Recent content by MartinB

I would suggest that if you are looking for the best way to process RAW files, Adobe products may not be the best solution. I personally use Capture One but there are many other options.

An Ikea Glasholm black table top is a great cheap alternative.

I'd agree the 410 is a good little head, but I use my heads all day every day barring weekends. They will over time develop slackness. I have one on my desk now that I recently replaced with a 405 on my backup tripod. If anyone would like to have a go at fixing it, they are welcome to make me an...

I'm sure it does the job brilliantly for your application. However for an architectural application a gimbal just wont cut the mustard.

I've had it less than a week, loving it so far! easy to get to grips with. Brilliantly engineered, as you'd expect. At the moment, I wish I'd bought one sooner. Given the price, I'm hoping it will see me to the end of my days. Time will tell.

Probably worth looking at the Manfrotto (in size order, smallest first) 410 junior, 405, or 400. All of these will wear after two or 3 years heavy professional use. I just bought the Arca Swiss C1 cube after having previously used the 410's & 405's for many years but it may be overkill for your...