My Gear – Ball Head [FLM]

CB-38 FT with QR70 | CB-32 FP with Fotopro QR | CB-32 FP with QR40

How I choose a ball head or you … good friction , weight and price

1. friction , we do not want our ball head fall lower down after we fix the composition … especially we shoot at portrait mode
WE DO NOT WHAT WE CAPTURED is not WHAT WE WANT 😀

2. weight, bigger ball head tend to have better friction but it weight

3. price, but do we got many good and cheap option ?

 

I own few head to put on my tripod and will slowly share those one by one … but today would like to share my main ball head which is FLM ball head which brought to you by Leephoto from German …..

I only have 2 of it which is CB-32FP & CB-38FT….

the P –> mean it come with the “Pan” nut/option and T —> come with both PAN and Tilt nut/option (view below video for more)

the ball head are solid, hold it and you feel the different.. even the price is bit high if use with the original quick release system .. but we do have option to use cheaper Manfrotto, fotopro quick release system to bring the cost down ….. and it still perform well…

 

some update pictures

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1. FLM CB 38FT with QRP70 – 38F with T5

LEFT - FLM CB38 FT with QRP70 RIGHT - FLM CB38 F with T5
LEFT – FLM CB38 FT with QRP70
RIGHT – FLM CB38 F with T5

 

2. Quick Release different FLM QRP70 – Fotopro T5

LEFT - FLM QRP70  RIGHT - Fotopro T5
LEFT – FLM QRP70
RIGHT – Fotopro T5

 

3. FLM CB 38FT with QRP70 – 32F with QRP40

LEFT - FLM CB 38FT with QRP70  RIGHT - FLM 32F with QRP40
LEFT – FLM CB 38FT with QRP70
RIGHT – FLM 32F with QRP40

 

4. FLM QRP 70 – QRP40

RIGHT - FLM QRP70 LEFT - FLM QRP40
LEFT – FLM QRP70
RIGHT – FLM QRP40

 

 

 

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1. FLM CB-38FT with FLM QRB70 quick release

support 25KG

friction control

panning control

tilt control

FLM CB-38FT with FLM QRB70 quick release

 

2. FLM CB-38FT pan nut/option

FLM CB-38FT pan nut/option

 

3.

FLM CB-38FT tilt nut/option

4.

FLM CB-38FT main ball main control

5. FLM – CB32FP with fotopro quick release

support 20KG

friction control

panning control

FLM – CB32FP

6. FLM CB38FT and CB32FP

FLM CB38FT and CB32FP

for more specifications details pls check at http://www.leephoto.com.my/flmballhead1.html

5. LB30/60 Leveling Base

– this is a base to level the “ball head” so we can improve the panorama capture

– use when the tripod (or ground no flat or balance) so this leveling base can easily level the ball head base

LB60 with FLM 38FT
LB60 with FLM 38FT

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few simple movie show how it work …

how to control tilt and Pan
– the pan is standard but tilt …. after you fix the composition and you want little up or down without affect your horizontal tilt ….i like this MOST ..

set the friction – Yes, we can control it

set the friction

loose friction or low number

tight friction or high number
– like this also .. i can just move my len without open/loose the ball head control …. even with heavy 70200 F2.8 len

you may contact me for FLM ball head price …

liewwk76@gmail.com

 

my gear : Tripod – Fotopro

tripod is my GOOD friend … I always say this and for my last trip, most of my friend look at me and ask why you bring your tripod any where … my answer is “I do not want to miss anything”

a good tripod for me should serve me few objective

1. sturdy
2. lowest possible angle
3. highest possible angle
4. the leg connection design, I had few experience with other brand tripod all failed on the leg which sand went into the connection cause the failure
5. size
6. weight
7. cost

we invest thousands of dollar on our equipment and I don’t think it is good idea to put it on a tripod that risk your equipment …..

I need my tripod to be stable because I do not want it to fall

I need my tripod have lower angle, because I know I need it

I need my tripod to have light weight because I bring it any where

I need my tripod to be durable to sand attack as most of us go beaches know it kill our tripod

I wish the price is cheaper, everyone wish too

I wish it can be multi tasking … yes mine can use as monopod

….

some sample places I use for my tripod and it never failed me like previous tripods (which cost me RM300-2000)… it still serve me GREAT after 1.5 year heavy utilise (only clean once) …

 

Fotopro PGC-78c – Bigger for wildlife, bird .. taller

Fotopro M-5mini PRO – easy to carry …

FLM Fiction Ball head – stability, fiction control … firm angle without fall down after lock ball head

and I trust my TRIPOD … view the movie how I trust him 😀 click HERE see HOW I trust him …

e.g.

where me and my tripod stand
where me and my tripod stand

 

i. all the leg still work great

2. for the same size price is good

3. it can go as low as

my tripod at low angle

 

my tripod at low angle

 

I am using both

MGC-684N

&

C-5C Carbon

do let me know if you interest to have a try or look … or contact me for the price of fotopro tripods brought by leephoto

 

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related posts

Fotopro PGC-78c – Bigger for wildlife, bird .. taller

Fotopro M-5mini PRO – easy to carry and pocket size …

FLM Fiction Ball head – stability, fiction control … firm angle without fall down after lock ball head

Fotopro CT-5A   – a new concept of tripod combine Mini M5 I share previously and MGA-584N … = CT-5A

Fotopro PGC 484 – a travel tripod only <850gram only (without ball head)

Fotopro T-series T64c/T74c/T83c  – new design better stability, better sand proof …

 

we have trust our tripod