I've never seen a 410. I've got the 405, which is basically the same thing,
only bigger. It works well for me since I have bigger equipment than some of
you. :-) I could lie and say I got it because of my bigger equipment, but the
truth is, I got it because I confused the numbers, since, logically, the 405
ought to be smaller than the 410, so when I ordered if from B&H a couple of
years ago, I ordered the wrong one. I decided to keep it rather than go
through the bother of sending it back and confessing my stupidity, and now,
especially since I've accumulated a Mamiya RB67 outfit, I'm glad I was too lazy
and embarassed to return it. Works great. Add an Adomrama macro focusing rail
and you can screw around in any direction you choose. Except up and down.
You'll need a tripod with a geared post for that. Can't be beat for macro or
getting precise framing with a long lens on that spot where something is
expected (or hoped) to happen.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I'll add my vote for it as well. It's my favorite head for deliberate
> work as it allows very fine adjustments to be made quite easily.
>
> That said, I have two and just listed one for sale. Apparently I
> forgot to post it to this list but you can see it here if you're
> interested:
>
> http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one.tcl?classified_ad_id=643680
>
> And yes, I'm the same ScottGee1 Rob mentions in this thread. He does
> really fine work with his kit!
>
> Please advise any questions!/ScottGee1
>
> On 3/1/06, Ian Nichols <ian.a.nichols@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Does anyone have any direct experience ( & comments on) the Manfrotto 410
> > geared head? I've been thinking of getting a geared head for a while now,
> > and they all seemed way too expensive for me, but there's a place (Morris
> > Photographic in Oxford (UK)) selling them for UKP119.95, which I could cope
> > with if it's any good.
>
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