I have recently quite active in wildlifes shooting and make me upgrade my Manfrotto 516 video head to Sachtler FSB8 … and let share overall my experience with my gear …
1. my main landscape ball head – FLM 38FT with FLM QRP70 + LB30 balancer
– it sturdy, good fiction control
– use it for Canon 300mm F2.8 IS2 without any issue
FLM 38FT , FLM QRP70, FLM LB30
2. standby or travel ball head – FLM 32F with Fotopro standard arca swiss QR system
– good up to 70200 F2.8 lenses portrait mode no issue
– fiction control is good
– light and smaller size
– the QR without safety lock so have to take extra care
FLM 32F , Fotopro standard arca swiss QR
3. Pano Head – Nodal Ninja NN5
– use for pano
– with new install arca swiss QR , flexible compare to older tradition plate
– only use for large print purpose project
Nodal Ninja 5
4. wildlifes/bird head – Sachtler FSB8
– the fiction is fantastic, smooth, sturdy,
– many level control ..
– help me a lot on low light shooting
Sachtler FSB8
*** more demo on Sachtler FSB8 will be share later with len mount
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if you looking for above head except Nodal Ninja… email for quotation or demo purpose or further advice
am still trying … just before I forgot my 2nd test result ….
*** all pictures straight just basic raw –> jpeg …
*** on 5dm3 multiple exposures – 2
raw files …
shot 1
shot one with wide angle
shot 2
shot one with tele angle
and result .. think I make some mistake or I can correct it with photoshop .. but again .. just a simple test 😀 .. so have fun and wide angle with big “egg yolk”
I managed to do batch order for this timer remote control .. I tried my for pass 1 year ++ went to salt, wet, jungle… with me without any issue. Even once it seem not function after fall into sea .. but after dry , it seem working now .
