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Considering a fluid head - A7Riv and Tamron 28-200

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Alan_W1 Senior Member • Posts: 1,702
Re: Considering a fluid head - A7Riv and Tamron 28-200

You could also look at the second-hand market.

A couple of years ago, i picked up a mint condition Manfrotto 701rc2, which is excellent for my small 300mm f4.5 {and shorter lenses}, and noticeably smaller than my mvh500ah...for £50.

The photo the seller displayed had the pan bar fitted in the wrong direction, so i assumed he/she found the tilt-lock being on the left, to be not ideal for their needs...and therefore part of the reason for sale.

This head has no pan/tilt adjustments either {just the built-in drag...which seems identical to the drag on my 500ah}, but it is a nice little head...with a built-in sliding plate design {just four centimetres of travel...but useful}.

I would not have paid more than maybe £70 for a mint one though {some on ebay are VERY over optimistic in their asking prices}.

It only takes the small manfrotto 200pl-14 plate though, which suits me, although it would be easy to adapt to arca swiss.

Either way, the second-hand market may aid your search for options.

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