Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick Head Short
by Manfrotto
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Customer Review: Adjustable infinitly and very sturdy
Summary: 5 Stars
My perspective: I buy and use tripod equipment to hold telephotos and other long focus lenses in order to gain the required stability to shoot. I work outdoors and most frequently on moving subject materials, so I needed a rapidly adjustable mount like this. It works in all conditions, and depending on how you have attached the camera to this head (there are several configurations), one can easily adjust the camera to any angle required in a hurry. I have seen other reviews state that this is not possible, but I disagree: I can move the camera from verticle to horizontal to straight up and then down with just the squeeze of the grip. There are three methods of attaching the camera mount plate to the grip: on top, on botton and on the very end of the grip.
Yes, the grip requires force. It will make those with smaller hands or less-powerful grips wonder if this was the right purchase. It is sturdy. There is very little backlash in the pointing. Once aimed, it remains aimed. This is also an excellent spotting scope head. Light? Not really. Sturdy? Yes. Portable? As well as can be expected for something of this weight class. If you want good clear shots of a distant eagle using long focal lengths on a dreary day, then this is what you want.
Customer Review: I used to loathe lugging around a tripod
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using a traditional, three knob tripod head for the last couple of years, and absolutely hated carrying my tripod around. In the instances where I absolutely needed to use it, it was always a chore. It was a pain to setup, and fine tuning once you had a rough composition was difficult, to say the least.
I finally replaced the old head with the Manfrotto 322RC2, and I actually enjoy using my tripod now. Composing shots is much more fluid and natural. You can readjust quickly, and have much more flexibility with positioning. I've used my tripod more in the last month with the 322RC2 than I had in the last year with the other head.
This is a great addition to any sturdy tripod legs.
Customer Review: The Perfect Head for your tripod
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a big DSLR with a battery grip, as such it is pretty heavy.
When you put on some heavy glass, especially a long telephoto lens, most heads will drop and fall under the pressure.
I originally had a panorama head (made for doing 360 degree panoramas) the problem was, I had to remove by battery grip, and only use my 50mm prime to use that pan head with my other tripod. It could not support the weight.
I use this head with this tripod (which I think is the best tripod around)
Manfrotto 055XPROB Pro Tripod Legs (Black) and it supports everything perfectly.
The best thing about this head is the grip, it has a level, but I don't find it to terribly useful. With the grip you can push it in and move your camera around quickly with ease. This head supports my camera with battery grip and my long telephoto lens. It never moves, it never shakes. I can go from horizontal to vertical in seconds, which is perfect for someone like me who likes to get things from as many different angles as possible.
I was recently up in the mountains (very high up) and the wind was crazy, I was shooting with a friend, he had one of those cheaper tripods with a 50 dollar head, and his tripod flipped over and he busted his camera and cracked a lens. My tripod didn't budge.
Luckily he had a backup camera, but wow, that made me happier than ever to of spent as much on this setup as I did. Your only as strong as your weakest link.
With that said, the downside is using that tripod with this head is the weight. When your doing a several hour long hike, it adds up. But in the end, its worth it. This has to be the best combo currently in existence for the nature photographer.
I highly recommend it, and if you think its a bit too expensive, think about what happened to my friend.
Customer Review: Fantastic Head !
Summary: 4 Stars
When i first saw it in one of the local stores, i decided that this is what I am gonna buy it. Absolute flexibililty in moving the head in every possible direction and you can control the friction of the ball movement with a screw. But its little heavy. I use it with my Manfrotto 190XPROB leg and I love it so far. Its a little pricy too, but worth the buck !Customer Review: high quality device
Summary: 5 Stars
As usual this manfrotto ball head is excellent. I have owned the pistol
grip version for years and I have loved it. Unfortunately, it's frozen
on to the bogen aluminum tripod so that I can't remove it to use on my
new carbon fiber tripod. For that reason I decided to purchase this new
version for my second tripod. My collection of rapid connect plates from
the old ball head work with this new device. Needless to say, I am very
happy with my purchase.