RSS BH-55 LR vs PCL vs PCLR

Memory Leak said:

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I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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acipriano said:

acipriano said:

Memory Leak wrote:

I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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First of all, yes, definitely get the L plate. Especially that you are going to be using a PCL. You are probably going to want to shoot your panorama shots with the camera mounted vertically.

I have Canon 5D Mk2. I use the RRS BH-55 with the PCL panning clamp and a nodal slide. It's important to mount the PCL on a ball head so you level the PCL clamp using the ball head instead of trying to level the legs of the tripod. To be absolutely precise and avoid parallax use a nodal slide on the PCL.

BTW I have the lever clamp on the ball head and have the screw clamp on the PCL.

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Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak wrote:

Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak wrote:

I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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First of all, yes, definitely get the L plate. Especially that you are going to be using a PCL. You are probably going to want to shoot your panorama shots with the camera mounted vertically.

I have Canon 5D Mk2. I use the RRS BH-55 with the PCL panning clamp and a nodal slide. It's important to mount the PCL on a ball head so you level the PCL clamp using the ball head instead of trying to level the legs of the tripod. To be absolutely precise and avoid parallax use a nodal slide on the PCL.

BTW I have the lever clamp on the ball head and have the screw clamp on the PCL.

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acipriano said:

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Memory Leak wrote:

acipriano said:

acipriano said:

Memory Leak wrote:

I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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First of all, yes, definitely get the L plate. Especially that you are going to be using a PCL. You are probably going to want to shoot your panorama shots with the camera mounted vertically.

I have Canon 5D Mk2. I use the RRS BH-55 with the PCL panning clamp and a nodal slide. It's important to mount the PCL on a ball head so you level the PCL clamp using the ball head instead of trying to level the legs of the tripod. To be absolutely precise and avoid parallax use a nodal slide on the PCL.

BTW I have the lever clamp on the ball head and have the screw clamp on the PCL.

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Memory Leak said:

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Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak wrote:

Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak wrote:

I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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First of all, yes, definitely get the L plate. Especially that you are going to be using a PCL. You are probably going to want to shoot your panorama shots with the camera mounted vertically.

I have Canon 5D Mk2. I use the RRS BH-55 with the PCL panning clamp and a nodal slide. It's important to mount the PCL on a ball head so you level the PCL clamp using the ball head instead of trying to level the legs of the tripod. To be absolutely precise and avoid parallax use a nodal slide on the PCL.

BTW I have the lever clamp on the ball head and have the screw clamp on the PCL.

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acipriano said:

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Memory Leak wrote:

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Memory Leak wrote:

acipriano said:

acipriano said:

Memory Leak wrote:

I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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First of all, yes, definitely get the L plate. Especially that you are going to be using a PCL. You are probably going to want to shoot your panorama shots with the camera mounted vertically.

I have Canon 5D Mk2. I use the RRS BH-55 with the PCL panning clamp and a nodal slide. It's important to mount the PCL on a ball head so you level the PCL clamp using the ball head instead of trying to level the legs of the tripod. To be absolutely precise and avoid parallax use a nodal slide on the PCL.

BTW I have the lever clamp on the ball head and have the screw clamp on the PCL.

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Memory Leak said:

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acipriano wrote:

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Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak wrote:

Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak said:

Memory Leak wrote:

I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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First of all, yes, definitely get the L plate. Especially that you are going to be using a PCL. You are probably going to want to shoot your panorama shots with the camera mounted vertically.

I have Canon 5D Mk2. I use the RRS BH-55 with the PCL panning clamp and a nodal slide. It's important to mount the PCL on a ball head so you level the PCL clamp using the ball head instead of trying to level the legs of the tripod. To be absolutely precise and avoid parallax use a nodal slide on the PCL.

BTW I have the lever clamp on the ball head and have the screw clamp on the PCL.

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acipriano said:

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Memory Leak wrote:

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Memory Leak wrote:

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Memory Leak wrote:

acipriano said:

acipriano said:

Memory Leak wrote:

I'd like to ask people who have experience with this ball head regarding their opinion as to which configuration is the best one.

My understanding is that the LR is the standard ball head with the release clamp. The PCL has the panning ability but lacks the clamp and uses a screw. The PCLR on the other hand seems like best of the both worlds with both having a release clamp but also having a panning ability. So in this case PCLR is the best one?

I was reading somewhere that the LR is the easiest one to operate or is it the other way around? Need some more info on this as my google search came up pretty much empty. I did find a few posts here and there about PCL but nothing about PCLR.

Also, while we are on the ball head subject, do you recommend the L plate or the regular plate. This will be used with 5d Mark III.

Do I need separate plates for my lenses as well (i.e. 300 2.8 II)?

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First of all, yes, definitely get the L plate. Especially that you are going to be using a PCL. You are probably going to want to shoot your panorama shots with the camera mounted vertically.

I have Canon 5D Mk2. I use the RRS BH-55 with the PCL panning clamp and a nodal slide. It's important to mount the PCL on a ball head so you level the PCL clamp using the ball head instead of trying to level the legs of the tripod. To be absolutely precise and avoid parallax use a nodal slide on the PCL.

BTW I have the lever clamp on the ball head and have the screw clamp on the PCL.

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