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Well I have recently got hold of a Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod and now need to get hold of a head to go with it.
I was going to go for a MN-488RC2 head as I mostly shoot (or at least attempt to) wildlife, birds and the odd flower, so I wanted the flexibility of a ball head over a 3 way head.
However since seeing some shots of the 322RC2 being used with the 055X I have been thinking of going with this head as it would allow for greater compatibility with the tripod, especially when it is the the lower positions and the center pole is at the horizontal.
Thus I am thinking of going for the 322RC2 and then possibly getting a MN-468MGRC2 at a later date for using with slightly heavier lens set-ups than I have now.
What are peoples thoughts on this plan - are there any heads that I should also consider or any flaws with my plan as it stands? So far I have only been able to decide that I will definitely get a right angle bracket for the tripod - even with the versatility of the 322 there will be times that I will want the head in the vertical when low down.
The kit I intend to use with this set-up is as follows:
All the kit listed in my sig
+canon 70-200mm IS f2.8 + 2*teleconverter (once aquired will probable be the main set-up I use - with 2* appearing every so often)
+canon 300mm IS f2.8 + 2*teleconverter (the most in weight that I will be using in the foreseeable future)
I was going to go for a MN-488RC2 head as I mostly shoot (or at least attempt to) wildlife, birds and the odd flower, so I wanted the flexibility of a ball head over a 3 way head.
However since seeing some shots of the 322RC2 being used with the 055X I have been thinking of going with this head as it would allow for greater compatibility with the tripod, especially when it is the the lower positions and the center pole is at the horizontal.
Thus I am thinking of going for the 322RC2 and then possibly getting a MN-468MGRC2 at a later date for using with slightly heavier lens set-ups than I have now.
What are peoples thoughts on this plan - are there any heads that I should also consider or any flaws with my plan as it stands? So far I have only been able to decide that I will definitely get a right angle bracket for the tripod - even with the versatility of the 322 there will be times that I will want the head in the vertical when low down.
The kit I intend to use with this set-up is as follows:
All the kit listed in my sig
+canon 70-200mm IS f2.8 + 2*teleconverter (once aquired will probable be the main set-up I use - with 2* appearing every so often)
+canon 300mm IS f2.8 + 2*teleconverter (the most in weight that I will be using in the foreseeable future)