I have the predecessor of this. Mine has the vertical rather than horizontal grip. It's certainly strong enough for the stuff you mention. I don't find the head at all useful though, and I have hardly ever used it. The problem for me is that when you release the grip it tends to shift slightly from the position you've framed. More seriously though is that you can't really track with it - you need one hand for the grip, another hand for the shutter release, and a third hand for focussing (assuming you sometimes focus manually) or zooming. I find a conventional ballhead much more usable - I have the 499-RC (I think) which is very good indeed, and I would recommend it over the grip ball head.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Feroze > Sent: 08 May 2007 22:21 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Bogen / Manfrotto 322R Ball Head > > Hi, > > Anyone own one of the above, like it? Would you recommend it > in terms of > value for money, usability, functionality? > > Would be mounted on the Manfrotto 190X tripod, would this > combo hold a > K10D+battery pack, 2 batteries , F-100 macro.. > > Thanks > > Feroze > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
