in on a 503 hdv , which I bought. The 503 is fine for must uses but there is no comaprison when super smooth tilting and panning control are needed. Does manfrotto mke a replacement for the 505, or can anyone reccomend a head with similar quality? I'd even consider buying another brand. Thanks Bruyce Yarock Yarock Video and Photo |
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June 28th, 2010, 11:21 AM
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Inner Circle
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 6,609
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I used to use a 516 with my full sized cams and was pretty happy with it so you might look at that OR the 526 which is a very nice head. Gitzo has one also I think its the 1380 which I've tried with a JVC HM700 loaded with battery and wireless receiver and it worked very nicely. I wasn't wild about the pan/tilt locks but overall a very nice head.
HTHs
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