Recent content by ryanpatterson

Completely forgot to update this. After doing a bit more research i ended up going for an FLM CB-58 mkII head. Got it at the start of the week and absolutely love it. The quality is outstanding and has some really nice features on it too. And i like that they give a 10 year warranty on their...

Completely agree with you on this. There is movement in the legs for sure but i was watching the head on my last trip out and there is movement in both axis on the 3 way. Its minimal but noticeable when doing a slightly longer exposure. Will be upgrading my tripod in the next few weeks also...

Thanks for the comment Dave. The way I look at it I'm hanging around 4k of gear from the head and just want something that I'm sure won't fail me. I also find in the less expensive heads a bit of movement in wind and when doing long exposures especially. I know £400 is a good sum of money that...

Thanks for all the comments, really appreciate people taking the time to give an honest opinion on what they use. Will have a look into some of the Brands mentioned Hopefully i will be getting a Really Right Stuff L bracket to go with it. I did like my 3 way head until i started doing more...

Sorry should have said I'm using a manfrotto 055 xpro 3 at the minute but will be changing in the next few months to something a bit more sturdy and probably carbon fiber. I have never had any experience with geared heads but have tried a few ball heads and liked the way they work.

Hey everyone. I currently have a 3 way head but I am starting to notice some movement in it and thinking of moving to a ball head. Just wondering what ball head people would recommend for around £400? I have been looking at the Arca Swiss Monoball Z1 Sp and the Gitzo GH3382QD online but would...

It is a very special time indeed. I find the iPad is very useful in the John for looking through forums, Facebook and playing games :)

Hello everyone. I'm Ryan and I'm from northern Ireland. Bought my first Dslr about a year ago and have been getting into photography more over the past 4 or 5 months. Thought I would join the forum to learn a bit more and develop my skills a bit further. Just thought I would post and introduce...