Tips for Choosing a best Tripod Head
When choosing a tripod, stability and portability are often a pair of irreconcilable conflicts - if the product has both stability and portability, then its price must not be close enough. Stable, portable, price, is that we discuss the three basic elements of the tripod.
A tripod, tripod, head and two parts. Tripod part also includes a foot tube, connecting seat and the shaft. In general, tripod connector, lock and other components are made of metal. We often say that metal (leg tube) tripod, carbon fiber (leg tube) tripod is actually omitted "leg tube" word.
For someone to spend a thousand to buy a tripod head, ordinary users did not understand. "Good horse with a good saddle," the truth we all understand it. A good tripod must be accompanied by a good head, in order to make the best use of it. Of course, tripod head is divided into several types.
SK-EBH60 Panoramic Time Lapse Tripod Head
The Sevenoak SK-EBH60 Panoramic Time Lapse Tripod Head is a portable mechanical panoramic head that provides an ideal solution for creating time-lapse videos or panoramic stills with GoPro/action camera, smart phone and DSLRs around 2kg. It includes a 1/4"-20 camera screw on top and a 3/8” to 1/4"-20 socket at the bottom for a tripod, and it can also be used directly on a tabletop or other flat surface.
Max load capacity: 2 KG
Longest rotating time: 1 hour
There are three main tripod head dome and ball-type two. Three-dimensional tripod head camera is locked by three different directions to determine the direction of the camera can be up and down and rotate 360 degrees, the advantage is that the load-bearing capacity, even if the camera and the lens can also withstand the key focus, and can accurately adjust the angle, shortcomings Is the operation is relatively slow, due to the presence of the handle, is not very convenient to carry.
Ball-type tripod head only a locking device, one-step operation can be a fixed angle, convenient and quick, the disadvantage is that the bearing capacity is poor, difficult to fine-tuning, the ball part of the need for maintenance later. Judging from the wolves' usage over the years, the domes are more suitable for the average user, especially those who go out with spears, sometimes do not need to lock, but need to provide a moderately damped support and then complete the shooting on the move. If you are shooting themes more macro and still life, three-dimensional tripod head adjustment will be more convenient.
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