Do I need a ball head?
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Depends on what feels and works best for you in your style of image taking. Go to a pro shop and play with one before you buy.
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Yes. This is just the legs. This is a pretty light duty unit in my opinion. I owned it and returned after once in the field with my pro grade camera and standard lens mounted. Perfect for Rebel T series or comparable.
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I just saw Paul's answer below. He is right that this is a "light duty" tripod, perfect for the Rebel series - I use it only when I'm backpacking, and I need to minimize weight (I have a larger Manfrotto for studio use). Having said that, however, I do regularly mount a 5D with a 70-200mm zoom on this tripod with no problem (about 7 pounds total, I think). The tradeoff will be carrying weight versus large camera-lens combo stability, so make your selection with your intended camera system and location use in mind.
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Not a necessity, but a good quality ball head would provide more functionality both for the tripod and whatever camera/lens you use. This is a lightweight tripod so the large camera with large lens will be a challenge.
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A ball head is much better camera use than a 3 way head. The 3 way is more useful for video work where you pan across on a single plane. Ball heads are also easier and quicker to adjust when working on uneven ground.
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You will need some sort of head - the 190CXPRO4 doesn't come with a head, just a screw to accept your choice of head. I like a pistol grip ball head style head, so I use the Manfrotto 322RC2, and am quite happy with it.
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Ask your issue question here. I had wanted support for tightening the head ball but could not find the maker. Luckily I saw the adjustment screw.
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I was unhappy that there is not a ball head to allow for much more adjusting of my Nikon D5100. It is fairly stable, although do not stand in front of it with your back turned....walked into mine. It feel over with my camera. Yikes. My big 105mm lens and camera do not seem too heavy so the Handycam will hold the weight. Panning the camera could be a problem. No Instructions available from Polaroid either...grrrr. Ask on Flickr about using this tripod.
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No, this is the ball mount version. You will have to get something along the lines of a Manfrotto 501HD head since it has a flat mount.
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You have to purchase a ball head separately. Manfrotto has many to choose from. Manfrotto 494RC2 Ball Head with Quick Release Replaces Manfrotto 484RC2by Manfrotto
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Yes you can use without tripod head. But you can scratch you canera. You can use a simple balljoint head And is so cheap like 7 or 10 dollars.
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Not if you just buy the replacement head. All the individual parts are available on the web if you need additional parts.
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Yes. You can use most heads for this tripod. I swap my Jobu gimbal and Acratech ball head interchangeably.
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Yes, the ball head is screwed on the tripod via a 3/8 inch thread screw, you certainly can replace it with somethingelse.
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I bought a ball head that fits on a tripod to screw on the slider. Quick release adapters for the ballhead come in two different sizes so make sure you get the one that matches what you already have.
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Yes you can. I prefer using this ball head over a tripod head. I think you will really like it once you get comfortable with it.
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I have a ballhead in addition to my tripod, and it works excellent. Yes, ballhead costs, but it is a good value for money even only for the one click to connect-disconnect. In addition the ballhead has a bubble level and you receive rotation in all axis for the camera having your tripod wrapped and fixed around anything.
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I've purchased a number of ball & socket heads for various equipment, Clamps, flat camera holder, tripods so I don't know which is the ballhead that you're referring to. All the ones I purchased were small - in the neighborhood of two inches. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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No it does not have a ball head but it has a very fluid feel to it and works great on my Redfield scope great tripod for the price you can't hardly beat it I've seen more expensive ones not work as well as these do
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I have no idea. But if I were shopping a video head now and I had money to burn, I'd definitely take a look at what Really Right Stuff has produced. I have several of their ball heads and they are nothing but quality. Pricey, but fantastic.
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I use my my Pistol grip head with a monopod that did not come with a ball head.Your tripod has one, so you will end up with 2 devices that do the same thing. I believe the Pistol grip is easier to use.
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If your ball head has an arca swiss clamp the L-Bracket is all you will need. If your ball head just has a 1/4" screw you will need an arca swiss clamp.