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Considering a fluid head - A7Riv and Tamron 28-200

Started 7 months ago | Discussions thread
OP Craig Gillette Forum Pro • Posts: 12,994
Re: Two choices made.

Over the three weeks of the discussions so far several people have suggested that the lower priced heads are unusable.  I'm going to assume that the commentators, reviewers, etc., that are reporting "good" results with a wide range of consumer grade products are getting "consumer" grade results.  Perhaps many are actually satisfied and some are unaware of just how undemanding their taste or expectations are?

In the week or so since Amazon remembered how to deliver to me,  I've only used the smaller one and it seems to perform just fine as a pan/tilt head or locked down in video.  I did try tracking a trains a little and that's a technique I'll have to develop and practice more.  It's quite different from free handing it with stills so i hesitate to blame the gear.

I haven't had the chance to take  out and use the larger head, lens and tripod.

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