#MANFROTTO XPRO FLUID HEAD SERIES#

On one side, this doesn’t allow to make accurate adjustment in terms of composition (fundamental for a landscape photographer), and on the other side (even worse) if you don’t hold the camera firmly when you release it, it will tend to fall down, with disastrous consequences if you’re using photo filters on the lens. Basically, their black mark has always been that once the locking mechanism gets loosened, the camera can move without any constraint. So I bought it, and my adventure with the Manfrotto XPRO ball head begins.Īs I said already, the main reason I’ve soon hated ball heads is that the ones I could try always revealed themselves as a disaster. “Just try this, then we discuss about it” they told me.

#MANFROTTO XPRO FLUID HEAD SERIES#

Thanks to a cooperation with different companies of the industry, I had the opportunity to try several products and prototypes, but unfortunately, I didn’t get to find what I was looking for.īut you know, life loves to amaze us, and so, due to an incredible series of coincidences, I found in my hands my old hatred: a ball head. So, I started my research again, hoping during those years there had been some kind of technology evolution. Unfortunately, about one year ago I realized there was a paradox: the tripod head weighted more than the tripod itself. So, over time, I’ve tried several alternative solutions, finally choosing to use geared heads, since they’re very accurate in composition phase. I’m definitely against this philosophy, and that’s why, during last years, I’ve tried many heads of several brands and types, searching for the holy grail: the perfect head.Īs a landscape photographer, since I was younger I’ve hated ball heads, defining them not accurate and not safe. Maybe due to the multitude of models on the market, maybe for the prices sometimes unnecessarily high, you pretty often find yourself choosing heads-included tripods, convincing yourself that if the two products (head and tripod) have been put together, so that’s the best pair for us too. It can support a payload of up to 4kg, yet it only weighs 0.7kg, which means you can carry it comfortably everywhere you go.Not a long time ago, they asked me what I thought it was the most underrated photography accessory.

Two other great features of the XPRO Fluid Head is that it has a durable aluminium design and is surprisingly lightweight. Switch from photo to video in just seconds, wherever you are. Get ready to compose your scene quickly and easily with the standard Manfrotto 200PL plate. Shoot stable footage with any photographic lens thanks to the fluid cartridge settings. It enables you to quickly shift between hard and soft fluidity in line with your speed of tilt movement. The XPRO Fluid Head is the only lightweight video head that has a fluidity selector. This tripod head is an ideal fit for wildlife photographers using lightweight scopes with digiscoping, ensuring sharper, accurately composed images and no unwanted breaks when switching devices or angles.

The innovative XPRO Fluid Head is the perfect choice for photographers looking for professional, accurate framing and video that really flows. Precise framing for seamless transition between photo and video.

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