Bill, I'm not familiar with either of the heads you mention, but I have
experience with resin vs metal ball. A few years ago I had a Bogen 3038, a
great (big ball) head for a reasonable price. It was fine for several
months. I eventually noticed the movements getting progressively
notchy/sticky, making it very tedious to make the little fine adjustments
often needed. I kept it clean and tried to work with it. One day in the
field I ran into another photographer with an older 3038. The ball on his
was metal, mine was resin. I called Bogen in New Jersey and found out that
the resin was a recent change in the 3038. They were simpathetic about my
issue and wanted to send me another 3038, but couldn't state that the
notchiness wouldn't evidence itself in the new one. After some thought, I
requested and received a full refund and promptly bought a Kirk Ball Head
for about twice the price!
Hope this helps.
Ken Waller
----- Original Message -----
From: Peifer, William [OCDUS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 9:27 AM
Subject: Ball heads
> Hi all,
>
> I've got a question about Bogen ball heads I'm hoping someone can answer.
> I've seen both the Bogen 3262QR medium ball head and the Bogen 3413QR pro
> ball head (IIRC, this is the same as Manfrotto 308RC) discussed on the
list.
> Prices from Adorama for the QR versions are identical, and maximum load
> capacities for these two heads are also identical. Is there any practical
> difference between these two heads? I anticipate using this with 35mm
> equipment on a Bogen 3218 monopod for now, and maybe on a tripod later.
> Looks to me like the 3413 can be disassembled for cleaning, whereas the
3262
> cannot. Also looks like the 3413 ball is bigger, but is plastic instead
of
> metal. Is this correct? Anyone care to share their experiences? Thanks
in
> advance for any help you can offer.
> Bill Peifer
> Rochester, NY
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